824-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16, 2000
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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
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 answers
to lgood.eph@lnpnews.com
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swering when responding.
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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 Gregory Badger, 3835 Hallam
Ave. Collegeville, PA, wants to buy a large size
T-shirt with the graphics and cartoons depict
ing River Rats, a good-natured group of
people who enjoy water sports in the
Harrisburg area. He writes that the
shirts are colorful and fun to look at.
QUESTION A reader from Loy
sville wants to know how older
generations dug hand wells and wailed
them up with stones.
QUESTION - Mrs. Nolt, Leola,
wants back issues of Organic Garden
ing magazines. Please call her at (717)
656-2530.
QUESTION - Ruth Novinger, Mill
ersburg, writes that she has been
searching for the following items for a
long time. Perhaps readers can help
her find the following items: A metal
jar filler that has two strainers and fun
nel that can be attached and ex
changed on the bottom of the filler
with a metal screw band. Lids to fit
pickle jars purchased at grocery
stores. Handles for Wearever cooking
pots. She has been using the cookware
since 1947 and they are still great but
need new handles, which are curved
and fastened with two screws.
QUESTION Pat Sweetman writes
that she had twin grandchildren born
the week of July 15. Due to the diffi
cult delivery, she was concerned with
her daughter’s health and forgot to buy
newspapers and magazines to pre
serve for the twins when they are
older. If anyone has newspapers and
magazines from that week, she will
gladly pay for the postage to have
them mailed to 2595 Rehmeyer Hollow
Rd., Stewartstown, PA 17363-8940.
QUESTION A Kutztown reader
wants to buy a good gas tank for a
1969 VW Camper bus. Contact Tim
Cherrington, 5 Deer Run Rd., Kutz
town, PA 19530.
QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Den
ver, writes that a school needs 12 cop
ies of “New Songs of Inspiration,” Vol.
11 Song Books. The book is deep red
with gold lettering.
QUESTION - Mrs. Amos S. Kauff
man wants to know if anyone has an
abundance of Correlle dishes to sell.
She would like to have four to eight
cups and saucers plus some other
pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge
Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344.
QUESTION - Cathy Strine, Dover,
wants information and history on a
Cambridge 4-harness loom made by
Reed Loom Co., Springfield, Ohio.
When the loom was purchased, it was
not fully assembled.
QUESTION A reader wants an old-
I'OW
fashioned hoe with five prongs (TVfe-inches)
shaped like a fork, but rounded at the top at
handle and used like a hoe. Although a newer
version is available in stores, she prefers the
older model. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge
Rd., Honey Brook, PA 193441
QUESTION A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to sell an almost complete set of Pfalzgraff
with tan and dark brown colors. She has the
canister set and lots of other pieces in very
good condition. She prefers not to split the
set. If interested, call (610) 273-2075.
QUESTION Art Burt wants a manual for a
Mighty Mac tiller with a 7 horsepower 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 - Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire,
Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron
bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diame
ter. Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call
him collect at (410) 879-8039.
QUESTION - J. Good, 5624 Div. Hwy., Nar
von, Pa., has an older type (Model 3c) Kitchen
aid 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 rea
sonable price.
QUESTION A reader from Myerstown
would like information on a Lion Pittsburgh
water heater, patented Oct. 1, 1907, type FI 4.
It was found in a house she purchased. The
SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION:
MARYLAND NEW JERSEY Belleville
Miller-Lake, Inc.
Biglerville
O.C. Rice, Inc.
Dameron
Carroll’s Equipment
Hagerstown
Carlyle & Martin, Inc
Whiteford
Deer Creek Equipment,
Inc.
Elmer
Pole Tavern Equipment
Sales Corp.
PENNSYLVANIA
Adamstown
Adamstown Equipment,
Inc.
Allentown
Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc,
JOHN DEERE
714 MULCH TILLER /Sk
heater has pipe coils on the inside and a burn
er on the bottom. How was it used?
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 A lady from Blain would like to
know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover
10x13x3-inch.
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 Beiler Jr., New Holland,
would like information on raising nightcrawlers
for fishing bait.
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
penter, Lancaster.
QUESTION Stan Szczepanek, Boyertown,
wants information about brooding chickens
using a coal-fired brooder. He wants to know
what time of the year to do this, how often the
fire needs to be fed, etc. He’s also looking for
a pamphlet describing the use of a Eureka Col
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Carlisle
Gutshalls, Inc,
Centre Hall
Dunkle & Greib, Inc.
Chambersburg L
Clugston Ag & Turf, Inc Li
Fairmount City M<
Miller Equipment Co. W
Hanover Mi
Finch Services-Hanover, Sr
Inc.
Lancaster
Landis Bros., Inc.
JOHN DEERE
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