816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2, 2000
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17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good.
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QUESTION Richard A Matz, Galetown,
would like to know the recipe for whitewash.
QUESTION - John Seiler, Waveland, Ind., is
interested in buying a used manual cream sep
arator in working condition for goat milk.
QUESTION - N.W. Shirk wants to buy a
good used or pew fuel shut-off valve for a Ford
601 tractor. Regarding an answer, N.W. Shirk
should write to 263 Bootjack Road, Narvon, PA
17555. N.W.S. also has a Sauder loader for sale
to fit a Ford 601 tractor.
QUESTION - Fred Appel, Paradise, has
about 70 paper patterns for dresses (mostly
size 12), skirts, slacks, and night wear of the
1950-1970 period. Appel also has about 50
books of crochet patterns. To make an offer,
call (717) 442-8160.
QUESTION - W.V. Haagen, Bellefonte,
would like to have the complete poem that
starts as follows:
A woodpecker pecked out a little round hole
Made himself a nest in a a telephone pole
One day, as / watched, he poked out his head
He had on a hood and a collar of red
QUESTION Stephen Miller, Honesdale,
would like to know where he could purchase
the book, “Roughing it in the Bush,” by Susan
nah Moodie, at a reasonable price. Contact him
at HC 62 Box 660, Honesdale, PA 18431.
QUESTION Isaac Stoltzfus would like to
know where to get a copy of the coloring book
called “Pennsylvania Deutsch Laese und Color
ing Buch.” It has a Dutch verse with every page
and is very enjoyable for little children. Call
(717) 933-5642 or write 751 Kutztown Road,
Myerstown, PA 17067.
QUESTION D. Gardiner, Troy, wants to
know where to find parts for Bud-Air Pneumat
ic Pruning Equipment. Gardiner believes they
went out of business at the same time as
Friend Manufacturing sold out. They were both
based in Pulaski, New York.
QUESTION Rex Ringo, Nathalie, Va.,
would like to purchase a book for beginners to
buy, raise and sell Black Angus cattle. Anyone
have one to recommend?
QUESTION A reader wants to know if any
one has had experience with operating a
Hydra-drill to drill a well. And what were the re
sults.
QUESTION Barbara Oegraw, Madison,
N.J., is looking for a Squeez-O-Strainer model
400 T5OlBO manufactured by Bernarducci
Brothers.
QUESTION Kenton Lavy, 7432 DeLisle
Fourman Rd., Areanum, Ohio 45304, wants to
know if anyone has a Ridgid Number 35 hex
wrench to sell. He has been searching for one
for several years and was told they are out of
production.
QUESTION A reader wants to know of a
mailorder source for an Irish clothing catalog.
Call Mike at (570) 544-5417.
QUESTION B. Batterson, 416 Short Run
Rd., Galeton, PA 16922 wants directions for
roping an old rope bed. The pegs are on the
top but slanted towards the right direction.
QUESTION Steve Bucher, Harleysville,
wants to hear from anyone who can provide in
formation or literature pertaining to Bearcat
garden tractors. Call (215)256-6239.
QUESTION Helen Kalwasinski, 1479 Mun
ster Rd., Portage, is searching for a small-sized
Pitzer stove.
QUESTION A new reader from Clarks
Summit has eight bicycles (one Junior and
seven adult). She wants to know if their is a bi
cycle shop nearby that buys used bicycles.
QUESTION A Williamsport, Md. reader has
used postage stamps to sell and some mint
sets from 1973-1990. Call (301) 223-9644.
QUESTION - question - A Manheim
reader needs a lid to the large green Tupper
ware canister set. Will buy th whole set of just
the large green lid. Call (717) 665-4198.
QUESTION Jake Derstine, Mapleton
Depot, wants to purchase a used tabletop
cream separator in good working condition for
a reasonable price. It can be either a manual or
electric model.
QUESTION If anyone is interested getting to
gether with a group of people to share informa
tion on loom weaving, knitting, and quilting,
send your name and address to Lisa Weaver,
52S W. Siddonsburg Rd., Dillsburg, PA 17019.
QUESTION Kenton Lavy, Arcanum, Ohio,
would like to purchase an out-of-print book,
“Plow Peddlar,” by Walt Buescher. The book in
cludes stories by Walt when he worked for
Allis-Chaimers Corp. Call Lavy at (937)
692-8215.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, is
looking for an old type of mountain pie maker
used in camping. The type wanted is round and
the pies look tier shaped when cooked, not the
smooth round ones. Call her at (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION Roberta Qoldsbough, York, has
old Golden books to sell. Cali (717) 755-8868.
QUESTION A reader wants a set of Flexi
blocks to complete a set for her son. The
blocks are similar to Lego bricks. Call (717)
656-8549.
QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver,
writes that a school needs 12 copies of "New
Songs of Inspiration,” Vol. 11 Song Books. The
book is deep red with gold lettering.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has the pattern “Abundance”
in 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 A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
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 diameter.
Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him
collect at (410) 879-8039.
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 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 A Shippensburg reader wants
a pattern and instructions to sew a winter
hooded parka in either men’s small or ladies’
medium.
QUESTION - A Schuylkill County reader
wants to know if anyone knows the value of an
antique dress form from the early 1900 s. It is a
press-and-shape to the form you want to fit.
Any idea of a fair price?
QUESTION I. Wenger wants to purchase
the following three books, but he sent no ad
dress. The books are “More All-Of-A-Kind Fam
ily” and “All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown” by Syd
ney Taylor; and “The Four-Story Mistake” by
Elizabeth Enright.
QUESTION E. Sheetz, Fleetwood, wants to
know how to repair a bum mark on a leather
table top or the name of a professional service
that can fix it.
QUESTION Robin Baummer needs some
one to repair a braided rug with a 10x10-inch
section missing. She prefers someone from the
York or Adams County area.
ANSWER Garth Horlacher, Drums, wanted
to know where to find replacement parts for
long wooden handled farm tools. Ben Beiler,
Kirkwood, writes that Abner G. Fisher, teaman
Road, Lancaster, steams and bends wood and
makes plow and cultivator handles.
ANSWER Robert Finke, wanted a belly
mount mower for his 1950’s era Cub tractor.
Robert Long, 2111 Willow Lane, Clearfield,
16830 writes that production of both the rotary
blade and flail tooth belly mower attachments
for the Farmall Cub ended when production of
the Farmall Cub ended in the mid 1950’5. In
addition, prices for used mowers which rarely
become available are about the same as that of
a new, similar-design belly mower manufac
tured by Woods corporation.
ANSWER Mary Ann Lapp, New Holland,
wondered where to get a heavy-duty spring ap
proximately IV2-inches in diameter and
15-inches long. She wants it for a baby’s Jump
er swing to hang from the ceiling. Thanks to Is
rael S. Beiler who has hundreds of spring sizes.
Contact Israel S. Beiler, 343 Christiana Pike
Christiana, PA 17509, or call (610) 593-2753.
Jeanette Robinson writes that farm machin
ery dealers also have the springs, as different
equipment uses different size springs.
Stephen A Lapp, Kirkswood, writes that Ben
R. Boiler at Kirkwood Overhead Doors, 1665
Noble Road, Kirkwood, PA 17536, has all sizes
and strengths of springs and can also custom
make the size needed.
ANSWER Art Burt wanted a manual for
a Mighty Mac tiller with a seven-horsepower
engine. Contact Gerald A Myer, 5933 Wertz
town Road, Narvon, PA 17555-9467 for help.
ANSWER A reader wanted to find
wooden molding planes made by E.W. Carpen
ter, Lancaster. Roy Bitting, Loysville, has a
plane. Contact him at (717) 789-3250.
ANSWER Nan Garber, Elizabethtown,
wanted a source for buying the brown and red
“monkey socks” and the directions for making
the stuffed monkey. Josephine Howey, of East
Stroudsburg, PA, writes that at Goods’ Depart
ment Store in Earl, PA, one-half mile east of
Blue Ball on Route 23, has the socks and sew
ing directions in the package.
Wise Dry Goods also sells them with the
package and directions. Contact Wise Dry
Goods, R 1 Box 274 C, Loysville, PA 17047 or
call (717) 789-4308.
Ruth Archer of Englishtown, N.J. writes that
a catalogue called “Home Sew” from Bethle
hem has a book of directions for eight different
sock pals, plus regular size socks and minia
ture size socks for baby aniamls. The customer
service numnber is (610) 867-3833.
A regular reader in Maryland says the socks
can be found at Zook’s Store in Intercourse.
This reader uses fabric paint to paint on the
eyes instead of sewing on buttons or embroi
dery. More detail can be given, it’s faster, and
there are no buttons for babies to chew off.
Top Auctioneers Award
At the annual meeting of the New York State Auction
eers Association, held in Syracuse last week, Milo Turn
er, was named “Auctioneer of the Year.
The NYSAA, comprised of approximately 250 profes
sional auctioneers, honored Turner for his expertise,
commitment, and outstanding contributions to the or
ganization, which promotes the auction method of mar
keting and the continuing education of auctioneers.
For the past 12 years, Mr. Turner has sold heavy
equipment, motor vehicles, farm machinery, and other
personal property at public auctions across New York
and Pennsylvania. Service as a board member, past pres
ident, and current treasurer are some of his many contri
butions to the state organization. He is also active in
charitable, community, and political groups.
Turner and his wife, Bonnie, live in Geneseo, N.Y.