Amusement : What are the odds? ; Mind-manglers ; Essay contest winners ; The greatest deals in history! ; Anecdotes & pleasantries -- Anniversary : Witnesses to the surrender ; 3 unparalleled pioneers -- Astrology : Signs of good health ; Best days for 2015 ; Secrets of the zodiac -- Astronomy : Eclipses ; Bright stars ; The twilight zone/meteor showers ; The visible planets ; Astronomical glossary ; 24 strange things about the universe -- Calendar : Three-year calendar ; Holidays and observances ; Calendar pages ; Tides ; Glossary of almanac oddities ; Time corrections -- Food : Cook up some comfort! ; Recipe contest winners -- Gardening : Grow the "greats" ; Make a cultivated exchange ; Have your own Walden ; Frosts and growing seasons ; Why we need weeds ; Planting by the moon's phase -- Home remedies : Beauty on a budget -- Husbandry : Gestation and mating tables -- Miscellany : Home resource ; Table of measures ; The Old Farmer's General Store ; Index to advertisers ; General Store classifieds ; A reference compendium -- Outdoors : What's happened to all the quail? ; Best fishing days ; Try getting bumped in the night -- Romance : Hungry for love? -- Special report : Where does the time go? -- Weather : When and why wind chills ; Winter/summer weather maps ; General weather forecast ; How we predict the weather ; How accurate was our forecast last winter? ; Weather regions map ; Forecasts by region.