814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003
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lishing.
QUESTION - Bill Ben
nies, Hamburg, N.Y., wants
the address of Karin Bucan
who does heirloom garden
ing. He and his wife are
newcomers to heirloom
gardening and would like to
talk with Karin.
QUESTION - A reader
wants the words to a song
she heard years ago. She
remembers these words:
“The cyclone appeared, it
darkened the air, the light
ening flashed dark ore the
foam. The children all
cried, don’t send us away.
But let us stay here with
y0u....”
Also, she wants the
words to another song: A
small boy asked the store
keeper about calling his
mamma in heaven. “My
child the merchant mur
mured as he stroked his
anxious brow. Go call Him
up and ask Him where your
mother lives right n0w....”
QUESTION - Larry Las
sak, 132 Elver Rd., Lilly, PA
15938 is a disabled farmer
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who requests information
on where to purchase a
good used golf cart to get
around on the farm. Are
there any organizations
that can assist him?
QUESTION - Ernest
Martin, 5427 Division High
way, East Earl, PA 17519
wants any calendars, wall
plaques, and other adver
tising items printed with
Harry M. Good, East Earl.
The dry goods store was
started on his grandfather’s
farm in the late 1950 s and
later the name was
changed to Good’s Store.
Call (717) 355-2074.
QUESTION - Wilmer
Thomas, Lititz, wants to ob
tain a one-man machine to
harvest asparagus. Can be
either factory-made or
homemade at a reasonable
price. Or, he would like the
name of a manufacturer
who makes the machines.
Cali (717) 626-5813.
QUESTION - A Quarry
ville reader wants to know
where to get slot cars that
are used on electronic race
tracks. She heard Kipps of
Lebanon County have
them, but she has no ad
dress or phone number for
Kipps. Anyone able to help
her out?
QUESTION Gideon L.
Stoltzfus, Gordonville,
wants a Champion juicer
with a burned out motor.
He wants to mount one on
an air motor. He also wants
a Vitamix blender that is in
good shape except for the
motor.
QUESTION - Debbie
Mullinix, Woodbine, Md.,
wants to know how to
clean a large copper apple
butter kettle in order to re
store it to the proper cop
per color. Are there any
special cleaners designed
especially for copper?
QUESTION - Pat Hart
man, Ligonier, wants to
know where to find balsam.
She remembers seeing the
answer in this paper but
lost the address. She wants
the answer repeated for
what balsam is and where
to get it. It’s her favorite
flower and she wants to
plant some in the new
place where she is soon
moving.
Anyone
clip the
informa
tion she
requests?
Please mail it in to have it
reprinted.
QUESTION - A reader
wants a good used copy of
the book “What Katy Did
Next” by Susan M. Cool
idge. Call (814) 275-1689.
QUESTION - Mike Mar
tin writes that he has a few
apple trees and would like
to know where to purchase
a cider press (new or used)
at a reasonable price.
QUESTION - C. Chel
sney, Martinsburg, wants to
buy parts for a hydramac
12 c skid. Call (814)
793-3160.
QUESTION - George
Merryman, Whlteford, Md.,
wants to know where he
can purchase men’s dress
shirts with snap closures.
QUESTION - A. Mary
Nolt, New Holland, wants to
know the value of a Zenith
egg grader scale and what
antique dealers are inter
ested in items such as
these.
QUESTION - E. Rissler,
Mohnton, had a Canon
Starwriter 300 with inkjet
printing (1995 model) word
processor that he liked but
it broke and cannot be
fixed. Does anyone have a
used one to sell to him. He
would be willing to consid
er another brand if it has
an inkjet printing system.
Call (717) 484-0515.
QUESTION - A Mount
Joy reader would like to
purchase an egg grader for
grading several cases of
eggs. Prefers a small
electric model similar to
the Eggomatic or a manual
grader. Call (717)
653-8611.
QUESTION - Sara Wan
ner, Drums, wants to know
if there is a recycling cen
ter that takes old tractor
tires. No one in her area re
cycles them, and Sara is
willing to haul them to a
place that will recycle the
tires.
QUESTION - David Dis
eroad, Lineboro, Md.,
wants to buy a used home
milk pasteurizer and cream
separator in working condi
tion. Call (410) 239-6211.
QUESTION - Brenda
Martin, 250 Golf Rd.,
Reinholds, PA 17569 would
like to swap plastic canvas
patterns, magazines, and
books.
QUESTION - Paul Dowie
wants to know if steel milk
bottle cases are a collect!-
ble item. He has two, one
from Tuscan Union, N.J,
and the other from Milk
Maid Dairy.
QUESTION - Wilmer
Stoltzfus, 14, collects busi
ness cards for a hobby and
would appreciate people
sending some to him at 182
Quarry Rd., Leola, PA
17540.
QUESTION - Nancy
Trout is looking for some
one willing to finish a feed
sack quilt top for time and
material reimbursement.
Write to her at 5430 New
Park Rd., White Hall, MD
21161. Call (410) 692-2990.
QUESTION - Merrie
Stauffer, Myerstown, wants
the words to a poem she
had learned in school. The
first line is “Be on the
square, always be fair.”
QUESTION - Betty Du
vall is looking for a dress
form that has four metal
legs with wheels at the bot
tom, and a metal pole going
up the middle through the
form to the top where there
is a wooden knob. The form
is covered with cloth down
to about knee length and
on top of that is metal
mesh that goes to about
ankle length. It is adjust
able. Betty needs this form
as soon as possible. Call
(610) 827-7749.
QUESTION - Joe Boh
nert, Morris, needs N.H.
skid steer parts for
L7Bl-L783-L785. Does not
need engine parts. Call
(570) 353-7982 evenings.
QUESTION - Thomas
Balthaser, Millerstown, has
a collection of old books
from the late 1800 s to early
1900 s. The books are
mostly about naval history
and subjects. Some are
Naval Academy yearbooks
from the 19205-19305. Ad
miral Faragut Academy
yearbooks are from the
19305-19405, and many
other older naval-related
books make up part of his
collection. Balthaser is in
terested in hearing how to
determine the value of the
books or who to contact for
information. Call him at
(717) 589-7253.
ANSWER Amos Beiler,
Quarryville, wanted to
know where to find back is
sues of the Reader’s Di
gest’s story he thinks was
printed in 1988-1989 about
five men who were adrift
on the Pacific Ocean for
several months and sur
vived by eating fish. Thanks
to Walter Durling for writ
ing that articles can be or*
dered directly from Read
ers’ Digest. Call
1-800*334-9599. When the
voice-activated menu
starts, loudly say, “Opera
tor” to be connected to a
live person who will take
your order. Copies are $4
and can be paid by credit
card.
ANSWER - Lydia Nolt
wanted to know where to
find old-fashioned red beet
seeds. Thanks to Dave
Hake for writing that Lydia
is possibly referring to
what is known as “Lutz’
Greenleaf” or as the “Win
terkeeper” red beets. If
harvested about 55-60
days, it will produce a beet
of normal size. If allowed to
remain in the ground for
about 80 days, and has
been thinned to allow
growth, it will produce a
hugh red beet, which is still
very tender, sweet, and
dark red. The reader has a
seed store in Winterstown
called Hake’s Farm and
Seed. Call (717) 244-2754.
A yearly seed catalog is
printed with this variety
listed along with many oth
ers. If Lydia would like a
catalog, she should call
and request one.
ANSWER - Tim Faber,
Boonville, N.Y., wanted to
find 10-point sockets with
Vs-inch drive mainly used
for square bolts with small
square inside a large
square. Should fit square or
hex made by Wright tools
during the late
19505-19605. He needs
7V*6, Vt, Vs, % or the whole
set. Thanks to a subscriber
for writing that sockets can
be purchased from Roberts
Supply, Bob Snyder, 1751
Woods Rd., Akron, Ohio
44306.
ANSWER - A reader
wanted to know where to
get a large bobsled to hitch
to two horses. Thanks to
James Cooper, 245 Pros
pect Rd., Delta, PA 17314
for writing that he has a
large heavy-duty bobsled to
hitch to two horses. He
also have a few 10 gallon
milk cans for readers who
are interested.
ANSWER - 8.D.H., Air
ville, wanted the city or
town where several milk
bottling plants were locat
ed. Thanks to Harriet Tin
ker for writing that both
Western Maryland and
Kress Dairy were in Balti
more, Md. The BCHD
stands for Baltimore City
Health Dept.