Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lancaster Farming in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 1 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1975

Page

9

Almanacs Shaped Colonial Farm Life and Franklin’s Legacy

Almanacs were the main agricultural information source for colonial farmers serving as weather guides notebooks and calendars. Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac popularized practical tips and witty maxims boosting literacy and farming knowledge before postwar farm papers overtook traditional almanacs.

Sol America

Also Mentioned on This Page

Conrad John Pascal Josiah Webster William Price Cambridge Massachusetts Benjamin Franklin Richard Franklin Richard Saunders Agrifacts Lancaster Agri King Richard Bell Lititz, PA Southeastern Penna George F. DeLong Lititz Eastern Lancaster Co Melvin Herr New Holland Pa Nash Westen Lancaster Ginder Manheim Henry DeLong, Jr Quarryville Southwestern Lancaster Co Ben Greenawalt Conestoga Pa Lebanon Co Marvin Meyer Annville Leigh Co Zorba Drive Whitehall Montgomery & SE Berks Co Arnold Rosewood Douglasville Chester Co Witliam Windle Atglen Pa Northeast Berks Co Roger Heller Robesoma Belleville Area Louis South Central Penna James Leader Chambersburg Gettysburg Bedford Co Kenneth Sonny} Yoder Bedford Pa Franklin Co Eldon Martin Waynesboro Mark H Yoder Philadelphia Ave Washington Co Charlie Campbell Newville Lancaster County Daniel S. Esh Ralph Miller
Search Courier

Search the Lancaster Farming Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lancaster Farming?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication