The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020, Trade Edition
As the nation’s iconic calendar, the 2020 edition will forecast cultural, culinary, and other life-changing trends; preview notable astronomical events; provide time- and money-saving tips for gardeners of all varieties; set the hook for best fishing days; forecast traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather; and cover a range of related topics, including anniversaries, folklore, husbandry, home remedies, recipes, amusement, contests, and more—too much more to mention—all in the inimitable way it has done since 1792.
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Not The Regular Edition
I clicked on Paperback edition, but what they really meant was "trade edition" it's a little more expensive, fancier, slightly bigger pages, and does not have the hole in the corner. It did not show that this was the trade edition when I bought it, but when I received it and clicked backwards, it says trade edition. I like the regular, old style better, and Amazon should not trick people into buying this style. Next year, I'll buy it in the store where I can see what I'm getting.
LOVE THIS ALMANAC
THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC -- 2020 This book has been around since 1792. I love how the book hasn't changed much and has kept its charm. My parents used to get the ALMANAC and I remember being a young kid and looking through it. This dandy little helper has everything you want to know, need to know, and didn't know you wanted to know. It's chock full of knowledge, useful facts, interesting data, and so much more. Some of the features in this issue are: *amusement *astrology *astronomy *calendar *folklore *food *gardening *home remedies *nature *pets *sports *weather There are 288 pages packed full of information. The pages are high quality paper, not 'newspaper' type which is a nice feature. There are plenty of colorful pictures. There are some ads sprinkled throughout but these don't take away from the almanac at all. Weather-wise, all the 2020 tropical storm names are charted. There is a nifty wind chill chart. There's a listing of flowers that attract butterflies. And on and on and on.... I remember using the almanac for finding information for a school report way back in the day. This is a great book to have around not only for finding out things you want to know, but seeing if weather forecasts are correct and maybe finding a new cookie to make and enjoy. Every home should have one of these almanacs!
Bigger, but lots of advertisements
I haven't seen the insides of one of these for years, but I decided that I wanted one this year. Looking at the price, I wondered why it was so expensive now, as compared to the past. When it arrived, I knew. It's at least twice as thick as it used to be, and there's color-stuff in there! This is not "your father's Oldsmobile", folks. It's in there, tho. Included in all the advertisements and "stuff", all the stuff that I remember is there, and then some!! Planting, phases of the moon, every little tidbit of everything I love. It's not like I remember, but it's definitely a keeper, and it's going to be fun reading. When I was a little girl, I'd buy a World Almanac every year, and pore over it until the next one came out. This reminds me of doing that. Taking off one star because there are lots of ads.
Fresh from the postman's hands
Fresh from the postman's hands comes this OLD FARMER'S 2020 ALMANAC, the one with the light yellow cover that has been going strong since 1792 (and in my house for a good portion of that). It still has a discussion of edible florals, and planting charts for those who wish to "plant by the moon"; also a metric converter and a chart for those who wish to figure out their in-laws -- who are the most "removed" genealogically and so on. The region-by-region weather prognostications are useful -- not always all that accurate, but reasonably so. Certainly the regions, based as they are on mountain ranges and bodies of water, make more sense than mere political distinctions, square states and so on. While this book evolves very slowly over the years, I notice one improvement and one change. The improvement: a shinier cover. The change: the drilled hole in the upper cover is gone. How, then, to hang it in that house back there?
Brings back memories!
I'm not sure what it was that made me order this item but I'm glad I did. I remember my family having them growing up. It was used to help with weather forecasts mostly but I always enjoyed flipping through the book as a child. As I'm preparing to move to a large property, raise animals, and garden, I thought I'd check this book out. The only thing that keeps me from giving it a 5 star rating is the ads mingled throughout. I'm way past the point of wanting to see ads in a paperback book. My favorite parts are the little tidbits in the beginning and the sunrise/sunsets for the year. I love the weather forecasting although I'm not positive of the accuracy. I think they have around 80% accuracy (which is pretty much the norm for meterologists I'd assume). Even my teens enjoyed looking at this. I'll be buying them yearly!
Always a Great Almanac, Delivery Blew Me Away
I love this "Almanac" and get it religiously every single year. I thoroughly enjoy it. So, it's no surprise that I ordered it and enjoy it again this year. But the delivery, wow, by noon a day after I ordered it.......that was tremendous! Great job, Amazon!
Beats the weatherman, and great crop info
So far its beating the weather man out on its predictions yet again. If you live in a region with unpredictable weather and this almanac covers, get it. Worst that will happen is you have your winter coat or umbrella and dont need it. Best is, like me, 14 hours into shift everyone is checking out the back up winter coats until we are out then shivering in their sweaters and you have yours tucked away in a locker ready to go. My landlord also loves the crop info, and became a believer with the 2019 almanac and the late frost and flooding it warned of. He bought his own this year, as I wasnt willing to part with mine for months on end again.
An Annual Purchase
I buy this every year. Even though the forecast areas are too broad to depend on this for the weather, there are a lot of interesting articles and the astronomical events. This is the best of the Farmers Almanacs.
Still an outstanding book even after all my years of reading.
I buy this almanac every year and what I like most about it that the predictions are actually very accurate. Farmers Almanac even rates they're accuracy of predictions from the last years issue. The story content is always entertaining, too. I also like many of the advertisements, they seem to be very picky over what types of ads appear on each issue. The book itself is assembled very professionally and comes with a real petty book cover. It's a companion book that can be read and used all year.
No Horoscope
There was no horoscope, or maybe you only get that in the not “old” one??? Usually buy in the store & would not have bought this. It is a nice version with lots of info... give this as a gift & we enjoy all the forecasts etc... as well as reading our next year’s fortune...
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