812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998 (Continued from Page B 11) QUESTION For years, L Sensenig, Shippens burg, has been looking for a book, The Warm Sum mer,” which is about a boy named Jerry. She is willing to pay a fair price for the book. QUESTION Jean Nestler, Halifax, would like the name of a company that makes towels and washcloths and does embrodiery work on them. QUESTION Joelle Fischer would like to know where Swiss cheese with a touch of ham can be pur chased. Her brother used to get it at market. She checked at different places but no one has ever heard of it. Joelle said the cheese is extremely delicious and has a taste all its own. It is not sharp and is quite diffe rent from any flavor she ever tasted in cheese. QUESTION Ben Kinsinger, Meyersdale, would like to know where to get a Farmall pedal tractor like the Farmall M Tractor. Doesn't matter if the pedal trac tor needs repair. He would also like to know where if anyone has parts for a Farmall Cub for sale. 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—Art Sholly Jr., Mt. Joy, wants to know where to find a gas-fired Royal Peanut Roaster, any condition and any size. QUESTION— Fannie Beiler, Lancaster, would like to know where to purchase a Bio-Snacky sprouter of someone who is willing to sell theirs. ANSWER A reader wanted information on keep ing a pair of swans in their pond in order to keep a Canada goose population under control. Thanks to Kim Bechtel, York Springs, for sending information. She writes that mute swans are easiest and more hardy than others. Make sure their wings are clipped. When the Bechtels purchased their first pair, the man told her they were clipped but the swans disappeared. Swans must have water all year long. They need it to swallow food. So in winter, you must have an area open for the swans to get water for drinking and bath ing. Kim’s husband has an air compressor hooked to a timer with a pipe in water with holes all over to keep water moving. The area is large enough for swimming and to get to the feeder. Swans eat wild game bird pellets. Food must be non-medicated. In May or April, swans usually have about six eggs, very large and gray colored. Swans can get nasty dur ing mating and laying time. They must be pinioned when two days because it is then a bloodless opera tion and the birds are easier to catch. You may need to fight off the parents. Make sure swans are fed or they’ll walk away. Kim writes that swans are definitely a plus to any pond. They are gorgeous. She has a feeder on the edge of the pond that she fills every other day. During winter, she also feeds them shredded lettuce. Kim recommends the book “Swan Breeding and Manage ment,” by Laeyl Stromberg. ANSWER Henry Stoltzfus, Christiana, wanted a flashlight to crank to recharge or a Russian-made con tinuous pump flashlight. Thanks to a reader who writes the flashlights can be ordered from Major Surplus & Survival, 435 W. Alondra Qlvd., Gardena, CA 90248. ANSWER Pat Elligson, Millers, Md., wanted to know where to purchase a square metal cake pan BxBx2-inches that comes with a matching lid. Donald Love, Somerset, writes that cake pans of all sizes with lids can be purchased and mailordered from Cake & Kandy Emporium, East Petersburg, PA 17520-1624 or call 1-800-577-5728. ANSWER Anna Nolt, Peach Bottom, wanted to know how to control red spider mite in flowers. Thanks to Catherine Goubeaux, Strasburg, who recommends “Rodale’s Organic Gardening.' Red spider mites like dry contiditons and usually become a problem in dry years. Spray the plantw with Rotenine or insecticidal soap three times, once every five to seven days. -——‘i ANSWER As a girl in the 19205, Lenna Martin's grandmother sang at the Welsh Mountain church. She is now 83 and wanted the words to the song "The Orphans." Thanks to both Arlene Zimmerman, Ephra ta, and Naomi Morrison, White Hall, Md., for sending the words. The Orphans Two little orphans a boy and a girl. Sat by an old church door. The girl’s little feet were as brown as the curls, That fell to the dress that she wore. The boy’s coat was ragged and hatless his head, A tear shone in each little eye. Why don’t you go home to your mama? I said, And this was the maiden’s reply. Chorus: Mama’s in heaven, they took her away, Left Jimmy and I alone. We came here to stay at the close of the day, For we have no mama or home. Daddy was lost out in sea long ago, We waited all night on the shore. For he was the life-saving captain you know. But he never came back anymore. Then Mama got sick, angels took her away, She said, to a home warm and bright. They are coming sometime for my darlings, she said, Perhaps they are coming tonight. Maybe tonight there’s no room there, she said. For two little ones to keep. And placing her arms around little Jim’s head. She kissed him and both fell asleep. The man came early to ring the church bell And found them beneath the snow white The angels made room for the orphans to dwell In heaven with Mama that night. ANSWER R. Himmelberger, 129 Poplar Rd., Fleetwood, PA 19522, wanted poems with the word thimble in them. Thanks to Melva Wright, Newville, for sending a poem that she composed. Some folks have many thimbles They're a collector’s item you see But we only have a few—one, two, or three. One is very tiny—it was a sewing kit When I was a little girl—it was given to me. Another is larger—silver-colored you see It was mother’s; she kept it nice as could be. The third one is somewhat dark-colored and bent too. I guess Grandma used it harder than we knew. Auntie used to say: *Put on a thimble, you must, if a good seamstress you want to be. ” And the home ec teacher said the same thing But somehow, those instructions never appealed to me. When patching overalls I’d push and punch, and some times use pliars to pull the needle through. Yet, I’d still keep in mind what I ought to do. In our sewing box, we count our three thimbles Articles of fine art but if someone comes to buy them, we’ll say, “With these thimbles, we’ll never part." ANSWER For the reader who wanted to know what to do to prevent cloudy jars when canning, Mrs. J. Kauffman, East Berlin, writes that she had the same problem until she discovered a solution by accident. One of her jars of pickled red beets broke while in the canner and Mrs. Kauffman noticed that all the other jars were clear, not cloudy. Since then she adds enough dder vinegar to cover the bottom of the canner before filling with water as usual for canning. Since she uses vinegar when processing jars in a water bath, she hasn’t had trouble with cloudiness. ANSWER For Joelle Fisher who wanted to know who to remove scratches from marble, Catherine Gou beaux, Strasburg, suggests she contact a marble company in Lancaster, BantaTile and Marble Co., Inc. (717) 393-3931. They answer questions about restor ing and repairing marble. MILK Thimbles SEE YOUR NEAREST a I\EUVHOLLAI\D DEALER FOR DEPENDABLE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE PENNSYLVANIA Abbott! Messick Equipment RD 1, Box 255 A 717-259-6617 Annville. P, BHM Farm Equipment, Inc. RD 1, Rte. 934 717-867-2211 Carlisle. P; R&W Equipment Co. 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 lethtown. P Messick Farm Equipment, Inc Rt. 283 - Rheem’s Exit 717-367-1319 Halifax. P, Sweigard Bros R.D. 3, Box 13 717-896-3414 S.G.Lewis & Son, Inc. 352 N Jennersville Rd 610-869-2214 1-800-869-9029 MARYLAND Frederick. MD Ceresville Ford New Holland, Inc Rt 26 East 301-662-4197 Outside MD. 800-331-9122 Hagerstown. 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