1 ask t on 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. When 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 John Deere ITEM # JDRI3 • One of twelve original recordings of John Deere tractors plays at the top of each hour ’ nottbte * Requires tftree -AA* batteries past and present XV (not Included) Only $18.95. PA'Residents Add 6% Sales Tax. + $5.95 Shipping. We Ship UPS. Country Housewares Store 589 Musser School Road, Leola, PA 17540 717-556-0985 South of Rt. 23 off South Groffdale Rd. (Groffdale Ave.), Ist road on left past Hayloft Candle Barn - Between Leola Sc. New Holland LGOOD.EPH9LNPNEW- 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, iff your question requires someone to mail items to you, you must include your address or phone number for pub lishing. QUESTION - Roy Rout zahn, Clear Spring, Md., is looking for someone who knows where to buy pro cessed tobacco stems, leaves, or any tobacco scraps for farm use. Call (301) 745-3557. QUESTION - Ben Kin singer, Meyersdale, wants to know where to get an old Farmall M Kids pedal tractor, any condition. He alsojwants a John Deere 60 or other old kids’ pedal tractors. Also, wanted is a IHP IHC Mogul Gas engine for parts. QUESTION - Wilson Gorrell, Forest Hill, Md., is trying to find information on a single wheel, manual push-type seeder and where to buy the metal seed plates (especially for lima beans). No identifica tion plate can be seen and the planter is estimated to be 40-50 years old. The seed box is round and ap pears to be cast iron. QUESTION - In William sville, New York, outside of See Duncan Sales & Service Representative for Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces • Light sensor to deactivate sounds when room Is dark • Measures 13 s"x 13 s“x T 90 DAY FREE FINANCING* Call or See George Duncan 1-800-332-6293 Millville, PA 1-570-458-6293 90 Days Free Interest with Approval Financing 'with approved credit A mm in Buffalo, there is a former gas station/minimart of which Polly E. Mathys, Spring City, Pa. is part owner. She writes: “We are selling the ground, and the building will in all likelihood be torn down. In this build ing are store-type items such as display shelves, a walk-in cooler with five glass door fronts, and five 6-foot-long chest coolers (you know the kind you reach into in the store to get your Popsicle or what not). The buyer of the ground doesn’t want them and neither do we. But rather than get a certified refrigerant remover to come in and then trash all this equipment, we’re look ing for a food bank, a farm, a produce stand, or whoev er to come to Williamsville and claim these items. None of this stuff is new, but to our knowledge, it all worked the last time the electricity was on.” Call Polly at (610) 495-6185 for more information. QUESTION - L. T. Burke, Southampton, wants to know where to buy out door iron furniture from the 19605-1970 s that is in new or very good condition. He wants straight and rocking chairs. QUESTION - Naomi King, Lititz, wants to know where to purchase replace ment thermos fids with at tached spouts to drink from. They are the 2-quart Rubbermaid jugs with screw-on lids. TOYS, T-SHIRTS & COLLECTIBLES ONEW ITEMS ARRIVING WEEKLY MWHOU.AW JohnOceae CHECK OUR WEB SITE www.abcgroff.com OR VISIT OUR STORE (717)355-2121 (500)346-8319 110 South Railroad Ave., New Holland, PA 17557 Monday Thru Friday 7:30-5:00; Saturday 7'30-Noon Visit our Web Site: www abcgroff com Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 23, 2003-811 QUESTION - Amy Marple, Mullica Hill, N.J., wants to know where to purchase Pride of Wiscon sin cantaloupe seed. Her father grew them in the 19505. The cantaloupe were of great size and ex cellent flavor, she writes. QUESTION - Bruce Nat tiess, Fleetwood, wants to know if anyone knows of a source to buy replacement tips for the cone on a Woodbuster PTO driven log splitter. Or, perhaps a read er has an extra one to sell. Call (610) 944-9162. QUESTION - Betty Jakum, Littlestown, wants to know where to purchase a gasoline-powered rotary lawn mower that cuts 18 inches or less to use for trimming. QUESTION Jennifer is trying to locate an article that she believes appeared in one of our June issues about a father and son team from the Allentown/ Lehigh area who specialize in painting old farmhouses. Anyone know to whom she is referring? QUESTION - Diane Gray, 70 Damascus Rd., Blandon, PA 19510, wants information and bottles from the former Lebanon or Lebanon Valley Dairy. QUESTION - W. Spence Haines, Lansdale, has sev eral push, old-style reel mowers, which she heard may have some value. She (Turn to Page B 14) PP^
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