neeio of enosmop iot onbiool ei a ~ mQ!TB3UO You Ask, You Answer Timely Topics {Continued from Pag* B 16) I QUESTION Bette Ann Bleam, Green Lane, wants directions for making wreaths from rope-style baling twine. QUESTION —Ed Craig, Newton Hamilton, wants to build a fruit cave. He has heard that unless the entrance faces north, the cave will have problems with dampness and sweating even if it is deep into the ground, but he has noticed that a lot of old farm caves face in every direction. Has anyone experienced this problem with caves? QUESTION Dolly Beachy, Fairfield, writes that she would like origin, history, or folklore associated with the Eas ter tradition of making a sacrificial lamb out of butter. QUESTION—‘John Stadier wants information on making a canoe out of bamboo. QUESTION R. Wenger, Lititz, would like to know of someone who repairs rebounders. He needs springs. QUESTION Danny Shank, Dayton, Va, wants to know where he can purchase 12- or 14-ounce water glasses that are clear with a silver band around the top. QUESTION Doris Rishel, Spring Mills, would like to Know where to purchase Dr. David Roberts Salve, which is white and has a winter green aroma or in brown to use tor animals and people. QUESTION A. Kost, Carlisle, would like to contact someone with a Moulimex electric meat grinder type RLIAA, which is made in France and sold by Varoo of New Jersey. He either wants to buy parts or sell his. He needs the spiral screw for the grinder. QUESTION —Marlowe Haas, Emporium, is looking for a source to purchase variegated colored yam in camouflage colors. She also wants to know where to find directions to crochet an old-fashioned hug-me-tight. QUESTION —Sue Baughman, Gordonville, would like a source to buy British oil, which previously sold in drug stores. It contains kerosene, turpentine, linseed oil, and coal tar. The Baughmans use the British oil in an old family recipe for salve. QUESTION Harold Kuchler, Coatesviile, needs to replace a Proctor-Silex 2-quart ice cream freezer bucket, preferably stainless steel. Where can he find one? ANSWER Will Reinecke, Fallston, Md., needs an owner/operator manual for a Satoh 5-650-G tractor and also a source for parts for that model. Thanks to a reader for writ* ing that GD Equipment in Ephrata is a Satoh dealer. Call (717) 859-3533. Another reader wrote that it is listed in a Hot Line Farm Equipment Reference Guide located in lowa. Call (800) 673-4763. Also, Dave Stehman, Manheim, writes the parts are avilable from Shue Sales and Service, Ono, Pa. Call 800-331-2989. ANSWER Margaret Diamond, Kunkletown, wanted to know more about Planter’s Mr. Peanut apothocary jars. She’d like more jars and information on how many jars are in the series. A reader wrote that she would sell a 1976 one to her for a dollar plus shipping. 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POWLEY, MEd, CFCS, CEFP Extension Home Economist Financial and Consumer Issues LIVING ON A REDUCED INCOME SETTING SPENDING PRIORITIES Have your work hours been reduced? Have you suffered a recent illness that kept you from work? Will you be retiring soon? Faced with a reduced income, you’ll need to cut back on spend ing and develop a spending plan to help you pay your bills. If your income will be reduced for more than a month, adjust your spend ing habits to maintain control of your finances. Many people try to hide finan cial problems from themselves or family members. Not facing your problems can be very destructive because they worry and stress caused by financial uncertainty and lack of cash may be worse than the financial problem itself. It’s important to look realistically at your situation and actively seek solutions to your problems, despite the discomfort. ANSWER Harold Stoudt, Hamburg, needed a shop manual for Kubota tractors. Thanks to a reader who writes that Wenger’s Farm Machinery in Myerstown sells shop manuals. ANSWER—A Quarryville reader wanted to know if any one has Taste of Home magazines that she no longer wants. Thanks to Millard McComsey, Oxford, for writing that he has the magazines. Call him at (610) 932-2433. ANSWER Eileen Lesher, Chambersburg, wanted instructions for making hand lotion or moisturizing hand soap using goat or cow milk and/or beeswax. Amos Beiler, Quarryville, writes that an indepth story appeared in "Coun try Woman,” pages 8-10 in the March/April issue. Borrow this popular magazine from a friend or go to your county library. ANSWER Al Lenburg of Hamburg wrote that moss is growing like mad on the east side of his stone (120 years old) farmhouse and he wanted to stop it. Thanks to Amos Beiler, Quarryville, who writes that he believes the soil is undernourished and needs manure or fertilizer. Beiler experimented, in one area where his yard was ugly with lots of moss, with composted manure and the results were fabul ous. The area has no more moss and the grass is green and beautiful. (Editor’s Note; This may stop it on the ground, but how about the house?) ANSWER —Joan Jablonski, Annadale, N.J., wanted to know where to buy cracklings, the crunchies left after rendering pork fat. Thanks to a reader for writing that crack lings are sold at Stauffer’s Butcher Shop, R.l, Box 309, Mt. Pleasant Mills. PA 17853. Phone (717) 539-8586. Wf .88 ftdnuia ,yil«M»s Lancaster Parmhiß; Satoiday, March ~Mr-HtWBl7 Because spending decisions affect the whole family, talk with your family about your situation. Let them know you need to change your spending. Involve them in deciding spending priori ties. If family members under stand the tough choices that must be made and have a voice in mak ing the decisions, they will be more willing to accept the decisions. As your family talks about what is most important, be sure to listen to what others say. Supporting each other can help you pull together as a family and get through these hard times. How Other Families Handle Reduced Income Studies show families respond to reduced income by cutting back on their spending. Spending for nonessentials such as luxuries, vacations, eating out, and home furnishings are eliminated or reduced first. As the period of unemployment or reduced income continues, many families also report reduced spending for basic needs including food, shelter, transporatkm, and medical care. 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The studies also found that fam ilies who quickly made changes in their spending habits were the most satisfied with how they were managing during unemployment Families who didn’t make changes felt more out of control and more dissatisifed. A spending plan is always an effective tool to help you get the most for your money. It is even more important when you have a sudden change in your income. A spending plan helps you; •Make decisions about how to spend your money. •Provide for needs before wants. •Match your spending to your current income. •Prevent family arguments over money. By comparing your income and planned expenses before and after your income was reduced, you can see what changes arc needed. Making Your Spending Plan Work Once your have a spending plan that sets spending amounts for essential family needs and balances your spending with your income, you’ll have to stick to it. Writing it down is not enough. You must use the plan to guide your spending. Living on a reduced income may be temporary or prolonged. Getting the most from your income during this time requires careful planning and wise spend ing decisions. A spending plan based on what you and your family consider to be most important can help you balance your spending with your available income and resources. Keeping track of your spending will help ensure that you have the money for the things your family needs most. Taloi the questions out of your now construction. Call Brtmsr Bros, for quality onglnsorad walls. Making A Spending Plan 243 Miller Road Akron, FA 17501 (717) 733-0353 •40 AM - 3:30 PM (717) 859-2074 Altar •.'OO PM
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