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QUESTION Bill Sherwood, Beavertown, is looking for
two items. One is a kid’s wagon made by Sherwood Company
with the name Sherwood printed on the side. The other is a
goat wagon. Both should be older models that are in good
shape and priced reasonably.
QUESTION Betty Jakum, Littlestown, has a book that
about various varieties of apples that the Pennsylvania
Dutch people developed in America. He would like to know if
any one knows where he can purchased some of the varieties
listed such as Maiden Blush, Bellflower, Vandevere, Mama
Beam, Fanny, Hiester, Susan’s Spice, Evening Party, Blue
Mountain, Fallowater, and Smith’s Cider.
QUESTION A.J. Mast, Lewisburg, would like to know
where to purchase a wire sparrow trap or plans to build one by
these used in western Pennsylvania 40 years ago.
QUESTION —Linda Christman, Greencastle, would like to
buy a children’s book, “The Runaway Flying Horse,” by Paul
Jacques Bonzon originally called ‘Le Petit Cheval de Bois”
from Contes de I’Hiver.
QUESTION —Donna McKim, Coatesville, wants to purch
ase a lap harp. Any ideas where she can find one?
QUESTION Bernice Jones, Terra Alta, W.V., would like
to know where to purchase a blue and white striped engi
neer’s cap in size 6 7/8 or 7 inches, not the newer kind with
the plastic fastener strap in the back. Also she would like the
words to the poem, “Who Killed Cook Robin.”
QUESTION Mary J. Abell, Valley Lee. Md., 20692,
would like to know where to purchase dry hominy.
QUESTION Mike Pronio would like farm butchering
items to put on display at his family’s meat market, Pronios
Market, 236 W. Caracas Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 or call
(717) 533-2869.
QUESTION Dorothy Martin, Lancaster, would like to
know where to buy support stockings that are reasonably
priced and not as expensive as in the surgical stores.
QUESTION Mary Stoltzfus, 549-C Gibbons Road, Bird
in-Hand, PA 17505, would like to buy a used set of Anne of
Green Gables books.
QUESTION Cheryl Martin, Greencastle, would like to
know if someone would sell her a collection of decent little girl
dress patterns. Write to her at 3620 Coseytown Rd., Green
castle, PA 17225.
QUESTION A subscriber would like to know how to
clean cob webs from the rafters of an old barn and how to
keep them off. Is there a disinfectant to keep spiders from
forming more webs on the rafters.
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QUESTION Carl Pickel, Felton, would like to know
where to buy a sausage stuffer. He has one made by Enter
prise Mfg. Co., but lost the part that holds the tube where the
skins go on.
QUESTION Wayne L. Miller, Bruceton Mills, W.V.,
would like patterns or plans for a doll house. Anyone have any
information or addresses for him.
QUESTION Margaret Grieff, Sidmore, would like to buy
a cookie jar shaped like an ice cream cone.
QUESTION Randy Confair, Jersey Shore, would like to
know of a hatchery where just hens or toms of white turkey
poults may be purchased.
QUESTION Thomas Hicswa, Hammonton, N.J., would
like to purchase couplers for Marx toy trains. He has some
with broken couplers but can’t find anyone who sells or manu
factures the parts. Any suggestions?
QUESTION Kenneth Kensinger, Martinsburg, would
like to know how to get rid of powder post beetles or barn bea
tles from wooden structures.
QUESTION Toni DeMartins, Seymour, Conn., would
like to know where to purchase black walnuts by mail order
and she would like recipes using black walnuts.
QUESTION —R. & J Oblen of Garfield, N.J. wants step by
step guidelines for growing sweet corn. The family recently
began farming and had an unsuccessful year. Besides the
drought, the corn was overgrown with weeds despite cultiva
tion. The ears had enormous amounts of worms and partially
developed ears. ‘We know we made drastic mistakes
because farms in our area (Hunterdon County) did well. Any
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QUESTION Mary Paxton, Honey Grove, would like to
hear of kitchen helps and tips from readers.
QUESTION—A subscriber wants to know when the dorm
itories will open again for Farm Show week. The person writes
that the dormitories were closed for the past two Farm Shows.
QUESTION —Dianne Decker, Shippensburg, would like a
recipe for Haffer's Salve made from a turpentine base, which
is used for cuts on livestock. The salve was used in the 1930 s
in the Mercersburg area and was obtained from a family by
the last name of Myers of Sheely. Any homemade salve with a
turpentine base will be appreciated.
QUESTION Salome Fisher, 151 Buckwalter Rd., Lancas
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Talked,” and The Legend of the Star" written about the star
found inside an apple when it is cut crosswise. She also wants
the words to a song that includes the lines “Will children be
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she go to the bathroom to see if I’m washing my ears....”
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YORK (York Co.)—Urban life
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Intended for gardeners, land
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7:00 p.m.
The six classes describe in
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trees, mature tree pruning, native
tree planting, taking street tree
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Learn from urban foresters,
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• How to select the native and
street tree species for every area of
your yard.
• How to avoid suffocating a
tree’s root system by over
mulching.
• How ‘not’ to top a tree by
overpruning, stubbing, tipping
and roundover.
• How to plant young trees on
heavy clay soils.
• How to restore our communi
ties urban forest by street tree
planting.
Each session runs 2 and one
half hour with refreshments
served. Cost is $3O. Individual
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