%■ OU |||||t|4j|g | | This column is for read ers who have questions but don’t know who to ask for answers. “You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking ques tions. When a reader sends in a question, it will be printed in the paper. Read ers 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 Farm ing, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Or, you may e-mail ques tions and answers to Igoo d.eph@lnpnews.com Please clarify what ques tion you are answering when responding. Do not send a self-ad dressed, stamped envelope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish It as soon as possible. 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QUESTION - Simon Renno, Mifflintown, pur chased a grain cradle at a sale. The piece is in good condition, on the side is printed: H.S. Walck Green castle, PA. Renno wants to know who is H.S. Walck, what year the cradles were made by that company, and what year they stop using them. QUESTION - Linda Tyr pin, Jonestown, wants to know how to get rid of un- Coleman Gas Grills ‘With the warm weather soon Harman Wood and Coal Stoves coming it’s time to think about having your gas, wood, coal or pellet stove serviced Give our in house service and installation department a call today Jotul Gas and Wood Stoves Aladdin Lamps and Accessories wanted peo nies without digging them out. QUESTION Lisa Ann Deardorff writes that a hand pump has been on their Got Wood? We have the Furnace! • 304 Stainless steel A * No smoke, ashes or wood trash your home E B hour bum • Located to 100 from your * Connects to your or system The Hardy Outside Woodburning Heating System Heats Your Home and Household Water ttftfrtli t/* *lO Year <jHL Warrant y ®I2SSCi»- Heating Homes In NY and PA Since 1982 WILLIAMSON ENTERPRISES 330 Williamson Ave., Philadelphia, MS 39350 601-656-2639 Dealers 877-606-3113 Wanted Lancaster farm for at least 60 years. It still pumps water; how ever, the handle needs to be pumped at least 10-15 times before the water comes, and the handle will not stay down. When push ed down, it pops back up. Anyone able to tell her what is wrong or how she can fix it? QUESTION - S.E. Brown, Richland, read somewhere that someone makes baskets from old phone books. She would like to know the name and address for the person or organization that does this. QUESTION - Sara Stoltzfus, Cochranville, is looking for someone to fix the motors in her Niagara massage recliner. Does anyone know of anyone who is able to repair them? QUESTION - Paul Cher niski, Unionville, wants to purchase an aluminum car port from a manufacturer and assemble it himself. The carports he sees for sale cost about $l,OOO, but the salespeople do not manufacture them. They order them, sell them, and install them to make a prof it. He wants the name and phone number of the manu facturer. QUESTION - E.G. Re buck, Klingerstown, wants to know where to purchase rubber fingers for a chick en plugger. QUESTION - Krista Schaible writes that a Bucks County friend needs information on how to get rid of colonies of bats. Their barn is literally in fested with thousands of bats. ■’"Esc ] IN-HAM) j nw*ms£ = T s =aj^ s . LEACOCK—* 1 COLEMAN CENTER 0 QUESTION - Shirley Or fanella, 1125 Slate Hill Rd., Quarryville, is looking for an old wooden “spool” like PP&L used for wire. She would like to use it to make a table. QUESTION - (..Martin, Bethel, wants a Tri-Star vacuum sweeper or some thing similar in good work ing condition. If you have one to sell at a reasonable price, call her at (717) 933-8962. QUESTION - Beth, no last name or address given, wants to know how to ster ilize potting soil in the oven before planting vegetable seeds indoors. QUESTION - Ella Eber sol, 311 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540, will pay for the following used books in good condition: “Easy Growth in Reading, Looking Forward,” sth reader, Wfnstone by Ger trude Hildreth (can’t de termine where the book was printed), and “Around the Corner,” a Ginn Basic Reader by Ginn and Com pany, copyrighted 1948-1953-1957-1961, Phillippines copyright 1949. QUESTION - Leon Spory, 730 Roaring Run Rd., Boswell, PA 15531-1946, wants seeds for a pole bean called Lazy wife. He believes it is one of the best stringless bean he ever tried and is a good producer. He likes to plant a few seeds with the field corn, which eliminates the need for poles. QUESTION - Margaret Marshall, Rochester Mills, wants the words to the poem, "Gtossip the Barber,” which .she remembers was in a prose and poetry high school book in the 19405. QUESTION - Curtis Weaver, 1396 Creek Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013, has an Enterprize 2092 sausage stuffer and would like to buy a lard strainer basket and plate to fit inside. Any one have a used one to sell or know where he can buy it new? The Best Escorted Vacations You’ll Ever Find From $ 2144 P.P. Dbl. Add $llO for some departure cities 15 Days Departs Mondays and Thursdays January 13th thru the 30th, 2003. Includes airfare. Hawaiian owned hotels, transfers, baggage handling. Escort flying with you from island to island, staying in OAHU, HAWAII (Kona & Hilo), MAUI & KAUAI. Sightseeing includes Honolulu City Tour with Pearl Harbor, Volcano National Park, Kona Coffee Plantation Tour, Parker Cattle Ranch Museum, Orchid Nursery, Macadamian Nut Factory Tour, Wailua Riverboat Cruise, Fern Grotto, Guava Plantation, plus more as listed in brochure SINCE 1967 NEW HOLLAND TOYS, T-SHIRTS & COLLECTIBLES ONEW ITEMS ARRIVING %W WEEKLY jotMOom CHECK OUR WEB SITE www.abcgroff.com OR VISIT OUR STORE gHc&f JTM VMM Vm <.m TfM. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27, 2002-811 Hawaii Farm Tour TOURS cm for free brochure 1-800-888-8204 MWHOUJUD QUESTION - C. Faus, Hegins, has some ques tions about rhubarb stalks. She writes that in the fall, before frost kills the leaves, she harvests rhu barb stalks. The leaves will not feed the roots after they are killed by frost any way. Some people say the stalks and leaves have poi son in them at the that time of the year. Is this true? If so, why don’t they have poison in them when har vested before June 21 ? QUESTION - M. Nolt, East Earl, wants to know where she can purchase a cast iron 12- or 14-inch pizza pan similar to a Pizza Hut pan. QUESTION - Nine-year old Alvin Stoltzfus collects business cards. He would like if people would send a few from their businesses or a collection of one if they no longer want it. Send to Alvin Stoltzfus, 1195 Mondale Rd., Bird-in- Hand, PA 17505. QUESTION - Mary Davis is looking for simple goat milk soap recipe that uses ice cubes. QUESTION - Ronald Strawbridge, Brogue, wants to know where to purchase cast aluminum name plates, cast on one side only. ANSWER - Mabel Harn ish, Willow St., wanted to know how to keep deer out of her garden in the sum mer without putting up a fence. Thanks to Anna Mar tin, Denver, for suggesting she buy a can of deer re pellant spray available at an animal supply store such as Agway or Key Aid. Also thanks to Phyllis Stitzei, Kutztown, who writes that she had the same problem in her straw berry patch. She heard to put Lifebuoy soap on a stick at the garden to keep deer away. She did and has not been bothered with deer since then. You must put a hole in the soap and tie it to the stick. .4 Islands 19
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