Is to relocate gladiolus id about 6 inches tall. > replanting or plant them lei spr 'be try erer, Wysox, has a Plett ren shallow indentations tiat appears to be a thin ructions. Do any readers ’lett? vitti >Cl)| ja, Monongahela, wants atch and catch for a log rants to know the value of and of a Snappin Turtle odel #2% STI9 Serial # avertown, wants to know idles to kill termites or car not using chemical pesti i A previous answer used s use. 133 Krug Rd., Littlestown, p purchasing Hull piggy lies and colors. The dime lottom. The Jumbo Corky (Sitting pig is marked hull idCorky Pig Pat pend, HP .ancaster, wants to buy jy Book," printed in 1954. of “Mascot Roller Mill,” lartinsburg fmeland Equipment, lercersburg Oley imith s Implements, Inc. Pikeville Equipment, Towanda Inc S.P.E., Inc lill Hall unkle and-Greib, Inc. Red Lion Tunkhannock Waltemyer's Sales & Barton Supply, Inc Serv., Inc lew Holland iB C Groff, Inc tew Alexandria Somerset Lone Maple Sales & Scheffel Equipment Co, Serv., Inc. QUESTION—A faithful reader would like to know if any one can tell her how to save an unfinished quilt top, she found while cleaning out a house. The top has turned yel low where exposed, dusty, etc. The remainder of the quilt is like new. It is printed to be embroidered in cross stitch and is already marked to be quilted. If she wases it, the mark ings and cross stitch will probably wash out. Is it worth the time sewing and maybe not getting clean? The dirty part is about a 12-inch square where folded. QUESTION Patricia Henry, Gettysburg, needs the address for Barry Products Corp., formerly of St. Louis, MO. Mail returned with forwarding expired. Patricia writes that the company makes the best metal polishing cloth called Victory Miracle. QUESTlON—Clarence Rhorback, Mertztown, wants to know where to get information on a miniature baler that makes 2x2x4-inch bales. QUESTION Doyle Whitney wants information on where employment in an area of ag dealerships or repair shops might be had where his experience of 25 years could be used. He also wants to know about rural communities where a farm could be purchased. He doesn’t want real estate agents, but perhaps county extension agents or someone from the Dept, of Ag could help with the informa tion. Call him collect at (860) 423-8218 or write to 331 Bass Rd., Windham, CT 06280. QUESTION —A reader would like information on keep ing a pair of swans in their pond in order to keep a Canada goose population under control. Which breed of swans works the best? Do you need to clip the wings to keep them in the pond? What kind of care do swans require? Oakland Mills Lost Creek Implement, Stoneboro | nc Elder Sales & Service, Inc I Uniontown Greenlme Supply, Inc Watsontown Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc. West Chester M.S. Yearsley & Sons, Inc. WEST VIRGINIA Moorefield K&W Equipment, Inc Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20, 1998-827 QUESTION Harold Wolf, New Cumberland, is look ing for copies of “Flying" magazine published from the mid 1950 s to 1962 only. QUESTION Vera Sloop, Landisburg, would like infor mation on where to buy strainer parts for a galvanized watering can. QUESTION —Sharon from Elverson is looking for addi tional pieces to a Pfalzgraff set of dishes that were made 15-20 years ago. Pieces have a cream background with dark blue accents that include either a cow, a flower, a rocking horse, a pineapple, a cat, or a farm scene. Some pieces include the label Spectrum by Pfaltzgraff. QUESTION Thane Lafollette, Bernville, would like information on how and where to sell broom corn. He has about 75 stalks to sell. QUESTION Ivan Gromling. Manchester, writes that when he was young and growing up in the 1950 s and 19605, his family used Troutaman’s Cough Syrup, which was black in color. Where can he purchase it today? QUESTION —Mary Pazzaglia, Columbia Cross Roads, wants addresses for suppliers for chipwood baskets that measure 4'A -inch wide and 3% -inch deep, and 2V4 -inches high. QUESTION Terry Lowe, New Park, is hoping to purchase wood or coal grates for a Wincroft #BBBB2R cookstove, made in Middletown. QUESTION Evan Weidman, Westfield, would like information about old cookers that he has. On top, it says American Cooker, patented Nov. 29,1910, other patents pending, No. 70. the other one says the same thing but has a No. 66 on it. He’d like to know who made them and any other instructions. QUESTION Don Miller, Summit Hill, wants to know who can appraise the value of an antique goat cart. Call him at (717) 645-9693. QUESTION —R. Himmelberger, 129 Poplar Rd.. Fleet wood, PA 19522, would like poems with the word thimble in them. QUESTION Mrs. B. Weaver, New Holland, pur chased a used set of Tinker Toys, but it didn’t have a man ual to show how to make things. If you can help her, send it to her at 618 N. Railroad Ave., New Holland, PA 17557. QUESTION Grace Pierce, Palmyra, would like to know where to get the words and music to “Abide With Me ‘tis eventide." QUESTION Ella Keyser, Zieglerville, wants to know where to buy a belt for an antique sewing machine. The treadle machine is a New American #2909819 and Belt No. 25. QUESTION Art Sholly Jr., Mt. Joy. wants to know where to find a gas-fired Royal Peanut Roaster, any condi tion and any size. QUESTION Fannie Beiler, Lancaster, would like to know where to purchase a Bio-Snacky sprouter of some one who is willing to sell theirs. QUESTION Margaret Diamond. Kunkletown, wants instructions to make lamps or other items from popsickle sticks. ANSWER Timothy Diehl, Bloomsburg, was looking for a company that sells parts and a 90-inch blades for a #l4-277 Workace Bandsaw made by J.D. Wallace & Co., Chicago. Thanks to Bob Snyder, Akron, Ohio, who writes that bandsaw blades made to any length can be purchased at most industrial supply companies. The Wallace Com pany has been out of business for quite a while. ANSWER To the reader who wanted egg cartons, Sandy Sheffer, 1922 W. Clearview Dr., Glen Rock, PA 17327, writes that she has some to sell for $lO per 100 car tons, assorted sizes. R. Kamoda, Monongahela, writes that cartons are avail able from Grenawalt Poultry Farm, Route,l36, West New ton. PA. Call (724) 446-9754. ANSWER—HeIen Cox wanted to know how to root for sythia from a cutting. Roland Kamoda, Monongahela, writes that it is easy. Take a cutting early in the day, length 4-inches, not over. With single edge razor blade, cut stem just below leaf node on slight angle. Cut off enough leaves so that none will come in contact with soil, wound stem at base of cutting to cut through outer cortex tissue 'A -inch to IVz -inch long. Cutting medium (1 peat part to 3 parts sand). Put into a 5- to 6-inch clay pot, which has been washed with a weak solution of bleach. Insert three slender sticks near edge of pot to support plastic bag. Tie around pot. If you have problems, Roland said write to him at 167 Grant Rd., Monongahela, PA 15063.
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