Show I v Almanac Origin Ancient The almanac which like e the Bible Is found In all proper farm homes dates far back Into antiquity Its orIgin origin ori orI- gin having been traced at nt least as far back as the Fifth century after Christ and hint of even earlier origin Is tR found With the advent of the printIng printIng print print- Ing press and the discovery of scIentIfic scientific sd methods of ot stud studying ing the skies and the weather the almanac came Into its own The earlier additions were often carelessly prepared and contained much misinformation but after 1828 when the Society for tor the Diffusion of or Useful Knowledge Issued Its first almanac the general run fun of or almanacs has been of high caliber The best known of ot the American almanacs al nl was the Poor Richard tome of Benjamin Franklin which was Issued Is Is- sued In 1732 1733 for the first time Wash time Wash Washington ington Star |