The Old Farmer’s Almanac

CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD

BEING 1ST AFTER LEAP YEAR AND (UNTIL JULY 4) 233RD YEAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

Fitted for Boston and the New England states, with special corrections and

calculations to answer for all the United States.

Containing, besides the large number of Astronomical Calculations and the

Farmer’s Calendar for every month in the year, a variety of

NEW, USEFUL, & ENTERTAINING MATTER.

Established in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas

The Sun never sets. It is we who rise & think to shine.

–Earle Birney, Canadian writer (1904–95)

Copyright © 2008 by Yankee Publishing Incorporated

ISSN 0078-4516

Original wood engraving by Randy Miller

THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC • DUBLIN, NH 03444 • 603-563-8111 • ALMANAC.COM

Cover T.M. registered in U.S. Patent Office

Library of Congress Card No. 56-29681