Bt6-Linca«ter Farming, Saturday, February fl, 1999
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
questions. When a reader sends In a question, it
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the answer are asked to respond by mailing the
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be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancas
ter Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522.
Attention: Lou Ann Good.
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to contact the person to clarify details. We will not
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it.
QUESTION Elliot Myers, Ottsville, would like to
know where to purchase Steenbergen Midget
turkeys.
QUESTION Sarah Hanson, Fork, Md., would
like to know how to get rid of and prevent infestation
of Indian meal moths that invade stored dry foods
such as corn meal, rice, chocolate, oatmeal, etc.
QUESTION Ella Hix, Hamburg, would like to
know where to purchase a full-grown domestic hen
mallard.
QUESTION A Perry County reader would like
suggestions on how to remove perspiration odor from
a coat. Drycleaning did not help. The fabric is 80 per
cent wool and 20 percent nylon.
QUESTION A.K. of R.l. Box 383, Loysville, PA
17047, wants to buy a reasonably priced home-use
cream separator.
QUESTION John Smokers, Myerstown, would
like to know where to purchase used kitchen cabinets
with a sink in good condition.
QUESTION Mabel Zimmerman has a problem
that she hopes will be read by the couple she needs
to contact. She needs the couple who wanted the
Boyer farm painted on a milk can and saw to contact
her at (717) 354-8536, as she doesn't know how to
contact them.
QUESTION Samuel Blank, Narvon, has an old
tin truck that he used to play with as a child. He would
like to see his children play with it but the wheels are
broken. Does anyone know where he can buy
214 -inch rubber or plastic wheels to fix the truck?
h..?«w S ™p l , N ~ BHI Russell, Carlisle, would like to
buy old books Motorcycle Chums," ‘The Big Five
Motorcyde Boys” and ‘Tom Swift and His Motorcy
cle, which were published about 1913-1920 There
are several in each series. Write to him at 3305 Enola
Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013.
QUESTION B. Light, Lebanon, wants to know
where to obtain dolls and colored milk filter pads to
dress dolls with them. Lee Wards no longer sells
«M° UESTIC ?, N ~ Henry Swar eys, Mifflintown, has an
old game called Wildlife, made by E.S. Lowe Co. The
game has play money and animal cards, but the rules
are missing. Does anyone have a copy to send to the
f™s9 e qLq at T^ 2 ’h BOX 522 ’ Miff,intown . PA
17059-9649. They have no phone.
QUESTION Rose Diehl, Bloomsburg, wants to
know how to clean cast iron butchering kettles.
QUESTION Lucinda Martin asked why all their
spring frogs disappeared from their pond about three
years ago She misses their croaking and wonders
how to get them back.
h«S UE *? T i ON .T. A Sh| PPensburg reader would like
help with her Majesty potted palm. The leaves are
turning yeitow and brown and drying up. She keeps it
out of direct sunlight and gives it plenty of water and
fertilizes it once a month. She transplanted it into a
larger pot, but it hasn’t helped.
QUESTION Mike from Pottsville would like
information on Black Welsh Mountain sheep and
where they can be purchased.
QUESTION—Annie Stoltzfus, Quarryville, would
like to purchase a wooden butter chum or know of
someone who could make a paddle for a churn. State
condition and price when writing to her at 793 Robert
Fulton Hwy., Quarryville, PA 17566.
QUESTION Joseph Rosin, Middletown, would
like to know where he could purchase cheese curds.
He lives in Frederick County, Md., and would like the
source to be relatively nearby. Call him at (301)
371-4537.
QUESTION Eleanor Stewart, 360 Summit Rd.,
Bellefonte, PA 16823, would like to find a green book
with the name Stuart on the front. The book is about
the Stuart descendants of the Canesteo Valley about
1850-1900.
QUESTION Joann Robbins, 1705 York Rd.,
Hartsville, PA 18974, wants to purchase Judy Bolton
and Dana Girls Mystery books.
QUESTION H.W. Stewart, 150 Shiloh Rd.,
State College, PA 16801, would like to know where to
obtain an old catalog from the Mifflinburg Body
Works. He is willing to pay a good price.
QUESTION—DarreII Martin, Lititz, is looking to an
experienced trainer to train or help him train a Border
collie.
QUESTION Linda Christman, Greencastle, is
looking for books by John Pfluegar on Franklin Coun
ty Peters Twp.
QUESTION Michael Palmer, Bangor, wants to
know of someone who will galvanize two butchering
stove lids.
QUESTION Gregory Badger wants to know
where to order western shirts made from feed sacks
with the colorful artwork Pawnee Bill’s Wild West
Show.
QUESTION Evan Weidman, Newville, would
like to know where to get a boor or whatever its called
to shell dried beans.
QUESTION—A reader from Leola area would like
to know where to get flails for an Agri-Tech model
#GS2OI2O finish mower, new or used.
QUESTION Mike from Pottsvilie wants the
name of a company that sells egg cartons and will
print the farm logo oh the cartons.
QUESTION Shirley Runk, Mount Union, would
like to know where to purchase plastic lids with a
spout that are used on one-gallon Sun-tea jars.
QUESTION—Leon Stoltzfus, Leola, would like to
know where to, purchase the round juicing disk for an
Atlas Juicer made by Juice Master Mfg., Co., Model
36. No. D 12041.
QUESTION Anna Zimmerman, Box 2351, R. 2,
Fleetwood, PA 19522, is looking for the following
books: “Lift My Lamp," by Anna Balmer Myers; “White
Mother* by Jessie Bennett Sams; and “Treasurers in
an Oatmeal Box," which is a story about a retarded
boy.
QUESTION Helen M, Mills, 305 Drown Rd.,
Randolph, VT 05060, would like a quilting pattern for
a schoolhouse, barn or a church to be used on a wall
hanging or quilt.
QUESTION John Legge, Burlington, wants to
know of a foundry that makes small castings* of
aluminum.
QUESTION George W. Grube, R. 2, Box 2178
Orwigsburg, PA 17961, wants to know if someone
who has an old outside bake oven made of bricks or
stone has a blueprint or instructions on how to build
one.
QUESTION Melvin Harman, Hegins, is looking
for a “strong” cleaner to polish and dean a copper
kettle. Salt and vinegar with lemon juice does not
work nor cleaners he purchased in hardware stores.
Can someone who restores copper and brass anti
ques help him?
QUESTION— Bruce Bollinger, Lebanon, wants to
know where to purchase splash guards for 9-inch
Show-Ease water bowls that attach on top of and sur
round three-fourths of the bowl?
QUESTION Joyce Grim, Revere, would like to
know where to get a full corset for her sister.
QUESTION Anna Newswanger, 185 S. Pool
Forge Rd., Narvon, PA 17555, would like to know if
anyone will sell her a book, “Memoirs of Chur
chtown,* by Levi B. Yoder 1831-1906.
QUESTION Edna Leinbach, Loysville, has sev
eral large aloe vera plants. She would like to know
how to use the plants to make aloe-vera creams,
shampoos, jels, etc.
QUESTION Cheryl Lawrence, Ephrata, would
like a sourec to purchase Cornish Ware.
QUESTION—a reader is looking for an oversized
tin scoop for a small candy scales. She has all the
weights but needs a 10-14-inch scoop to make the
scales complete.
QUESTION Gert Kramer, Bemville, would like
to know where to get an old lid for her Old Planter’s
Peanut Jar or another jar with lid.
QUESTION Quentin Gilbert Sr., Nazareth,
wants to iknow where to have solid rubber tires
installed on children's wagons, tricycles, and baby
carriages.
QUESTION—Reuben Lapp, New Holland, wants
a kerosene heater to put against the wall Niadden
Model 5571 U Temp rite - 15.
QUESTION Ronald DeGraw, Madison, N.J.,
would like to know where to purchase a 1999 calen
dar titled "Workhorses of Yesteryear,” which shows
early model trucks. Lastyear*s edition featured works
by Ozzie Sweet
QUESTION Kathleen Erb Jenkins, 791 N.
Reeds Rd., Downingtown, PA 19335 is trying to find a
family history on Horace Brod Erb Sr. (herfather) and
on Beulah Irene Husberger Erb (her mother). Her
grandparents were Jonathan Brod Erb and Peddy
Erb. They lived in Pottstown for awhile then moved to
Lancaster and resided on Running Pump Rd.
QUESTION A reader recently purchased a
small farm in Lancaster County with a 4,000 square
foot tobacco bam on it The bam is in excellent condi
tion. Can anyone suggest an appropriate charge to
rent out the tobaqco. barnf
ANSWER Lamar Reiff, Stevens, wanted a
radiator cap for a Farmall B tractor. Dough Brenetnan
has a new non-pressurized radiator cap that he will
sellforsB. Contact him at 61W. Ridge Rd., Elizabeth
town, PA 17022.
ANSWER Anna Mary Lehman, Manheim,
wanted to know where to purchase buckwheat hulls.
Thanks to Bonnie Brain, Halifax, for writing that she
purchased hulls from San Francisco Herb Co., 250
14th St., San Francisco. CA 94103 or call
800-227-4530. She writes that it isa wholesale com
pany that isn't very expensive. You can order in bulk
or in small amounts. She purchased 8 pounds of hulls
to fill a standard zippered pillowcase and just loves it.
The company also sells herbs, spices, teas, potpourri
and oils to fill your own containers.
ANSWER—A reader wanted a ladle to go with her
26-piece glass punch set. Thanks to a reader who
wrote ladles are available at Martin’s Cookware
stand at Green Dragon Farmers Market, Ephrata.
The market is open Friday all day and evening. Or call
(717) 865-3281.
ANSWER V&C growers, Rocky Ridge, Md.,
wanted to know where to purchase smooth bottom
rubber boots that slip over shoes. Thanks to Donald
E. Weaver, Spring Grove, who writes that he orders
boots from Davidson Shoe Store, Lancaster. Call
(717) 392-0512. He orders a vinylite boot that isn't as
soft and flexible as a rubber boot, but it holds up bet
ter and has the advantage of smooth bottom for easy
clean up to prevent germs.
ANSWER M.W. Hamilton, Thornton, wanted a
source to purchase full-size models of plastic swans.
Thanks to Mary Legge, Burlington, who said the
swans can be purchased through Cabelas Catalog.
Call 1-800-237-4444.
ANSWER For Roger Young who wanted the
dialogue called The Tax Collector," Mrs. William Bet
ter has one called The Census Taker," which she
thinks he may be looking for. For a copy, write to her
at R. 2, Box 302 A, Latrobe, PA 15650.
Mary Jane Hoover, New Holland, also has The
Census Taker," which is a short skit used by Amish
schools for many years.