824-L«nca«ter Farming, Saturday, February 19, 2000 tyouAsk you 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, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Or, you may e-mail questions and an swers to lgood.eph@lnpnews.com Please clarify what question you are answering when responding. Do not send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon as pos sible. 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 Constance Becker, Cato, N.Y., is trying to locate replacement wire bales for old-styie glass top canning jars in both regular and wide-mouth sizes. Anyone know of a supplier? QUESTION - Kenneth Keister, Middle burg, wants a home use family-sized milk pasteurizer. Write to him at R. 4, Box 140, Middleburg, PA 17842. QUESTION - Tony Knipp of Blooming Grove, NY, is looking for a Ertl Divio Truck, Harrisburg Dairy Show issue. If you have one, please call (914) 496-6841. QUESTION - Lisa Weaver, Dillsburg, is looking for someone who will give loom weaving lessons. She is interested in learning to weave rag rugs and other items. She also wants lessons in sec tional warping. Please write to Lisa at 529 West Siddonsburg Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019. QUESTION - Mrs. Sam Van Orden of Catskill, NY, wants a pattern for a stuffed toy cow, so she can make a Brown Swiss cow for her granddaughter. Her address is 188 Embought Road, Catskill, NY - 12414. QUESTION - Jakes Woodturnings is looking for the “inside gut” or screw down part of an old piano stool. He would take more than one if they can be found. QUESTION - A Lancaster County resi dent has a 1908 Ingelnook cookbook published by the Bretheren church Ingel nook magazine. This cookbook contains recipes from Lancaster Countains during that time. Anyone intersted should call (717) 336-5696. QUESTION - Julie Shelley of Landis burg is looking for a retailer or mail order house in the Perry/Cumberland County area. QUESTION - Marion Capp, Mechan icsburg, wants to know where she can buy a videotape of the old Don Knots movie, “The Incredible Mr. Lempit.” It’s about a man who turns into a fish and helps the U.S. Navy. QUESTION - Barry Johnson of Bloxom, VA, wants to know where the show is that has all kinds of chicken and fowl. Martha Stewart had it on one of her shows, and she said it was held in Pennsylvania. QUESTION - C. Becker, Cato, NY, wants to locate replacement wire bales for old-style glass top canning jars, in both regular and wide mouth sizes. QUESTION - Daniel Young of Mohnton has 300 used auto tires that were used to weigh down trench silo covers. If you can use them, write to him at RDI, Box 1242, Mohnton, PA 19540. ■> QUESTION - Sara Newswanger, Narvon, wants to know of a seed catalog that has Love Me Begonia seeds, which are also called Christmas Begonia or Busy Lizzie. It is an old-time houseplant with a single pink flower on a cluster. QUESTION Elam Stoltzfus wants a used 12-quart White Mountain ice cream freezer. Write to him at R. 2, Box 203, Loysville, PA 17047. QUESTION - Loyed Adams, 541 Wintersteen School Rd., Millville, PA 17846, wants to know where to purchase a Sotz automatic draft control for a barrel stove. QUESTION Christine Westerhole, 2424 Edgemore Ave. Easton, PA 18045, is looking for a local breeder or owner of unregistered Border collies and Aus trailian Shepherds. She wants to buy a pup for a pet, not to breed or show. QUESTION Barbara Oldanteeks has a big old tin or steel roof on an old barn that has rusted. She does not have a lot of money to replace the roof and wants to know how to preserve the roof. Is there a coating that is better than others? Does the aluminum paint work well and will it keep it from rusting further? Any infor mation would be appreciated. QUESTION Amy Mcßlane, Boyer town, is raising a dual breed chicken buff orphingtons. Amy wants to know how old the males can become without 6 0i Aerial imagery-derived crop vigor index comparing speed of burndoum between GRAMOXONE EXTRA and glyphosate. Corn was planted May I. %k : S. ©2IKKI Zeneca Ag Products Inc C.RAMOXONE* is a registered trademark of a Zeneca company Ciramoxone Extra is a restricted use ptstmde AQ Farm Safely Always read and follow label directions caponizing or getting tough. If 13 weeks Is the maximum, she wants to caponize them or needs someone to teach her how to do it. She has written information, but want hands-on experience. QUESTION Jean Kriebel, Harleys ville, is looking for seeds or plants for yellow impatiens. Anyone know where she can find them. QUESTION A Schaefferstown family is looking for an old version of the “Can dyland” game. Call (717) 949-2846. QUESTION A reader wants to know where to buy photo albums with fabric and lace covers. QUESTION Ruth Boshnaugle, 202 Sylvan Retreat Rd., Columbia, PA 17512, would like to know if anyone has a Helen Barth cassette tape they would be willing to part with? QUESTION Lois Sollenberger, 2136 Hillview Dr. Fayetteville, PA 17222, would like to find one or more copies of the little Golden books called “The Rag Man’s Sneeze.” QUESTION Susan Sensenig, Mount Joy, is looking for a white teddy bear dressed in blue with stars, moons, or a design that glows in the dark. These 12- inch bears had been sold in 1994, she thinks, by Furst McNess Co., Freeport, 11. QUESTION Ann Hochenbury is look ing for a pattern for an Afghan called “The Night Before Christmas.” The PLANT. - Bare soil = Brown vegetation = Yellow vegetation = Green vegetation design is by Raymond Gustafan, photo graphed by Scott Little, and is a scenic portrayal of St. Nick’s midnight ride, which captures many details mentioned in the poem. The central motif is the fare well scene, complete with miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. The pat tern appeared in the 1991 "Better Homes and Garden" magazine. QUESTION A reader wants to know where to find Iris bulbs that bloom more than once and the name of a mail-order catalog where they are available. QUESTION Mary Haubrick writes that she has a box of beautiful broken Fenton art glass yiat was the result of a wall-shelf breaking accident. A lot of the glassware was hand painted cranberry as well as other colors. The pieces were shattered so badly that they can not be repaired; however, the glass is still beau tiful. She is looking for someone who works in mosaic glassware made with a type of grouting to transform the unfor tunate disaster into a work of art. Contact Mary at 25435 Great Cove Rd., McCon nellsburg, PA 17233. QUESTION. The Enos B. Stoltzfus family would like a set of "Boxcar" chil dren’s books to borrow or buy at a rea sonable price. The family does not have a phone, but their address is 119 Lower Valley Rd., Christiana, PA 17509. & 5 DAI Planting sooner in finish big at harvest. A< herbicide gives you fas GRAMOXONEI labor. This season, start For more informal or visit our web site at Note All treatments were tank mixe<
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