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  2. Old Farmer's Almanac - Wikipedia

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    The cover of the 1793 edition. The first Old Farmer's Almanac, then known as The Farmer's Almanac, was edited by Robert Bailey Thomas, the publication's founder. [6] There were many competing almanacs in the 18th century, but Thomas's book was a success. [6] In its second year, distribution tripled to 9,000. [3]

  3. Dark Emu - Wikipedia

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    Writer and historian James Boyce, after some discussion of the book's strengths and weaknesses, says that, although a "flawed attempt", the book's appeal is to "a community of folk who ... are eager to learn from and engage with First Nations peoples and their heritage"; Pascoe is a skilled storyteller, and Dark Emu is a significant cultural ...

  4. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Letters were first published in the Pennsylvania Chronicle, and then reprinted in most newspapers throughout the colonies. [1] [4] The Letters were also reprinted in London, with a preface written by Benjamin Franklin, and in Paris and Dublin. [1]

  5. What's the difference between the Farmers' Almanac and The ...

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    What do the Farmers' Almanac and The Old Farmer's Almanac say about Oklahoma winter? The Old Farmer's Almanac: Predicts most Oklahomans (outside of the Panhandle) can expect a cold, snowy winter.

  6. History of agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Jia's book was also very long, with over one hundred thousand written Chinese characters, and it quoted many other Chinese books that were written previously, but no longer survive. [89] The contents of Jia's 6th century book include sections on land preparation, seeding, cultivation, orchard management, forestry, and animal husbandry.

  7. Will Pinterest Be Worth More Than Amazon by 2050? - AOL

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    But that would make Pinterest about 40% less valuable than today's Amazon. From 2023 to 2026, analysts expect Amazon's revenue to grow at a CAGR of 11% as it remains the 800-pound gorilla of the ...

  8. 30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still ...

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    Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell took the world's first colored photograph. He experimented with red, blue, and green filters while photographing a ribbon. He experimented with red, blue ...

  9. Prehistoric agriculture on the Great Plains - Wikipedia

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    Among the Hidatsa, typical of Great Plains farmers, fields were cleared by burning which also fertilized the soil. The three implements used by Indian farmers were the digging stick, hoe, and rake. The digging stick was a sharpened and fire-hardened stick, three or more feet long, that was used to loosen soil, uproot weeds, and make planting holes.