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That's a bit sad ... I used to pick up a copy every second year whenever I remembered it. It was always one of those things that was just always there and something that you thought would be around forever .... at least during your own lifetime.
I remember my old neighbours talking about it, referencing it and reading it. I remember old farmers swearing by it. I remember old time hunters and trappers using it as a guide for weather .... whether it worked for anyone or not, it was a mainstay that a lot of old time folks enjoyed.
It feels like the passing of another thing from our past.
My grandparents on both sides of my family were farmers, so I grew up reading it. Every now and then I would buy or gift a copy to someone. I have even referenced it for weather while planning vacations in the past.
So yeah, i am sad to see it go as well.
It also never seemed to matter if the predictions worked, were accurate or even came to be ... it was just another farmer thing ... a farmer thing to talk about it. Everyone I knew who read it or referenced it, either swore by it or said it was no good ... and those same people would turn around and say the opposite the next time.
The best part of it all was just that it was there and always there.
I often looked at their planting tables and long term forecasts, but I've never seen any retrospective analysis of their accuracy.
I was on the website a few weeks ago considering whether to do an outdoor kids bday party. It's silly and barely a part of my decades on earth but these bits of institutions and normalcy chipping away is sad. I also thought that the other day that this is always in flux and nothing is forever so enjoy and move on. 🤷 Life