The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2017: Special Anniversary Edition

443 Pages·2016·34.98 MB·English

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Contents
Title Page
Contents
ABOUT THIS ALMANAC
Contact Us
To Patrons
How to Use This Almanac
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY SECTION
Letter from President Barack Obama
Letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The Life and Times of Robert B. Thomas
The 1793 (Old) Farmer's Almanac
225 Years of Love, Luck, and Tradition
A Colorful Collection of Candid Commentaries by 21st-Century
Celebrities
2017 TRENDS
AMUSEMENT
Dog Training for Busy People
2016 Essay Contest Winners
Maddening Mind-Manglers
Anecdotes & Pleasantries
ASTROLOGY
Secrets of the Zodiac
Best Days for 2017
ASTRONOMY
Eclipses
Bright Stars
The Twilight Zone/Meteor Showers
The Visible Planets
Astronomical Glossary
2017’s Greatest Spectacle
CALENDAR
Three-Year Calendar
Holidays and Observances
Calendar Pages
NOVEMBER 2016
DECEMBER 2016
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Tides
Time Corrections
FISHING
Home Waters: Rivers That Run in the Mind
Best Fishing Days and Times
FOOD
Almanac Snacks
The Savory Pie Contest Winners
GARDENING
Call In the Pollinators
Harvest a Helping of History
Dry-Farm for Tasty Tomatoes
Sow Good!
Frosts and Growing Seasons
Planting by the Moon’s Phase
HISTORY
Froth of Our Fathers
HUSBANDRY
Turpentine, Tar, & Butter
Gestation and Mating Tables
NATURE
Mangrove Mysteries Explained
ROMANCE
How to Woo on the Web
WEATHER
A Chronological Compendium of Weather Facts, Phenomena, and
Forecasts
Winter/Summer Weather Maps
The 2016–17 General Weather Report and Forecast
How We Predict The Weather
How Accurate Was Our Forecast Last Winter?
Weather Regions Map
Forecasts by Region
Region 1 Forecast: Northeast
Region 2 Forecast: Atlantic Corridor
Region 3 Forecast: Appalachians
Region 4 Forecast: Southeast
Region 5 Forecast: Florida
Region 6 Forecast: Lower Lakes
Region 7 Forecast: Ohio Valley
Region 8 Forecast: Deep South
Region 9 Forecast: Upper Midwest
Region 10 Forecast: Heartland
Region 11 Forecast: Texas–Oklahoma
Region 12 Forecast: High Plains
Region 13 Forecast: Intermountain
Region 14 Forecast: Desert Southwest
Region 15 Forecast: Pacific Northwest
Region 16 Forecast: Pacific Southwest
Region 17 Forecast: Alaska
Region 18 Forecast: Hawaii
Table of Measures
The Ins and Outs of Vitamins
A Reference Compendium
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Bob Berman, our astronomy editor, is the director of Overlook Observatory in
Woodstock and Storm King Observatory in Cornwall, both in New York. In
1976, he founded the Catskill Astronomical Society. Bob has led many aurora
and eclipse expeditions, venturing as far as the Arctic and Antarctic.

Tim Clark, a retired high school English teacher from New Hampshire, wrote
the Farmer’s Calendar essays that appear in this edition. His recordings of them
are available free at Almanac.com/Podcast. He has composed the weather
doggerel on the Calendar Pages since 1980.

Bethany E. Cobb, our astronomer, earned a Ph.D. in astronomy at Yale
University and is an Assistant Professor of Honors and Physics at George
Washington University. She also conducts research on gamma-ray bursts and
follows numerous astronomy pursuits, including teaching astronomy to adults at
the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC Berkeley. When she is not scanning
the sky, she enjoys playing the violin, figure skating, and reading science fiction.

Celeste Longacre, our astrologer, often refers to astrology as “a study of timing,
and timing is everything.” A New Hampshire native, she has been a practicing
astrologer for more than 25 years. Her book, Celeste’s Garden Delights (2015),
is available for sale on her Web site, www.celestelongacre.com.

Michael Steinberg, our meteorologist, has been forecasting weather for the
Almanac since 1996. In addition to college degrees in atmospheric science and
meteorology, he brings a lifetime of experience to the task: He began predicting
weather when he attended the only high school in the world with weather
Teletypes and radar.