812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998
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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.
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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.
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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. MD
Antietam Ford Tractor, Inc
2027 Leitersburg Pike
800-553-6731
301-791-1200
Rising Sun. MD
Ag Industrial Equipment
Route 1, 50 N. Greenmont Rd
401-658-5568
NEW JERSEY
Bridgeton. NJ Washington. NJ
Leslie G. Fogg, Smith Tractor &
Inc. Equip., Inc.
Canton & Stow Creek 15 Hillcrest Ave.
Landing Rd. 908-689-7900
609-451-2727
609-935-5145
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Company
Honev Grove. P
Norman D. Clark
& Son, Inc.
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Loysville, PA
717-789-3117
Hollahd. PA
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
Oley. PA
C.J. Wonsidler
Bros.
R.D 2
610-987-6257
Pitman. P,
Schreffler
Equipment
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Tamaqua. PA
Charles S.
Snyder, kic
R.D. 3
717-386-5945
Grove. P,
ids town. NJ
Owen Supply Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308