812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12, 2003
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lishing.
QUESTION - Kay Cree,
75 Pine Hill Rd., Marysville,
PA 17053, needs an own
er’s or repair manual for a
Necchi Supernova Ultra
Mark 2 sewing machine.
She is willing to pay a rea
sonable price.
QUESTION - Wilmer
and Luella Reiff, 200 Sheaf
fer’s School Rd., Ephrata,
PA 17522, would like
worthwhile reading litera
ture for school children to
enjoy. They would like it to
be donated to their paro
chial school’s library, but
are willing to pay shipping.
Call (717) 656-2431.
QUESTION Joanna
Martin, Abbottstown, is in
terested in purchasing
books about “A First Look”
at birds, fish, etc. written
by Millicent E. Selsam and
Joyce Hunt. Also wants
Ranger Rick magazines
written between
1981-1991, large National
Geographic children’s
books. Call her evenings at
(717) 632-8718.
QUESTION Janet Span
gler wants to know if any
one knows how to make
angels using beads and
safety pins. She’d like the
instructions.
QUESTION - Lyndon
Martin, Elizabethtown,
wants to know how much
money he could make, and
where to buy and sell guin
ea pigs. Call him at (717)
361-8351.
QUESTION - Paul has
122 special light bulbs that
are 5-inch clear glass
globes: 100 are 60W, and
the remainder are 25W.
The bulbs are new and in
their original cartons. The
bulbs are used for unique
interior decorating and
make-up mirror lights. Paul
believes they would make
brilliant lights for a barn.
The bulbs sell for $4 a
piece at Home Depot. Call
Paul to reach an agreement
on price. Depending on dis
tance, delivery could be ar
ranged. Call (610)
827-7561.
QUESTION - Anita
Moyer, Bernville, would like
to borrow the book, “The
Way She Chose,” published
briefly by Rod and Staff.
Call Anita at (610)
488-7971.
QUESTION - Susan
Evans, Lewisburg, would
like to find a wooden Chi
nese checker board. Call
(570) 523-7751.
QUESTION - Julia Delp,
962 Martin Road, Need
more PA 17238, is looking
for information on diatonia
ceous earth (DE). Does DE
work well enough to be
used as the sole wormer in
sheep, beef, cattle and
dogs? How often should it
be used? Does DE irritate
animals’ digestive 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 IV2 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 “Ishmaer 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
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 Fish
er, 44 Furnace Rd., Quar
ryville 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. Cad (610)
866-3399.
QUESTION - Richard
Laughman, Chambersburg,
wants to know where a
Sony Superscope reel to
reel tape player can be
fixed.
QUESTION - Bill Dan
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 - 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 - 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 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 inlget printing system.
Call (717) 484-0515.
ANSWER In answer to
the request for a used golf
cart, Toni Kellers, Bedmin
ster, writes that a tree farm
near her has several used
golf carts for sale for about
$1,500. Check out the
Website www.agafarm
s.com or call (215)
795-0660. Toni writes that
she drove one, and liked It
so much she might buy one
when she gets a few years
older.
ANSWER - David Dise
road, Lineboro, Md., is
grateful for this column
that enabled him to find a
used honW milk pasteurizer
and cream separator in
working condition.
ANSWER - Debbie Mul
linex, Woodbine, Md., want
ed to know how to clean a
large copper apple butter
kettle in order to restore it
to the proper copper color.
Lizzie Stoltzfus writes that
she has cleaned pennies
and smaller copper items
by using salt and vinegar.
Wet the item with vinegar
and put salt on it while it is
still wet. Let it soak awhile
with the salt on it. Then
scrub with steel wool or a
green scouring pad.
ANSWER - Gideon L.
Stoltzfus, Gordonville,
wanted 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. Thanks to Christ
Yoder who writes that he
has a Vitamix that looks
like new without a motor.
He will sell for $5O. Call
Christ at (717) 529-3474.
ANSWER - Janet Span
gler has a few Balsam or
Lady Slipper seeds to
share. She also has some
Angel Trumpet seeds for
anyone interested. These
have blossoms that open in
the shape of a white trum
pet cup each morning.
They die in 24 hours and
new ones open tl\e follow
ing morning. She cuts them
early in the day and the
blossoms last about 36
hours in the house. They
bloom from mid- summer
until mid-September. The
trumpet measures about
7-inches in length. Send
her a self-addressed,
stamped envelope for
seeds to 7033 Carlisle
Pike, York Springs, PA
17372.
ANSWER In answer to a
request, a reader sent in
these words taken from an
old 78 recording by Roy
Acuff. He believes the
music was originally pub
lished by Acuff-Rose music
publishers in Nashville,
Tenn.
When I’ve Come To The
End Of Life’s Journey
When I Come to the end of
life’s journey, and I’ve
gone' the last mile of the
way. When friends come
to cry and bid me good
bye, I wonder what they
will say.
When they lay me to rest in a
casket of white, from this
troubled old world I’ll be
free, O what will they say,
as they walk slowly by,
when they take that last
look at me?
When they stand ’or me
weeping and mourning,
then the crowd will walk
slowly away, when they
lift up the lace that covers
my face, I wonder just
what they will say.
When they lay me to rest in a
casket of white, from this
troubled old world I’ll be
free. O what will they say,
as they walk slowly by,
when they take that last
look at me.
When I’m left all alone at
the graveyard and they’ve
laid me beneath the cold
clay, when the flowers
they gave are placed on
my grave, I wonder just
what they will say.
When they lay me to rest in a
casket of white, from this
troubled old world I’ll be
free, O what will they say
as they walk slowly by,
when they take that last
look at me.
Master Gardener
Plant Sale May 3
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Penn State Master Gar
deners of Lancaster County will
conduct their first annual plant
sale on Saturday, May 3, from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. inside the auditorium
at the Farm and Home Center,
located at 1383 Arcadia Road,
Lancaster. Few plants will be
over $5. Most perennials are in
two-quart pots.
Featured plants include groups
for native and drought-tolerant
plants, plants to attract butter
flies and hummingbirds, vege
table starts, and herbs. Also in
cluded are division perennials
from Master Gardeners’ gardens
such as ground covers, shade lov
ing plants, long blooming variet
ies, old favorites, climbing, and
many other types.
Master Gardeners will be
available to offer how-to’s for
planting and maintaining pur
chased plants, and to answer any
other questions gardeners might
have about gardening in general.
Penn State Soil Test Kits will
be sold for $6 and a Master Gar
dener will explain the process
and review the lab report form
that will arrive from Penn State
labs a few weeks after the soil test
is mailed in.
Handouts and brochures ap
plicable to spring gardening will