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QUESTION - Nancy
Stoltzfus, Lewisburg, wants
to know where to find
knobs for Vita-Craft stain
less steel kettles.
QUESTION - Nina Pur
vin wants information
about a Purvin Dairy Com
pany, which operated in
Lancaster during the
19405-19505. She has
found some interesting bot
tles, a calendar, and a
poster from the company.
The latest item is from
1952. She’d like any in
formation someone might
have about the farm and
dairy.
QUESTION - Marnita
Stoltzfus, Parkesburg,
wants to buy an old Scrab
ble game. It does not need
a board. Call her at (610)
857-1303.
QUESTION - John
Shank, Smithsburg, Nld.,
needs a pair of handles for
his horse drawn cultivators.
The handles should be
58-inches in length. He
thinks perhaps someone in
Lancaster County may
handcraft the handles but
needs a contact.
QUESTION - Cathy
Heagy, Narvon, is looking
for a children’s book, "The
Little Boy From Shickshin
ny,” which is about a boy
who got mad at a cow lying
down in the dark and
kicked it only to find out it
was really a bear. Her
grandmother had a copy
when Cathy was a child.
QUESTION - Lena Ober
holtzer, 202 E. Eby Rd.,
Leola, PA 17540, writes
that a few months ago a
reader requested an in
struction and recipe book
available for a 6-quart
Mirro-matic pressure cook
er. The reader mentioned
that she received the an
swer, but the source wasn’t
mention. Lena needs one.
She had contacted Cooks
Corner in Wisconsin, but
they no longer have the
books. Does anyone have
one to send to Lena?
QUESTION - Gerry
Noecker, 2830 Irish Creek
Rd., Bernville, PA 19506 re
quests the books, “The
Lion Hound,” and “The De
sert Dog,” by Jim Kfel
gaard.
QUESTION - D. 8., Wap
waliopen, wants to know
how to clean cast-iron fry
pans and griddles with ac
cumulated baked film on
them. He also wants to
know how to restore a
cast-iron Dutch oven pot
that cooked dry and
scorched.
QUESTION - Erica Bow
ers writes that Recycling
Services Inc., 365 Elm St.,
Pottstown, is a multipur
pose recycling collection
center, which takes almost
any item including plastics,
metal, and clothing. Re
cently the center lost its
market for used clothing
and fabric they collected.
The center wants to know
if anyone is interested in
starting their own used
clothing or consignment
business? The person must
be willing to take and use
everything. No throwaways.
Contact Jim Crater (610)
323-8545 or at the Website
www:recyclingservices.org.
QUESTION - The Ke
merer family, Latrobe, want
to know the price of used
barn siding measuring
10-12-foot lengths and
8-10 inches in width. The
wood is about 150 years
old.
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
Spangler wants to know if
anyone 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, Bemville, 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 diatoma
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
dei, 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. 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 - 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 - 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 flqshed dark ore the
foam. The children all
cried, don’t send us away.
But let us stay here with
you
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 livesright n0w....”
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. 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.
ANSWER - A reader
from Kirkwood requested a
whitewash formula to
whitewash an old board
fence. Thanks to Anna Zim
merman, Newville, for
sending the following in
formation:
Whitewash
A good whitewash solu
tion begins with lime putty
made by mixing 50 pounds
of fresh hydrated lime
(more durable than lump
lime) with 7 gallons water.
Let stand 2-3 days. For
shed or fences, dissolve 15
pounds common salt in 5
gallons water and slowly
stir into lime putty. Apply
whitewash on wet fence. It
is transparent when wet
and opaque when dry.
This whitewash mixture
lasts several months if not
used immediately.
ANSWER - Anna, Byler
thanks many readers for
answering her request for a
poem about a young girl
who, after being told by her
mother to dress warmly,
goes out wearing only a
thin shawl and freezes.
Young
Rancher Award
Application
Deadline
Approaches
ALBANY, N.Y. The New
York Farm Bureau Young Farm
er and Rancher (YFR) Commit
tee has announced the applica
tion deadlines for upcoming
award programs. The three
awards Achievement Award, Ex
cellence in Agriculture Award,
and Discussion Meet are open to
all Young Farmers 18-35 years of
age.
Dodge is sponsoring these con
tests on the state level by provid
ing a $5OO cash award for the top
prize winner of each contest. The
New York Farm Bureau YFR
Committee also provides cash
awards for the winners and final
ists for each contest.
The Achievement Award rec
ognizes young farmers for their
farming pursuits and
participation/leadership within
agriculture and their ,own com
munity. The judging of this
award is based on Farm Bureau
and community involvement,
leadership and accomplishments,
progress of the farm enterprise,
and management ability and role.
A new prize has been added
for the NYFB winner of the
Achievement Award Kubota
Tractor Corporation has agreed
to donate use of a Kubota M Se
ries Tractor (44-98 horsepower)
with loader for one year (not to
exceed 400 hours).
The Excellence in Agriculture
Award is an award designed to
recognize Young Farmers, while
actively contributing and grow
ing through their involvement in
agriculture, leadership ability, in
volvement and participation in
Farm Bureau and other organi
zations.
Three finalists, singles or cou
ples, will be selected for both the
Achievement Award and Excel
lence in Agriculture Award.
These finalists will compete at
the New York Farm Bureau
Summer Spectacular Event on
Wednesday, July 30 at the NYS
Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
The application deadline for
the Achievement Award and the
Excellence in Agriculture Award
is May 1.
The winners of each award in
New York State will continue on
to compete at the national level
during American Farm Bureau
Federation’s 85th annual conven
tion in Honolulu, Hawaii, Janu
ary 11-14, 2004. All national con
testants in these programs will
receive an inscribed plaque, and
winners will receive a selected
2004 Dodge pickup truck.
For more information on the
New York Farm Bureau Young
Farmer and Rancher program
and awards, contact Patti Dugan,
deputy director, at
1-800-342-4143.