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:''Not to be confused with the Old Farmer's Almanac. See American almanacs for historical publications with similar titles.'' ''Farmers' Almanac'' is an annual North American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Published by the Almanac Publishing Company of Lewiston, Maine, it is famous for its long-range weather predictions and astronomical data, along with a blend of humor, trivia, and advice on gardening, cooking, fishing, and human interest. Conservation, sustainable living, and simple living are core values of the publication and its editors, and these themes are heavily promoted in every edition. In addition to the popular U.S. version, the Almanac Publishing Company also publishes the ''Canadian Farmers' Almanac'' and a promotional version that businesses can personalize and distribute to customers. The total annual distribution of all ''Farmers' Almanac'' editions is more than 4 million copies. ==History== The ''Farmers' Almanac'' was founded in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1818 by editor David Young and publisher Jacob Mann; this was, coincidentally, two years following the "year without a summer" which was an ecological disaster for farmers in northeastern America. Astronomer Samuel Hart Wright succeeded Young in 1851, and is in turn succeeded by his son, Berlin Hart Wright, in 1875. Ray Geiger served as the ''Farmers' Almanac's'' longest-running editor, from 1934 until shortly before his death in 1994. From 1949, the ''Farmers' Almanac's'' is published by Almanac Publishing Company and distributed by Geiger Bros. In 1955, Geiger moved production of the ''Farmers' Almanac'' from Newark, New Jersey, to its current headquarters in Lewiston, Maine. Ray Geiger was succeeded by his son, Peter Geiger, in 1994. The farmersalmanac.com website was launched in 1997. The Almanac Publishing Company partnered with Buy the Farm LLC, based in Savannah, Georgia for the purposes of publishing in video, television and new media, establishing "Farmer's Almanac TV" by 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farmers' Almanac」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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