No. 79
The Old Farmer's Almanac
1871
By Robert B. Thomas

Published By Brewer & Tileston
Boston ( Massachusetts )
( the cover states " Wm. C. Barnes , Southbridge , Mass. ")

Paper wraps, string-sewn.
4.75" x 7.5"
48 pages plus front cover.

Over 150 years old.

The famous Old Farmers Almanac, with useful information for New England farms and American rural households.
Reconstruction era issue, 1871 ; Ulysses S. Grant was president when this was printed.

Farmer's Calendar with advice on agricultural work which should be accomplished in each month of the year.
Astronomical records ; Sunrises , Sunsets , Phases of the Moon , Eclipses of the Sun & Moon for 1871, information of the Zodiac , Rise and Set of Planets for each month of 1871 , etc.

Also : Meetings of Friends in New England ( Quakers ), Executive Government of the United States ( President Ulysses S. Grant salary $25,000 , etc.),
Colleges and Normal Schools in New England , Registers of Bankruptcies in New England , United States Supreme Court , Courts in the New England States , Winter Feed for Cows , Keeping Manures Covered , Culture of Root Crops , making Plans for Improvements for Farms , Dairy Cheese , Facts about Milk , Poems & Anecdotes , Puzzles , United States Stamp Duties ( for Bills Of Exchange , Contracts , Bills of Sale , Cigar Lights , Friction Matches , Playing cards , Probate of Will , Sauces & Jellies , Bank Checks , etc., etc. ), Condition of Roads in the United States , Statement of Public Debt of the United States , Housekeeping Hints , Carriage Fares ( prices ) in Boston , Friendly Advice on Foods & Sickness , Post Office Regulations corrected to Sept. 1870, etc.

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Condition.
Worn cover.
Lacks the rear cover.
( see the photos )
Many pages have a small corner-crease.


Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.