814-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 1, 1997
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This column Is for readers who have questions but
don’t know who to ask for answers.
“You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking ques
tions. When a reader sends in a question, it will be print
ed in the paper. Readers who know the answer are
asked to respond by mailing the answer, which will then
be printed in the paper.
Questions and Answers to this column should be
addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster Farm
ing, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou
Ann Good.
Do not send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for
a reply, if we receive the answer, we will publish it as
soon as possible. Please Include your phone number
because we sometimes need to contact the person to
clarify details. We will not publish your phone number
unless you request It.
QUESTION ‘Bubbleless” Bonnie Bailey, Liberty, is
writing to see if someone has a homemade soap recipe that
calls for pig lard and coconut oil. She writes that her soap
recipe does not make enough lather and bubbles. She
would appreciate a recipe with complete instructions.
QUESTION Barbara Schaefer, Bechtelsville, would
like instructions on how to make braided rugs and chair pads
from men’s ties.
QUESTION Arlene Kinsey, Coopersburg, writes that
last year her family purchased several nice gift packages of
cheese that she thinks were sold by Penn State Agriculture
Society. She wants an address to order the cheese.
QUESTION Martha Newswanger wants to purchased
a set of hard cover “Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories.”
QUESTION Mae Stancill, Bel Air, Md., needs to find a
hymnal with the song that includes these words, “Using my
Bible for a road map.”
QUESTION Mrs. Aaron Kauffman, Cochranville,
received a bag of raw wool and wants to know of someone
who cleans wool.
QUESTION Carl Detwiler, Zionsville, wants to know
where to get wire rope flemish spiced and swaged.
QUESTION Sylvia Swarey, 420 Little Britain Rd.,
Peach Bottom, PA 17563, would like to purchase a used
small cream separator.
QUESTION—EIaine Bowes, Loganton, would like a pat
tern or a source for locating it for the doll dubbed "Cry Baby”
or ‘Pouting Patty.” The doll wears 18-month child’s clothing.
Write to Elaine at R. 2, Box 69, Laganton, PA 17747.
QUESTION Jerry Deardorff, York Springs, would like
to know where to find a 6V4 -inch headlight lens for a 1940
9N Ford tractor. They’re bigger than 8N Ford lights. He’s
also interested in finding information on a Ford 9N club.
QUESTION Helen Spencer, Hopewell, N.J., would
like directions for knitting a cable knit sweater vest. Send it to
her at 261 Hopewell-Pennington Rd., Hopewell, N.J. 08525.
QUESTION A reader would like to know where to
purchase a hernia support with no underleg bands. He used
to purchase them from Montgomery Ward, but they no lon
ger sell it.
QUESTION L.M. Hoover, 448 Pleasant Valley Road,
would like to know where to find ribbon for a word process
ing typewriter Series LXI, Model 161 53514090, 120 V
AC6OHXZ 04A, Listing model AX6O made by Sears Roe
buck Co.
QUESTION Andy Kramaric, Wallingford, has a 1958
Ford tractor (851 series) and a Wagner tube type front-end
loader. The bracket for the front at the axle is missing. If he
knows what it looks like, he could have one made. Anyone
able to help him?
QUESTION Mrs. Zimmerman of Romulus, N.Y., has a
Kitchen Aid stand mixer #4-C (a discontinued model). The
mixer is good but the bowl and beater are damaged. Does
anyond have a bowl and beaters to fit it. Call her at (607)
869-9225.
QUESTION Robert Mattote, Aston, would like to know
where to buy model airplane kits like those from the 1930 s
and ’4os. Bass wood is used and glued together with tissue
and paper glue, and then painted.
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QUESTION Ben Kensinger, Myersdale, would like to
know where to find an old Maytag washer that used a glass
fruit jar for a gas tank. Can be rusty or broken. He'd also like
a Vz horsepower New Holland* engine.
QUESTION L.M. Hoover, 2 North Willow St.. Myer
stown, PA 17067, would like to obtain the book The Child
ren of the Conestoga," by Clayton Gehman to give to her
grandchildren.
QUESTION —A Morgantown reader has for sale a large
corn dryer to use on top of the stove. It is in good condition.
Call (610) 286-9086 before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
QUESTION —Bernice Jones, Terra Alta, is willing to pay
a reasonable price to obtain 3M copy paper, 263 combo
pack, for an old 051 copier with a photo-lamp in it. The paper
is white and has a thin pink sheet to use with it.
QUESTION Ron Young of Layton, N.J., would like to
know where to purchase a stalk binder that ties cornstalks
with two knots, one at the bottom and one in the middle of
the bundles.
QUESTION Mrs. R. Lantz, Gordonville, would like to
purchase Bryde crystal glasses to match a pitcher she has.
QUESTION Help! A reader found a snake skin in her
finished basement. How does she catch the snake and
release it?
QUESTION Mrs. Adolph Steger, Groton, N.Y., needs
to replace a few luncheon, bread and butter, and dinner
plates in Royal Garden (a Corning product). Does someone
have a few extra pieces to sell. Contact her at 355 Creamery
Rd., Apt. 105, Richford, NY 13835.
QUESTION A reader would like to know if anyone
could give detailed instructions on curing and smoking ham
the old-fashioned way. Also, instructions are needed to
make a simple smokehouse. Send information to Cure A
Ham, HC 62, Box 660, Honesdale, PA 18431.
QUESTION John Harth, P.O. Box 336 Narrowsburg,
NY 12764, would like to buy attachments for a Bungartz
Garden Tractor made in Munich, Germany, in 1962, and
would like to meet with other owners of Burngartz tractors.
QUESTION Smokey Coover, Dillsburg, wanted to
know where to buy Williams: Anti-Pahn Ointment, the jar lid
reads (Auntie Payne). A reader send an address for Stan
dard Medical Co. in Lansford; however, that company is no
longer in business at that address. Does any one know if
another company is manufacturing the ointment or if it is no
longer being manufactured?
QUESTION —Teah Weaver, Lebanon, wants to replace
pieces to her-china pattern Aquarius by Sango-Concion
207, made in Japan. She contacted Replacements, LTD.,
but the company does not have it.
QUESTION—Lynn Rossi, Lititz, wants to know where to
buy vanilla syrup like that used in vanilla coke.
QUESTION Jo Marie Snyder, Shermans Dale, writes
that 18 years ago her mom bought a croquette set made by
Skowegan. The ends need to be replaced but the place
where the set was purchased is no longer in business. Does
anyone know where the ends can be replaced or have an
address. Although she could buy a new set for $5O, she
doesn’t think it would be as good as the old set.
QUESTION Stephen Voyce, Simpson, would like a
steel chisel bit or any other bits that fit a Kango Electric Jack
Hammer Type 950-115 Volts 9:3 amp. AC or DC.
QUESTION—Joseph Dorsi of Stirling, NJ, would like to
know if someone has a Model #FPM-6, Serial #693 Lickity
Chipper made by Piqua Engineering, Inc. made in Ohio.
Could someone explain why it clogs up? It was purchased
used and is no longer being made.
QUESTION—Jane Strong, 4120 N. Sherman St., Mt. Wolf,
PA 17347, wants counted cross stitch or any needlework type
designs of A-C tractors or related items.
QUESTION—A reader wants to trade or buy pink Depress
ion Homespun “Fine Rib" made by Jeannette Glass Co.
1939-1949 and Manhattan "Horizontal Ribbed” Pink Tumblers
made by Anchor Hocking Glass Co. 1938-1943'. Call (717)
865-4444.
QUESTION G.L. Stoltzfus, Gordonville, would like to
know where an owner's manual or parts list for a New Idea #8
manure spreader could be found or if someone has one to sell.
QUESTION —G.L. Stoltzfus, Gordonville, would like to find
an owners manual and parts list for a IH#2SV grass mower.
QUESTION Aaron Burkholder, Kutztown, wants to know
where to buy new paper egg cartons, because his previous
source no longer makes them.
QUESTION—Mary Breiner, Tamaqua, is looking for some
one to clean an apple butter kettle.
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All Gardens
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tem, extremes in the amount of
light, high temperatures or possi
ble overall low fertility and lack of
nitrogen.
Gradual decline in growth sug
gests a pot-bound condition, parti
cularly if all other cultural prac
tices have been normal. Slow
growth will also result from less
than optimum growing conditions
or continued use of “softened”
water.
Leaves that don’t split on some
species can be a matter of plant
age. Juvenile stages of growth
produce entire leaves, and as the
plant matures leaves may split A
plant is also more likely to have
split leaves if it is growing on a
support. Once it extends past the
support its leaves revert to the
entire form.
Air roots are a normal growth
response but can be removed if
you desire.
Dust on the foliage should be
removed regularly with a light
spray of water. A mild soapy solu
tion can also be used as long as the
soapy water does not dry on the
leaf.
All questions concerning this
article can be directed to Tom
Becker, (717) 840-7408, at Penn
State Cooperative Extension,
York County.
Elm-Penryn 4-H Club
Elm-Penryn 4-H Community
Club began its year on Oct 13
with displays by project leaders,
member enrollment and project
registration.
Projects being offered by the
club for the 1997-98 year include
strawberries, family 3-H square
dancing, flower arranging,
photography, rocketry, fire safety,
preserving hairloom photos
(creative memories), entomology
(the study of insects), rubber
stamping, basketry, and basic be
ginning sewing.
A'special meeting to elect club
officers will be held at Pleasant
View Retirement Community,
Manheim, on Monday, Nov. 17 at
6:30 p.m. Regularly scheduled
club meetings will be held at Plea
sant View on the third Monday of
the month from January through
June from 6:30 pjn.-8 p.m.
In addition to the monthly club
meetings, some club activities will
include two service projects de
signed to benefit the members and
the community, a fund-raiser to
help offset the expenses of club
events and activities, a group proj
ect to design and construct an in
formative window exhibit about
our club to enter into area and 4-H
fain, a club scrapbook telling and
showing the members* activities,
and a social event during the club
roundup.
The club is seeking project
leaden for cooking, garment sew
ing, cake decorating, and candy
making. These projects (or any of
the many othen offered by the
4-H youth program of Penn State)
may be taught by individuals,
teams (co-leaden), or business
who wish to support the com
munity by providing skilled em
ployees to lead one or more 4-H
projects.
To learn more about the Elm-
Pcnryn 4-H Community Club, to
register your children for any of
the projects offered by the club, or
for more information about volun
teering as a project leader, contact
Cindy Stahl, organizational lead
er. at (717) 664-2055.