816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24, 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 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. Do not send a self-addressed, stamped enve lope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon as possible. Please include 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 Margaret Diamond, Southampton, N.J., writes that while riding in a car, she spotted a truck tire hobby horse hanging in a tree. Does a read er know where to obtain either the pattern or a hobby horse? QUESTION Omar Fisher, Lancaster, wants 100-200 small wooden thread spools. Please write how much you want for each spool to Fisher at 133 Buckwalter Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602. QUESTION Sherri Pitman, 212 Ironstone Dr., Lititz, PA 17543, would like to rent a portable cider press for one week in October. QUESTION —The Vanhorns of Mt. Pleasant Mills would like sources for wooden sash insulated replacement windows to fit an old house. QUESTION Mary Weaver, 480 Frysville Rd., Ephrata, PA would like to purchase both “Sociability" and “America Sings," songbooks. QUESTION Melvin Long, Whitehall, Md., wants a repair manual for a 12V battery charger. QUESTION E.M. Snyder, Red Lion, would like to know how to keep deer out of the truck patch. QUESTION Lois Ann Martin, 3630 Depew Rd., Canandaigua, N.Y., writes that John Eward Zoller, a former radio pastor, used to mail out booklets to lis teners. He is now deceased, but Lois Ann would love to have booklets written by him. QUESTION Norma McClure, Freeland, Md., writes that her mother is in a small assisted-living home. The manager is looking for heavy divided plates like they used to have in restaurants. QUESTION Norma McClure, Freeland, Md., purchased an old lamp at an auction. The top globe was glued and separated during transporting it. She needs to know how to contact someone who can repair glass because the globe is beautiful. QUESTION A reader from Annville wants paperback books from the White Indian Series by Donald Clayton Porter. There are 30 books in the set, the reader needs from 21-30 in the series. QUESTION A reader is looking for a source to purchase Superset or Nestle hair setting lotion or a similar product. QUESTION Tom Hicswa Sr., Hammonton, N.J., is searching for information and a head gasket for an oil pan that fits Centaur Tractor Model KV Engine No. 125620 made in Greenwich, Ohio. QUESTION Ezra Burkholder, Washington Boro, writes, "Help, bulrush or cattails are taking over the pond.” Any suggestions on how to control them? QUESTION Mrs. Clyde M. Stauffer, R.l, Box 294, Port Trevorton, PA 17864, would like to purch ase books written by Lois Lenski and old school read ing books such as "Jerry and Alice,” and "Dick and Jane,” series. Send her book titles and prices. QUESTION Andy Beelor, 218 Thompson Rd., Delta, PA 17314, wants to buy the books, "Chesa peak,” which has some history on William Penn and Ben Franklin; "Anne of the Green Acre,” and "Pol lyanna Grows up.” QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver, would like to know if anyone has a Pfaff 19 sewing machine to sell for parts or where to find cams and an operator manual for it. QUESTION Anyone interested in purchasing an antique, hand-push seeder imprinted with: Plant Jr., Made in U.SA, Marque Deposee, M. Ind. RGTRDA No. 17269. . . .On seed box: Iron Age C3B C 39? Contact Albert Uebno Sr., 3211 Bear Run Rd. Taneytown, MD 21787. QUESTION Diane Columbus is looking for a dried thistle source. QUESTION Don Meily, R.l, Box 144, Hershey, PA would like to find a Coleman vase table tamp in working order. Will pay a reasonable amount. QUESTION Marie Miller, HC62, Box 660, Hon esdale, PA 18431 is looking for Corelle dinner plates in the strawberry pattern. QUESTION Irvin Zimmerman, Box 2351, R. 2, Fleetwood, PA 19522, is looking for Eli Z. Zimmer man milk bottles in quart and pint sizes. QUESTION Jim Grube would like to trade four turf tires and wheels for four ag tires and wheels. His tractor is a Deutz Allis 5215 compact diesel. Massy Ferguson 1010 is interchangeable. Contact him at 673 Lancaster Pike, New Providence, PA 17560. QUESTION E.L.Z, R. 2, Box 221-B, Loganton, PA 17747, wants plastic canvas patterns to copy and return. QUESTION Carl Kline, Rtl, Box 163, Womels dorf, PA 19567 wants to buy an out-of-print book, “Basic Bible Doctrine," by Millard F. Day. The book was formerly printed under the title, “Whafs in the Bible," a small paperback published by Moody Press. QUESTION Judy Corbin Brosious, Sunbury, would like a book written by Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Hanover, Ct. Lawson’s mother was a Corbin and published a genealogical record of the Corbin family about 1905. Judy is doing research on the Corbin family. QUESTION Ben Kinsmyer, 686 Kinsmyer Rd., Myersdale, PA 15552, would like to locate a water cooled one cylinder gas engine. Doesn’t ma|ter If bro ken or rusted parts. Will pay cash. QUESTION Marian Belka, Old Forge, N.Y., is looking for the descendants of Rudolph and Anna Harris who once had a farm in West Nantmeal Town ship in Pa. QUESTION David Thompson, New Market, Md., would like to know if there is anyone to repro duce several brass shippers identification tags, which had been placed on the top of milk cans. The letters are approximately % -inch high. QUESTION Ezra Gottschalk, Ephrata, wants information on the Armchair Video Club of York County. He believes they have videos of European Gardens, etc. QUESTION Earl Thoman, Railroad, is looking for a U.S. Army Veteran or someone who help give him the history of a picture taken in France in 1919. The 4-foot picture of 189 soldiers is of Co. C 115th Infantry, taken with a city background. Call Thoman at (717) 235-3197. QUESTION Doris Gehman, 1207 W. Elizabeth town Rd., Manheim, PA 17545, wants a children’s book, “RPundabout Red Gate Farm," a lift-the-flap treasure hunt book by Linda Hayward and published by Grosset and Dunlap, copyright 1987 ISBN 0-448-11326-0. QUESTION —Steven W. VanKuren, R.l, Box 26, Montrose, PA 18801 would like to know If any readers know who has a registered Holstein with Coleman- Crest prefix or a daughter from a Holstein with that prefix. He writes that Coleman-Crest was his family’s dairy farm and he would like to purchase a heifer or calf for showing. QUESTION D. Himmel, Chester Springs, would like to know where to purchase good quality dark brown velvet for a women’s coat collar. QUESTION Paul Cherniski, Unionville, would like to know where to purchase laminated wood to use on rifle stocks. He does not want a premade rifle stock, but a chunk of laminated wood approximately 2x6x24-inches long, in black or gray tones or in dark brown and light brown shades, or black, green, and brown tones. 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 property. 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 problem. Also if you walk in wet ground 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 A reader would tike 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 —• Ella Mix, Hamburg, would like to know where to purchase a full-grown mallard. . ' „ QUESTION B. Light, Lebanon, wantd to know where to obtain dolls and colored milk filter padd to dress dolls with them. Lee Wards no longer sells them. QUESTION—EIeanor Stewart, 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 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 Dennis Slodysko, Shade Gap, would tike the address and phone number for the Hydro Mac skid loader MFG Co. QUESTION Anna Bonham, Honesdale, would like to know where to purchase dolls of Princess Di's and Prince Charles’ wedding and Fergie's wedding dolls. QUESTION Nancy Wallace, Lancaster, pur chased a Niagara lounge chair with heat and rolling massage years ago. Now she needs service but doesn’t have a current address. She tried Brocton, N.Y., but the letter was returned. QUESTION Tom Salvadore, Newtown, wants to know where to purchase wood chisel handles for Stanley Wood Chisels #750 for several sizes ranging from % - to V/2 -inches. QUESTION G. Sweitzer, Airville, would like to know the chemical recipe for the solution in which apples were dipped prior to cold storage over the winter. What else can be done to improve the texture of York Imperial apples stored at 32 degrees? QUESTION Shirley Miller, Nazareth, wants a candy thermometer that can be used in the micro wave. Everywhere she looks, she can only find the kind that cannot be used in the microwave. Anyone know where she can find one? QUESTION Patricia Stoltzfus, Honey Brook, is collecting milk moustache ads. Anyone able to help her, write to 1395 Suplee Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344. QUESTION Mitch Hughes, Frankford, W.V., wants to purchase old metal signs advertising Dr. Le Gear products, with a picture of the world's largest horse, a Percheron. (Turn to Pag* B 17)
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