814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 2002
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QUESTION - R.D. from
Bloomsburg wants to know
where to buy ruffled grouse
game birds to raise.
QUESTION - Ruth Ann
Zeiset wants to know what
to do to keep potatoes from
sprouting in the cellar.
QUESTION - Ruth Ann
Zeiset has no use for a
White Mountain 6-quart ice
cream freezer can (the part
that holds the ice cream
mixture). If you’d like it, call
Ruth Ann at (717)
665-6460.
QUESTION Raymond
Shirk needs supplies for a
3M Tartan copier, which
had been given to him. He
is unable to locate supplies
and asks if it is an obsolete
model. The instruction
book says to place a pink
paper (which is light sensi
tive) on top of the original
to be copied. Where can
the pink paper be found?
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know where to
buy rug braiding material,
not cotton, but wool or knit
goods pieces left over from
factories cutting garments.
She thinks the pieces can
be purchased by the
pound, but wherg?
QUESTION - David
Sempler, Eikton, Md.,
wants written information
on scenting in regards to
hunting. He writes that
some days his beagles run
as if they are tied to the
rabbit and work very hard
to keep it going. Sempler
has heard that the ground
breathes in and out and
sometimes it does not. He
knows that barometric
pressure changes affect
scenting conditions and
that extremely dry weather
produces bad scenting
conditions. Sempler wants
factual information on the
relationship between high
and low pressures, dry and
wet ground, and high and
low humidity.
QUESTION - A reader
wants information on the
Lancaster County race
track at the Buck. She saw
a truck puli on a television
show and wants to know
the schedule and direc
tions for finding the Buck.
QUESTION - Dave
Ruble, West Chester, is
looking for cylinder records
(Columbia, Edison, Inde
structible, and others) and
phonograph-related items.
He also wants old trains
and toys. Call (610)
793-4249.
QUESTION - Marian Le
fever, Quarryville, wants to
know where to find a parts
and cutting blade for an
electric Oster food grinder
model 996.
QUESTION - Bev Mid
dleton, P.O. Box 49, Mor
ganza, MD 20660, wants to
know where to obtain in
structions for operating a
Sears & Roebuck incubator
model number 213,57. It’s
a round table top type,
about 100 egg size. Any
help would be appreciated.
QUESTION - A reader is
looking for a pattern to sew
men’s work jeans that are
similar to the Wrangler
brand. Does anyone know
where she can find one in a
size 31x32?
QUESTION - We have a
problem with peas and
sugar pea plants getting
brown specks and turning
yellow and dying before
maturing, a reader writes.
What spray or dust should
we use to prevent this? We
put them in a different spot
every year but continue to
have the same problem.
QUESTION Does any
one know how to dehull
Brazil nuts so they remain
intact. Clarence Sheaffer
writes that he tried soaking
some in warm water. The
hulls softened; however,
the meat also softened and
was stained, which may not
harm it.
QUESTION - Daryl
Sempster, 2645 Old Field
Park, Eikton, Md., recently
purchased a lovely old Sun
beam Mix-Master at a flea
market. The owner’s manu
al shows attachments such
as a knife sharpener, meat
grinder, silver polisher, cof-
fee grinder, can opener,
potato peeler, etc. She
would like to purchase
some of the attachments.
She also wants to buy a
1897 16-gauge.
QUESTION Joyce De
itrich, 153 Dotterer Rd.,
Lenhartsville, PA
19534-9585, lost a glass or
the large fryer cover for her
Guardian Service. How can
she have it replaced?
QUESTION - Ben Kin
singer, 686 Kensinger Rd.,
Meyersdale, wants to know
where to find two old gas
engines in any condition for
an old Maytag washing ma
chine motor that used a
glass jar turned upside
down for the gas. He also
wants a very small Va
horsepower New Holland
gas engine made in New
Holland.
QUESTION - Louise
Hannum, Wagontown,
wants to know if there is
any interest in a complete
1968 Franklin Mint Antique
Car Coin Collection Series
I. it includes 25 bronze
coins dated from
1901*1925 with descriptive
booklet.
QUESTION - M.P., Kln
tnersville, wants to know
where an umbrella with
broken metal pieces can be
fixed.
QUESTION - A reader
has a problem with their
rabbits not pulling fur to
prepare a nest to have their
young. Anyone know what
causes this “unmotherly”
behavior?
QUESTION - Kenneth
Win, White Hall, Md., is
looking for a piece of
Guardian Service cookware
to complete his mother’s
set. The piece is called the
kettle oven, which has
many uses such as baking
and as a water bath can
ner. The piece is large with
a glass lid, wire racks for
baking and lifting Jars when
canning. The cookware was
made during the 1940 s and
19505.
QUESTION - A reader is
looking for the words to
“Black Mountain Light,” a
ballad about a slave owner
who sees a strange light on
the mountain while looking
for a slave.
QUESTION - Carl Det
wiler, Zionsville, wants to
know if any owner of a
3226 QT Bush Hog front
end loader has trouble with
the mounting arms break
ing at the welds.
QUESTION - Leroy
Serventi, Croydon, would
like to know of any vege
table gardening clubs or
groups in Bucks County,
Pa., or in Burlington Coun
ty, N.J.
ANSWER - Thanks to
Irene Burkholder, Bowers,
for sending the answer to
two requests. One reader
wanted to know where to
find parts for a Rival
We Salute Our Faming Industry
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser *
Almost the end of January!
What a month this has been. Too
many days filled with doctor ap
pointments.
My husband has been troubled
with aches and pains for months.
These have finally been analyzed
as a major back problem. So, 10
days ago he had a five-hour oper
ation.
Our daughter, who lives near
Atlanta, flew to Lancaster Coun
ty. It is a comfort to know that
our children care enough to come
and be with us.
My husband has been fitted for
a brace, which he must wear for
several months. Recently, he was
at a loss for words and called the
brace a “cage.” In a way I guess
that is what it will be. He must
learn to walk miles everyday so
the doctors tell him.
While he is in the hospital, my
daughter and I hope to visit some
relatives that she has not seen for
grinder/chopper, and Evan
Weidman, Newville, needs
a lock nut for a small sau
sage stuffer made by En
terprise Mfg. Co., Philadel
phia. Burkholder
recommends the following
two sources: Chop-Rite
Two Inc., 531 Old Skippack
Rd., Harleyville, PA 19438.
Or the Sausage Maker, Inc.,
1500 Clinton St., Bldg. 12,
Buffalo, NY 14206. Phone
(716) 824-5814. Order free
1-888-490-8525.
ANSWER Rebecca D.
Zook, Gap, wanted to know
where to find books and lit
erature about horse den
tistry, horse teeth filing,
and related subjects.
Thanks to Irene Burkhold
er, Bowers, for recom
mending Zook contact Cen
taur Forge Ltd., P.O. Box
340, 117 N. Spring St., Bur
lington, Wl 53105-0340.
The Forge has horse-relat
ed items, books, and cata
logs.
ANSWER - A reader
wanted to know how to
start poinsettias from slips
of the plant. Also, some
readers asked how to care
for poinsettias in order to
have the plants bloom for
the upcoming Christmas.
Thanks to Penn State Ex
tension for supplying the
following information.
Place plants in a warm
sunny window and apply
ample water to prevent the
soil from drying. Tempera
tures below 60 degrees or
above 75 degrees have ad
verse effects on the plant,
which are sensitive to sud
den changes in tempera
ture, improper watering,
and low light intensities.
Modern cultivars may re
quire an application of a
a while. And, then there is shop
ping to occupy our time as there
are always a few things that we
need.
On occasions like this there is
always a lot of adjusting to do.
No longer can we get in the car
and just go somewhere. One must
remember what we are capable of
doing. At least, winter is one of
the best times to be housebound.
I’m hoping that we can find
enough things to keep him inter
ested and reasonably active.
There are many books on many
subjects in our bookcase and on
our shelves. They cover subjects
like clocks, trolleys, mills, quilts,
antique furniture, etc.
As most of our families live far
away, we cannot expect too many
visitors. Today neighbors have
very different occupations and do
not even know of other people’s
situations.
complete soluble fertilizer
to keep the plant in top
condition.
The plants can be car
ried over a second year by
drying them off in March,
and storing in a cool, well
ventilated place until May.
Keep them growing until
March, then gradually re
duce the water supply. Do
not let them dry out in stor
age. In May cut the plant
back to 3-5 inches in
height, and start them back
into growth by starting to
water and moving them
back into a warm, sunny
window. As soon as the
temperature stays above
50 degrees at night, move
them outside into light
shade. Pinch back each
shoot once during the sum
mer to get a well shaped
plant.
When cool nights start in
late August, bring the poln
settia inside to a warm,
sunny window. Day temper
atures should be 70-75 de
grees and night tempera
tures no higher than 60-62
degrees. Fertilize plants
every 7-10 days with a so
lution made by dissolving
one-half teaspoon of a
completed soluble fertilizer
such as 15-15-15 to one
quart water.
Poinsettias form flower
buds under cool, long
nights, if plants are to flow
er again for Christmas, the
plants must be kept in an
unlighted room at night.
The same effect can be
achieved by covering plants
with a light-tight box be
tween 5 p.m.-8 a.m. from
Oct. 1 until Thanksgiving.
After this period flower
buds will be well formed,
and plants will suffer no
adverse effect from light
during this period.