The Ford 1963 Almanac — Farm, Ranch & Home Reference Paperback

The 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.

This 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.

Details

• Item: Almanac reference book
• Title: The Ford 1963 Almanac: For Farm, Ranch and Home
• Editor: John Strohm
• Publisher: Golden Press, New York
• Copyright: 1962 by Ford Motor Company
• Edition: 10th Anniversary Edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 8" H × 5.5" W × 0.25" D
• Features: Color illustrations throughout, black and white illustrations, weather maps, practical farming and homesteading guides

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• All pages intact and readable
• Color and black and white illustrations clear and vibrant
• Binding sound and secure
• Content pages in clean condition

Issues / Wear

• Rip on back cover
• Covers show age and shelf wear typical of a well-used reference book

See all photos for detail — sold as pictured.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

This 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.

It's perfect for anyone interested in how-to vintage farm life, retro homesteading, or collectors of practical midcentury reference books and period farming almanacs.

The 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.

This is the kind of book that tells the story of how people actually lived and worked with the land in 1963.

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All items are vintage and may show signs of age, wear, or use consistent with their history. Photos show the exact condition of each piece—please review them carefully, as they are part of the description. 

Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40–50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.