828-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27, 1999 You Ask, You (Continued from Page B 18) QUESTION D. Himmel.Chester Springs, would like to know where to purchase good quality dark brown velvet for a women’s coat collar. QUESTION Nancy Crissman, Bloomsburg, would like more information on using Blue Stone and on Barley straw to prevent pond algae. She thought Blue Stone is harmful to fish and plant life, especially if not used properly. QUESTION Kathryn Martin would like to locate a child’s book, "What’s 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 chipmunks away from bird feeders. She has tried all kinds of feeders with different size openings, plus squirrel-resistant feeders, baffles, and a redd ish 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 dories 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 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 530, Millerton, PA 16936, would like a pattern to make the wooden male and female deer displayed in some lawns during the holidays. QUESTION Thomas Yarnall, Gilbertsville, writes that cabbage, cauliflower, and grass hay is showing purple color in them. He heard that it is blamed on an environmental prob lem. Also if you walk in wet ground and manure, your feet will 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 regency blue cer amic V-cap tiles and two corner caps manufactured 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 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 about 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 purch ase 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 Germany. 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 original 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. Answer SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION: MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA Dameron Adamstown Carroll’s Equipment Adamstown Equipment, Hagerstown Inc. Carlyle & Martin, Inc. Allentown White ford Lehigh Ag Equipment, Deer Creek Equipment, Inc. Inc. Belleville NEW JERSEY Miller-Lake,'lnc Elmer Biglervllle Pole Tavern Equipment O.C. Rice, Inc Sales Con QUESTION Paul Charles is still trying to complete 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 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 aboutthreeyears 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 derick County, Md., and would like the source to be relatively nearby. Call him at (301) 371-4537. Carlisle Gutshalls, Inc. Centre Hall Dunkle & Greib, Inc. Chambersburg Clugston Ag&Turf, Inc, Fairmount City Miller’s Equipment Halifax Tobias Equipment Co., Inc. A N DEERE ERGE *PLUS ITERS QUESTION Eleanors fonte, PA 16823, would liketg Stuart on the front The book of the Canesteo Valley ab< QUESTION Joann R 0 | PA 18974, wants to purchj Mystery books. QUESTION H.W. St« lege, PA 16801, would like catalog from the MHflinburgl good price. 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