{"product_id":"ford-1963-almanac-farm-ranch-home","title":"The Ford 1963 Almanac — Farm, Ranch \u0026 Home Reference Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ford 1963 Almanac, edited by John Strohm. A 10th anniversary edition packed with practical information on farming, gardening, weather, home improvement, and country living—exactly the way people actually lived and worked in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback is filled with color illustrations, weather forecasts, farming tips, livestock advice, and home and family guidance. It's the kind of reference book farmers, homesteaders, and anyone with land would have kept on a shelf and actually used year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almanac reference book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ford 1963 Almanac: For Farm, Ranch and Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Strohm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Press, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962 by Ford Motor Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H × 5.5\" W × 0.25\" D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color illustrations throughout, black and white illustrations,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-gardening-books\" title=\"gardening collection\"\u003e weather maps, practical farming and homesteading guides\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll pages intact and readable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor and black and white illustrations clear and vibrant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding sound and secure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent pages in clean condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRip on back cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers show age and shelf wear typical of a well-used reference book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee all photos for detail — sold as pictured.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1963 Almanac captures a specific moment in American farm and home life—the Space Age optimism of the early 1960s when Ford Motor Company believed farming, gardening, and home living were worth detailed, colorful guidance for families and landowners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's perfect for anyone interested in how-to vintage farm life, retro homesteading, or collectors of practical midcentury reference books and period farming almanacs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color sections showing vegetables, weather patterns, and home improvement projects are exactly what made these almanacs worth keeping on the shelf—real visual guidance for real work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of book that tells the story of how people actually lived and worked with the land in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-verified condition (\u003ca title=\"shipping policy\" href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\"\u003eno surprises\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with our protective packaging standard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips in 1 business day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDisclaimer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. 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