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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
questions. When a reader sends in a question, it
will be printed 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, Lancas
ter Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522.
Attention: Lou Ann Good.
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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 Kathryn Martin would like to locate
a child’s book, "Whafs in the Bakery Truck,” which
was published in the mid 19705.
QUESTION Mrs. David Wadel, Washington
Boro, would like to know where to find a copy of one of
Edgar Guest’s books of poetry.
QUESTION A reader wants to know where
Quincyville, Pa., is located. She also has lyrics to a
song, which includes the words “Well spend the day
in our model A” and the refrain; “She'll go 15 miles per
hour.” She wants to know the title of the song and the
composer’s name, but does not need the lyrics.
QUESTION Janet Spangler, York Springs,
wants to know the names and addresses of seed
catalogs that sell a new variety of cantaloupe seed
called Athena and the Sangria Watermelon seed.
(She isn’t certain of the spelling for the varieties).
QUESTION—Wayne Bishop, Doylestown, writes
that some areas in Bucks County are being overrun
with Canadian geese. They are quite a nuisance at
public and private lakes, ponds, and parks. The
geese no longer migrate. Any one know of a way to
keep them off small ponds?
QUESTION Marion Capp, Mechanicsburg,
would like to know how to keep squirrels and chip
munks away from bird feeders. She h:.s tried all kinds
of feeders with different size openings, plus squirrel
resistant feeders, baffles, and a reddish powder that
the squirrels aren’t supposed to tolerate the odor.
She has tried giving squirrels their own food hoping
they’d let the birds at the feeders, but nothing helps.
She put a feeder in the middle of the clothes line, but
the squirrels climb up from the bottom and run along
the line. She loves her birds and is at her wit’s end on
what to do about the squirrels.
QUESTION Meredith Blum, Chestnut Ridge,
N.Y., writes that she has heard that soap can be
made by using wood ashes instead of lye. She would
like a book or an explanation of the process. She is a
soap maker and would prefer to use wood ashes
instead of chemicals.
QUESTION J. Heagy, 4010 Oak St., Lebanon,
PA 17042, would like ideas and instructions on how
to make handmade wedding favors.
QUESTION—Betty Gruver, R. 1, Box 53D, Miller
ton, PA 16936, would like a pattern to make the
wooden male and female deer displayed in some
lawns during the holidays.
QUESTION Thomas Yamall, Gilbertsville,
writes that cabbage, cauliflower, and grass hay is
showing purple color in them. He heard that it is
blamed on an environmental problem. Also if you
walk in wetground and manure, yourfeetwill swell. If
others have this problem, Yarnall would like to know
what area they are from and what they attribute to the
cause. He and other farmers in his area are having
health problems and with their livestock.
QUESTION Richard O’Rourke, 2846 Highland
Rd., Warrington, PA 18976, needs at least six regen
cy blue ceramic V-cap tiles and two comer caps man
ufactured by Monarch Tile Co. The company went
out of business about a year ago. The tiles are
needed to finish a bathroom sink top edge, which is a
project O'Rourke is doing for his parents.
QUESTION —Jane Troutman, Millerstown, would
'like to know where to send baby shoes to be bronzed.
QUESTION —Estella M. Snyder, Red Lion, would
like to know where to purchase mantels for kerosene
Aladin lamps purchased after the 19305.
QUESTION Ruth Becker, Dover, would like to
know where to find the deluxe version of the game
“Aggravation,’' number 8321 and made before 1989.
QUESTION Martha A. Martin, Lititz, wants the
words to a song ab out a dog: "...He’ll never be a
hound, send him to the butcher shop for 90 cents a
pound. Bow wow wow wow wow, hot dogl'
QUESTION A reader would like to know where
to purchase a weather house that has a sunshine
lady and a raincoat man, which automatically comes
out whenever it is going to rain or the sun shines. The
weather detector houses were made in western Ger
many. The reader wants the type made with plastic
people and not the wooden people.
QUESTION Brenda Garber, East Petersburg,
would like to know where to purchase millet hulls to
use pillows.
QUESTION —Ken Myers is searching for an origi
nal photo of the Adam Greer Motorcycle Motordrome
(wall of death) which was in operation during the early
1930 s in Columbia. Write to him 1885 Felker Rd.,
Middletown, PA 17057-4204.
QUESTION —Mrs. John David Zimmerman, 1313
Weaverland Rd., East Earl, PA 17519, would like to
buy a used four-thread overlock machine.
QUESTION Paul Charles is still trying to com
plete his Montgomery County doe license collection.
Years needed are 1951, '1952, 1953, and 1955.
QUESTION E.J. Beaver, Ringtown, read that
Ida Risser grows peanuts in her garden. He would
like tips on how to grow them.
QUESTION Elliot Myers, Ottsville, would like to
know where to purchase Steenbergen Midget
turkeys.
QUESTION Ella Hix, Hamburg, would like to
know where to purchase a full-grown domestic hen
mallard.
QUESTION—A.K. of R.l, Box 283, 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 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
2V2 -inch rubber or plastic wheels to fix the truck?
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
them.
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.
QUESTION A Shippensburg reader would like
help with her Majesty potted palm. The leaves are
turning yellow 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 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 —Darrell Martin, Lititz, is looking to an
experienced trainer to train or help him train a Border
collie.
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 —Areaderfrom Leola area would like
to know where to get flails for an Agri-Tech model
#GS2OI2O finish mower, new or used.
QUESTION Mike from Pottsville wants the
name of a company that sells egg cartons and will
print the farm logo on 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 A Shippensburg reader needs
advice. She recently purchased four acres of land in
the Cleversburg area. She wants to turn the ground
into a good horse pasture. The land is cleared but full
of weeds. Should she have someone plow the
ground or spray the weeds? How can she turn the
acreage into a good horse pasture?
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 George W. Grube, R. 2, Box 2178,
Orwigsburg, PA 17961, wants to know if someone
who has an old outside br>ke oven made of bricks or
stone has a blueprint or instructions on how to build
one.
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 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 source 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 Reuben Lapp, New Holland, wants
a kerosene heater to put against the wall Aladin Mod
el 5571 U Temp rite - 15.
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 tobacco barn?
ANSWER Pam Eyer, Carlisle, wanted a used
game of Balderdash. One is available from Andy Byl
er, 92 Sunnyhill Land, Belleville, PA 17004.
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