812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 16, 2002
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Southern Cove Power Reunion Highlights 275 Tractors
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
NEW ENTERPRISE (Blair
Co.) More then 3,000 people
attended the second South Cove
Power Reunion conducted at the
reunion grounds. New Enterprise
on Saturday and Sunday, Sep
tember 21 and 22.
Flea markets, food, and a
never ending display of power-
Bob Reffner, New Enter
prise, shows off a hand
built McCormick binder.
The binder is built to Vs
scale and bales straw, hay,
and cotton. Reffner offers
the binders for sale and
has a hard time keeping up
with the demand.
Tom Culp and this 1933
Farmall participates in the
tractor parade. The tractor
is in mint condition.
question requires someone
to mail items to you, you
must include your address
or phone number for pub
lishing.
QUESTION - Ray Calvin
Miller Jr., Leesport, is re
questing expert information
on how to clean the exteri
or of a brick building. It
was built in the 19305. The
bricks are yellow and
brown and have been top
ped with aluminum capping
as well as some copper.
Over the years, stain runs
have formed. Miller has a
steam cleaner but needs to
know the best chemical so
lution to use.
QUESTION - Mary Ann,
Beaver Springs, would like
the macrame pattern with
the Nittany Lion head to
put on a pair of chairs.
Send the pattern to Box
205, R.D.I, Beaver Springs,
PA 17812 or e-mail to le
royreich@wmconnect.com.
QUESTION - A Lycom
ing County reader is look
ing for a Dyn-O-Mite infant
seat. It may be used but
should be in good condition
and reasonably priced.
driven equipment were enjoyed
by the spectators.
There were tractor pulled
wagon rides and wagons pulled
by draft horses.
Reunion visistors enjoy a draft horse-driven wagon
ride.
Michael Summers, a mail carrier in Williamsburg, runs
Adam Brown, Gettysburg, was shelling com with a a saw with his belt driven IVi horsepower engine with a
1917 1 Vt horsepower hit and miss engine. throttle governor. The engine was built in 1936.
QUESTION - Shirley Or
fanella, Quarryville, wants
to know where to purchase
a 4- to 5-feet lawn Jockey
boy ornament before
Christmas.
QUESTION - Leroy S.
Fisher, 167 Beiler Dr., Re
bersburg, wants to know if
anybody in Pennyslvania
sharpens cattle clipper
blades or could give him in
formation on where to pur
chase new or used sharp
ening equipment. Answer
will be printed in this col
umn for other readers who
may want the same inform
ation.
QUESTION - Ernest Nolt
wants information on how
to make a bow and arrow to
hunt deer.
QUESTION - S. D. has a
Conestoga wagon in need
of wheel repair. The wheel
has rotted away from the
iron rim and needs to be
replaced. Call (410)
374-6473.
QUESTION - Wade
Monn, Fawn Grove, writes
that The Maryland and
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Preservation Society of
Muddy Creek Forks, York
County, is looking for an
old Wayne 1920 gas station
pump, and one with a glove
which fills up to measure
the gas. The Society is also
looking for a Maytag square
tub washing machine with
a meat grinder attachment,
which is installed in place
of the wringer assembly.
These items are needed for
the general store at the
museum. Call (717)
382-9811.
The highlight was a daily pa
rade of 27S tractors.
Enjoy these photos from the
event.
QUESTION - A reader is
interested in purchasing a
Welbuilt ABM 100 model
bread machine. Phone
(570) 644-2079.
QUESTION - David Sim
pler, Elkton, Md., has a
SATOH 550 G. He needs an
owner’s manual, a front
end loader, and ag tires. He
has aOH Beaver and needs
a rototiller for it.
QUESTION - Joseph
Stoltzfus, Mechanicsville,
Md., wants to know if any
one has a good heavy old
fashioned bell for sell. He
also wants the Golden Rule
series reading books: "Wid
ening Horizons,” “Frontiers
to Explore,” Paths to Fol
low,” and “Open Roads.”
QUESTION - Victor
Chmura, Pottstown, would
like to find out how to re
move stinging nettles from
his flower garden. A previ
ous home owner planted
several plants in the gar
den and now they’ve taken
over the whole plot. Burn
ing, bleaching, and herbi
cides have killed them for a
short time, but they keep
coming back stronger than
before.
QUESTION - A reader
would like to know of a
mission organization that
could use manual typewrit
ers. Call (717) 426-3684.
QUESTION - A reader
would appreciate if anyone
has some Macomber ruta
baga seeds to sell. Or is
there a seed company that
sells them or another vari
ety that they have tried that
taste sweeter and milder
than Laurentian or Ameri
can yellow or American
purple-top (Golden Neck
less).
QUESTION A reader is
interested in purchasing a
large cream separator and
a butter churn capable of
making 40 pounds butter or
more per batch. Any in
formation on these would
be appreciated.
QUESTION - Jene
Maute, Elkins Park, has
some old fruit trees, but is
moving away. She wants to
know what procedures fol
low in order to successfully
grow pear trees from the
fruit seeds.
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know how to get
raw milk in either Schuylkill
or Columbia county and
wants to try making
cheeses with the milk.
QUESTION - Dolores
Caverly, Shavertown, has a
Windsor chair with a brass
plate that reads: The Derby
Chair made by P. Derby and
Co. Inc., Gardner, Mass.
She wants to know if any
information is available on
this chair.
QUESTION - Amanda
Fisher, Kinzer, wants to
knon how to get an instruc
tion book for a 16-quart
Peerless pressure canner.
QUESTION - David
Lounsbury, Chester
Springs, wants to know
where to have old milk
cans replated. What was
the original coating? Was it
food-grade tin plating or
something else?