1871 Old Farmer's Almanac Farming Farm New England Revenue Stamps Dairy Cows

Description: 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. ----- Condition. Worn cover. Lacks the rear cover. ( see the photos ) Many pages have a small corner-crease. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.

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