1866 Farmers Almanac

The Framers Almanac is an annual American periodical literature, essentially published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule, that has been in continuous publication since 1818. They were published by Geiger of Lewiston, Maine, and cover long-range weather predictions, humor, fun facts, and advice on gardening, cooking, fishing, conservation, and other topics. Based on the title, this edition from 1886 covers the position of the sun and moon, Conjunction, Eclipses, weather prediction, rising and setting of the plants, lengths of days and night, beginning of daylight, time of high water, agricultural remarks, valuable tables, anecdotes, recipes, and etc.

The Farmers’ Almanac has had seven editors. Poet, astronomer, and teacher David Young held the post for 34 years starting from when he and publisher Jacob Mann first founded The Almanac Publishing Company in Morristown, New Jersey. Following Young's death in 1852, astronomer Samuel Hart Wright became editor. In 1933, Ray Geiger took over as the sixth editor of the Farmers’ Almanac and began what became the longest-running editorship in Farmers’ Almanac history. In 1994, Ray's son Peter became editor. Sandi Duncan is now Managing Editor with him. Sandi was the first female editor in 178 years to hold an editorial position.
In 1997, an online version was created at FarmersAlmanac.com. The Almanac has over 1.2 million followers on Facebook, and is also on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok and other social media sites. Also, please note that weather predictions for the Almanac only have a 50% rate of accuracy, which is still ironically better accuracy than Punxsutawney Phil.