To Patrons ............ 81 Contact Us . . . . . . . . 84, 86 How to Use This

Almanac . . . . . . 109– 113

Amusement

Essay Contest . . . . . . . . 174 How to Get Lucky the

Old-Fashioned Way . 178

178

The Wonders of

Blunders. . . . . . . . . . 180

Maddening Mind-Manglers . . . . 234

Anecdotes &

Pleasantries . . . . . . . 252

Anniversary

And the Winner Is . . . . 162

Astrology

Secrets of the Zodiac

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228– 230

Astronomy

Through the Looking Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

90

Astronomical

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . 106

Celestial Highlights . . . 98, 100, 102– 104, 114– 141

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Calendar

Calendar pages . . . . . . 113, 114– 141, 142, 144, 146

Time Corrections. . . . . 235

Tides. . . . . . . . . . . 240– 242

Folklore

Hexafoo on You! . . . . . 152

Food

Country Cookin’ . . . . . . 68 Recipe Contest . . . . . . . 170

Gardening

Little Giants. . . . . . . . . . 28 Secrets of the Farmers’

Market ............ 38 Poppin’ Fresh . . . . . . . . . 46

46

Cultivating

Confections . . . . . . . . 56

Container Mania . . . . . . 64

Symbolic Meanings of Herbs, Flowers, and Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Frosts and Growing Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . 231

Outdoor Planting

Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Home Remedies

How to Wash Your

Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Husbandry

All the Right Reasons to Raise Pigs. . . . . . . 214

214

Gestation and Mating Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Miscellany

The Old Farmer’s

General Store . . . . . . 243

General Store

Classifieds . . . . . . . . 245

Advertising Index . . . . 250

A Reference

Compendium . . . . . . 257

News

Consumer Tastes & Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Pets

Second Comings . . . . . 156

Sports Best Fishing Days . . . . 148 Johnny Vander Who? . . 222

Weather Winter/Summer Maps . . 80 Forecasts . . . 184, 186– 203 Crazy 8s. . . . . . . . . . . . 204