Do not keep in the old ruts . . . keep your eyes open to every new thing that is really better than the old; but stick to the old if it is good, until are quite sure you can do better
- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1893
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 23/24 Mar 2013
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Through known at the time as "Seward's Folly," Secretary of State William H. Seward's agreement to buy Alaska from Russia in 1867 was a good deal - the entire state cost $7,200,000, or about 2 cents per acre.l
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 25 Mar 2013
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