824-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 19, 2000 1C ask low This column is for readers who have ques tions 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 mail ing 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 answers to lgood.eph@lnpnews.com Please clarify what question you are answer ing when responding. Do not send a self-addressed, stamped en velope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon as possible. Please in clude your phone number because we some times need to contact the person to clarify de tails. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. QUESTION A reader wants to make kitty and doggie draft guards to keep air from creep ing beneath the doors and asks what is put in side to give the form weight? QUESTION Dennis Dempsey, Royersford, wants to know where to find a manual for an early 1950 s Farmall H tractor or a copy of the same. QUESTION Art Burt wants a manu al for a Mighty Mac tiller with a 7 horse power engine. QUESTION Diane Morris wants to know if anyone has a quern or a hand powered corn mill. Please call her at (610) 498-2271. QUESTION - L. Gingrich, Mer cersburg, would like a copy of the book “Up the Conestoga” by Issac Horst. QUESTION - A reader has an old McCormich-Derring mower, circa 1920, which they would like to paint and re store to it’s original color. Anyone know of a reference that includes information on restoring it and the original paint needed? QUESTION - Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire, Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diameter. Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him collect at (410) 879-8039. QUESTION - J. Good, 5624 Div. Hwy., Narvon, Pa., has an older type (Model 3c) Kitchenaid mixer in working condition. The bowl broke and he would like to replace the bowl or offer the mixer to someone who has a bowl at a reasonable price. QUESTION A Christiana reader would like to know where to purchase home canned black raspberry juice. QUESTION A reader from Myers town would like information on a Lion Pittsburgh water heater, patented Oct. 1, 1907, type Fl 4. It was found in a house she purchased. The heater has pipe coils on the inside and a burner on the bottom. How was it used? QUESTION - Mrs. John Randall, 3661 Abbey Rd., Bloomfield, N.Y. 14469-9794, wants to buy a World Rummy, a board game that is no longer manufactured. QUESTION Lydia Nolt is looking for used bricks, doesn’t manner if they have plaster on them. Call (717) 656-2530. QUESTION - Bob Snyder, Akron, Ohio, writes that his tomato and sun flower plants have leaves that are dying at the bottom of the stalk and are work ing its way up killing the plant. What can he do to prevent this? QUESTION A reader writes that she and many other seamstresses often have difficulty discerning the right and wrong sides of fabric. She wants to know if the holes along the edge of the fabric are punched from the right or wrong side or if that varies and is not a clear indicator. QUESTION Janice Wise wants to know where to find a copy of the child’s book, “Pop’s Candy Store.” Phone (610) 589-4048. QUESTION George Spencer wants to know if anyone sells old-fashioned buttermilk. QUESTION - Edith Gardner, New Oxford, wants to know if anyone knows of a buyer in terested in purchasing a series of pictures of the 1997 Baltimore Orioles. The set includes seven 10x12-inch pictures of the entire team with individual pictures of several team mem bers. Call (717) 624-5505. QUESTION Sue Braun, Hershey, has an older model of a metal meat grinder attach ment that fits on a K 45 Kitchen Aid mixer. The cutting blade was accidently thrown out and the dealer no longer carries a replacement. Anyone have a blade to sell? Call (717) 367-5611. QUESTION Ed Hoffman writes that ground hogs are taking over and making large holes in his partially wooded one-acre property. Are ground hogs beneficial in any way. What can he do to get rid of them? QUESTION A lady from Blain would like to know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover 10x13x3-inch. QUESTION For an upcoming reunion, Sha ron Kemper wants photos from 1900-1955 of Shettles’ one-room school at Conewago Town ship, York County. Write to Sharon at 360 Buck Rd., Dover, PA 17315. QUESTION Mike Kramer, Quakertown, SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION: MARYLAND NEW JERSEY Belleville Miller-Lake, Inc Dameron Carroll’s Equipment Hagerstown Carlyle & Martin, Inc Whiteford Deer Creek Equipment, Inc Elmer Pole Tavern Equipment Sales Corp PENNSYLVANIA Adamstown Adamstown Equipment, Allentown Chambersburg Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc Clugston Ag & Turf, Inc, 45- TO 75-HP 5000 TEN SERI needs parts for a Van Wert model VAISOO coal stoker. The company was from Peckville, and he understands it went out of business in the late 1900 s. Does anyone know a source for parts or if the company’s parts stock was bought by another company? QUESTION Rebecca Kreider, 821 Airport Rd., Bethel, PA 19507, has old calendars with photographs from the early 1900 s advertising several businesses in the Ephrata and Lancas ter areas. Write to her if interested in purchas ing the calendars and if you know how to de termine the calendars’ worth. QUESTION Mrs. Robert Lowe, Shermans Dale, wants the music and words to the song: “Eleven more months and 10 more days, I’ll be out of this calaboose.” She writes that this is a very old song that an older gentleman used to sing. QUESTION Jonas Seller Jr., New Holland, would like information on raising nightcrawlers for fishing bait. QUESTION A Gordonville reader is looking for a timecard clock that runs off a 12-volt bat tery or electric. Send information to Elmer Ebersol, Colonial Rd. Woodworks, 139-A Colo nial Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529. QUESTION Robert Fleckenstein, Woods town, N.J., wold like to know where to buy a Time magazine dated May 15, 1950. QUESTION A reader wants to find a copy of Larry Benoit’s book, “How To Bag The Big gest Buck of Your Life.” He also would like to find wooden molding planes made by E.W. Car- (Turn to Page 825) tot Biglerville O.C Rice, Inc Carlisle Gutshalls, Inc Centre Hall Dunkle & Greib, Inc S TRACTORS Fairmount City Miller Equipment Co Halifax Tobias Equipment Co., I Hanover Finch Services-Hanover, Inc Lancaster Landis Bros., Inc
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