812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 2003 1 ask ‘S* OIL 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. Wherf 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 LGOOD.EPHOLNPNEW- S.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. Please include your phone number because we some times need to contact the person to clarify details. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. However, if your question requires someone to mail items to you, you must include your address or phone number for pub lishing. QUESTION - Julia Del pino, 962 Martin Road, Needmore PA 17238, is looking for information on diatomaceous earth (DE). Does DE work well enough to be used as the sole wormer in sheep, beef, cat tle and dogs? How often should it be used? Does DE irritate animals’ digestive Farm Women Scholarship Winners Selected JOYCE BUPP York County Correspondent GLEN ROCK (York Co.) Fourteen $l,OOO scholarships for advanced studies in home man agement or agriculture fields have been awarded by the Penn sylvania Society of Farm Women. Holly Ann Binkley Jessica Latham tracts? Is any age to young to treat with DE? Can DE be fed free-choice or mixed with loose minerals? If so, at what rate? How can one ensure that all the animals are eating it? If DE kills worms and eggs, will pas tures eventually become worm-free? QUESTION - R.W. Main is searching for a book title “Slim” by William Haines. The book is about the electrification of the Pen nsy Railroad in the early 19305. You can call Hain at (717) 776-7929. QUESTION - Bill Rapp, 6 Rosedale Terrace, Holm del, NJ, is looking for a place to buy a strong, wooden replacement han dle for an old coal shovel. The handle is about 43 inches long and IVz inches in diameter. QUESTION - A reader wants to know how to get a skunk out from under an enclosed porch. Also inter ested in learning how to be rid of skunks in general. QUESTION - Mrs. Mel vin Stoltzfus, 128-A Geist Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601, is interested in buying a new or used butter churn. QUESTION - A reader from Kirkwood is looking for a whitewash formula to whitewash an old board fence. QUESTION - Mrs. Henry King is looking for an old book titled “Ishmael” about a young boy who grew up in poverty and was raised by an aunt. You may contact Mrs. King at 1061 Osceola Rd., Drumore PA 17518. QUESTION - Anna Byler requests a poem or song “We are able to award schol arships due to the continuing sales of our state society cook book,” says Naomi Bupp, Glen Rock, who coordinated compiling the popular cooking volume first published in March, 1991. The cookbook is now in its twelfth printing, and its receipts have en Derick Bollinger Emme Mellott Michelle Miller Timothy Crouse about a young girl who, after being told by her mother to dress warmly, goes out wearing only a thin shawl and freezes. Send the words to Anna Byler, 92 Sunnyhill Lane, Belleville PA 17004. QUESTION - Rachel Fisher, 44 Furnace Rd., Quarryville PA 17566, asks where she can find plates for her Keen Kutter hand grinder, number 22. QUESTION - Henry King wonders if anyone knows the rest of the words to the song that .goes: “If I could see the world through the eyes of a child, what a wonderful world it would be.” Contact him at 1061 Osceola Rd., Drumore PA 17518. QUESTION - D. Peters, Bethlehem, asks where he can find curly maple ve neer. He needs two 3xlo-inch pieces. Call (610) 866-3399. QUESTION - A reader wants instructions to make baskets out of Christmas cards. Since the directions are too complicated to print in this column without diagrams, someone will need to mail the instruc tions directly to Girvin Ann Wainwright, 512 Wain wright Rd., Punxsutawney, PA 15767. QUESTION - Richard Laughman, Chambersburg, wants to know where a Sony Superscope reel to reel tape player can be fixed. 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....” abled the Farm Women to award more than 97 scholarships over the last decade. Farm Women members have traditionally contributed to a scholarship fund through their state dues, with 40-cents of each dues paid earmarked for youth education. With funds generated from the cookbook sales, the So- Thomas Ferguson Kevin Pfantz 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. 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 - C. Chel sney, Martinsburg, wants to buy parts for a hydramac 12 c skid. Call (814) 793-3160. 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 inlget 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 ciety was able to double the origi nal scholarship level of $5OO per individual to $l,OOO. Eligibility for the scholarship is limited to children or grandchildren of Farm Women Society members, for studies at accredited schools and universities. Scholarship winners for this year are from Berks, Franklin, Emily Grove Barbara Reichard would be willing to consid er another brand if it has an inkjet printing system. Call (717) 484-0515. 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. ANSWER - To the Quar ryville reader who wanted to know where to get slot cars that are used on electronic race tracks, a reader writes that they can be found at Jay’s Race Place, 22 Tuckahoe Road, New Castle DE 19720; phone (302) 322-0948; Website www.jaysracepla ce.com. ANSWER - For Amos Beiler, who requested the Reader’s Digest article Five Men Against the Sea: Ema nuel Lentz, 5891 Meadville Rd., Narvon PA 17555, writes that he has the issue and Beiler is welcome to it. ANSWER - To Debbie Mullinix, who wanted to know how to clean a cop per apple butter kettle, Sanford and Thelma Landis suggest scrubbing with steel wool and vinegar. Oven cleaner may also work. Miriam Ruhl writes that Stanley Home Prod ucts sells a product called Copper & Brass Polish. You can request free catalogs or purchase it from Ruhl by calling (717) 653-4416. ANSWER - To Larry Lassak, who requested in formation on where to pur chase a good used golf cart to get around on the farm and wondered if there are any organizations to assist disabled farmers: Lawrence Stratton writes that Las sak’s local cooperative ex tension office or extension agent can provide materials to modify equipment and provide engineering advice. Editor’s note: The local Farm Service Agency office should also be able to help Lassak connect with AgrA bility, a USDA program to assist disabled farmers. Lancaster, Lebanon, Somerset, and York counties, pursuing col lege majors ranging from home management and economics to veterinary science. For additional information on the Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women scholarships, contact Naomi Bupp, 1541 Woodland Road, Glen Rock, PA 17327. Karen Grubb Amanda Scott Sarah Krall Tara Zimmerman
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