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812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Ndvember 8, 2003
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QUESTION - Qeorge
Cornell, 517 Cornell Rd.,
Blairsville, PA 15717,
writes that he closed down
the family’s 44-head dairy
several years ago. He has a
500 gallon Dari Kool farm
tank that was in working
condition, stanchions,
water cups, and cow mats.
Cornell would like to know
the value of these items
and how to sell them.
QUESTION - Carol
Smith, New Alexandria,
would like to know where
to find pilgrim and Ameri
can Indian boy and girl
stampers.
QUESTION J- K. Twiss
needs a set of rules for the
board game Backgammon.
Send to her at 11630 Flor
ence Hill Rd., Camden, NY
13316.
QUESTION - Bob Silver
man, Annville, wants to lo
cate a company or individu
al who would dismantle an
old stone farmhouse on a
Lebanon County property.
QUESTION - Mrs. David
Weidenhammer, Schuykill
County wants to know of a
person who fixes cuckoo
clocks.
QUESTION - A Maryland
reader wants to know
where to find a man’s black
and red corduroy hat with
ear flaps that tie on the
top.
QUESTION - A Mechan
icsburg reader wants to
buy a milk bottle that was
distributed by the former
O.H. Frey Dairy, Hanover.
Call him at (717) 697-1365.
QUESTION - An Ephrata
reader wants to know how
to kill moss growing on an
old wood shingle roof, and
how to keep from regrow
ing.
QUESTION - E. Zimmer
man, 15402 Kutztown Rd.,
Kutztown, PA 19530 wants
to know if someone has a
used book to sell, “The
Story of the Bible,” written
by Charles Foster. Call
(610) 683-7214.
QUESTION - Amos G.
Miller, 43 W. Eby Rd.,
Leola, PA 17540, wants to
buy a handcranked fodder
shredder that was made in
the early 1900 s. He prefers
one that is in working con
dition or at least repairable.
QUESTION - Donna
Burkholder, 250 Golf Rd.,
Reinholds, PA 17569,
wants plastic canvas pat
terns if anyone is willing to
get rid of them.
QUESTION - Daniel
Stoltzfoos, 1195 Mondale
Rd., Bird in Hand, PA
17505, wants the following
books in good condition:
“Fruit for Tomorrow,” “The
Mystifying Twins,” “The Se
cret of the Mystifying
Twins,” “A Girl of Limber
lost,” and "Freckles.”
QUESTION - Jacqueline
Daniel Im, 504 Middle Rd.
Stone Farm, Perkasie, PA
18944 wants to know
where to buy homemade
churned butter in her area.
QUESTION - Fred
Lappe, Southold, N.Y.,
wants to know if anyone
has a good picture or paint
ing of a young man plowing
with seven mules or seven
horses.
QUESTION - A reader
wants to purchase an egg
scale to grade eggs one
at a time. Call (717)
653-8611.
QUESTION - Naomi
Lapp is looking for a used
Bernina #950 industrial
sewing machine. Phone:
(717) 786-7943, Press #5.
QUESTION A reader Is
looking for the children’s
storybook, “Queer Dear
Mrs. Goose” by Miriam Pot
ter. If someone has one
they would sell, please
contact resident at 454
Smokeplpe Rd., Souderton,
PA 18964.
QUESTION - Debbie
Becker is looking for belts
and a dealer who sells
them for a 5 ft. finish
mower made by FMC Cor
poration (Lindon, LA). The
model is a sidewinder.
Write or call her. Debbie
Becker, 813 BLJEM Road,
Pottstown, PA 19464-2005.
(610)970-9166.
QUESTION - Anna Zim
merman, 30 Wildwood
Lane, Newville, PA 17241,
would like to know if some
one has the book called
“Life in the Slow Lane (Cov
ered Bridges)” that they
would be willing to sell.
Also: “The Old Barn.”
Phone: (717) 776-3274.
QUESTION - Lynn
Rossi, Lititz, wants to know
where to have a copper pot
polished. She doesn’t want
to do it herself.
QUESTION - Stevie
Stief is looking for a half
pint embossed Tulpehock
en Dairy Farms milk bottle
or any related items to that
dairy. Call Stief at (610)
488-0682.
QUESTION - Hannah
Coles, Bridgeton, N.J.,
wants to know where to
purchase citron for can
ning.
QUESTION - Wilson
Gorrell, Forest Hill, Md., is
trying to find information
on a single wheel, manual
push-type garden seeder
and where to buy the metal
seed plates (especially for
lima beans). No indentifica
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 - Terry
Bender, Lebanon, found an
old incubator and wants to
know its worth. Printed on
the side are these words:
The Old Trusty incubator
Man, fd by MM Johnson,
Cory Center USA Pat Oct.
20, 1903-Feb. 16.
QUESTION - Sarah
Stoltzfus, 1319 Tanning
Yard Rd., Peach Bottom, PA
17563, wants to purchase a
treadle sewing machine
cabinet in any condition.
Please write to her stating
the price and condition.
QUESTION Jim Bower
sox, Lititz, has a stock cane
with the name Bower&Bow
er stamped on it. Can any
one identify the orgin of
this cane? Perhaps it was a
promotional item for an
auctioneer or cattle compa
ny. Anyone with informa
tion, should mail it in as
many of our readers are in
terested in livestock-relat
ed companies.
QUESTION - S. Beiler
wants to know where to
buy either a new or used
alarm clock by Westclox
Model 47544 called the
Power Napper.
ANSWER - L. G., Man
heim, wanted to know how
to keep yellow Jackets
away from a hummingbird
feeder. Thanks to Shirley
Warzenluft, Robesonia, for
answering by sharing her
novel method. She writes
that she fills a humming
bird feeder with sugar
water and hangs it up.
Then she cuts the bottom
3-inches from a plastic Jar
and fills it with two inches
of a sweeter sugar water
and sets the dish near the
hummingbird feeder. The
yellow Jackets will go the
sweeter water and fall into
it and drown.
Ken Jones, Bernville,
recommends taking a q-tip
and putting any type of
vegetable oil around the
opening on the feeder. The
vegetable oil will keep bees
away from the sugar water.
ANSWER - C. Gutshall,
The Pennsylvania delegation that attended the National
4-H Dairy Conference included: Front row, from left: Hill
ary Knepper, Markleton; Christin Guest, Pottstown; Mar
cia Itle, Loretto; and Linda Spahr, York Co. extension
agent. Back row, from left: Galen Kopp, Lebanon Co.
dairy and livestock agent; Megan Schantz, Alburtis; and
Nicholas Pease, Susquehanna.
Five Youth Participate In
National 4-H Dairy Conference
MADISON, Wis. A delega
tion of Pennsylvania 4-H’ers en
joyed several days of fun and
learning during the 49th Annual
National 4-H Dairy Conference
on the University of Wisconsin
campus in Madison.
Sponsored by the University of
Wisconsin-Extension, the educa
tional program attracted approx
imately 175 youth and adult del
egates from across the U.S. and
Canada.
Five state 4-H delegate mem
bers were chosen to attend the
conference from a field of appli
cants based on their past experi-'
ence, knowledge, and interest in
the dairy industry. Accompany
ing the youths were Linda Spahr,
York covmty 4-H extension
agent, and Galen Kopp, Lebanon
County dairy and livestock
Carlisle, requested proper
cleaning instructions for
printed cotton seed sacks.
Stephen Lapp writes that
he would like to sell some
old seamless grain bags. If
Gutshall or someone else
collects old grain bags,
contact Lapp at 69 Long
Lane, Kirkwood, PA 17536.
ANSWER - Naaman
Shirk requested a cone
type log splitter to use on
tractor PTO and 3 pt. hitch
with 3:1 gear drive. Thanks
to Charles Dodson, Blain,
who writes that he has a
cone type log splitter with
cone dimensions: 14V2-inch
height; 6 3 /4-inch diameter
base, 3 cone bolts to cylin
der 6%-inches in diameter
and 8-inch height. Cone is
an alloy with spiral surface
(threaded), cone tip is re
movable steel. The steel
cylinder attaches to a drive
on a bolt circle (5). Contact
Dodson at R.R. 1, Box
1103, Back Hollow Rd.,
Bialn, PA 17006. Phone
(7J7) 536-3610.
ANSWER - Curtis Host
etler wrote that he has
some boiled down apple
cider (consistency of syrup)
which was made in 1969
and stored in crocks in a
cool basement. Stephen
Lapp writes that he might
want to use it for a sweet
ener if he can get more in
formation about it. Curtis,
write to Lapp at 69 Long
Lane, Kirkwood, PA 17536.
agent.
The 4-H’ers chosen to attend
were: Marcia Itle, Loretto;
Christin Guest, Pottstown;
ary Knepper, Markleton; Nicho
las Pease, Susquehanna; and
Megan Schantz, Alburtis.
The four-day experience ex
posed 4-H members to new dairy
science technology and dairy re
lated careers. Through a combi
nation of workshops, speakers,
educational field trips and net
working with other dairy-ori
ented youth, they gained inform
ation they could use to strengthen
their futures in the dairy indus
try.
Hands-on learning workshop
topics included biotechnology, ge
netics, foods evaluation, animal
nutrition and marketing.
0 4-H
HAPPENINGS
Wayne County 4-H
Pumpkin Round-Up
The 2003 Wayne County 4-H
Pumpkin Round-Up took place
on Oct. 14 at the extension office
in Honesdale.
Christopher Rickard, (Cherry
Ridge 4-H Club), had the grand
champion and reserve grand
champion pumpkins.
The seven different classes of
4-H pumpkins were judged by
Ginny Davitt, Davitt’s Nursery,
Honesdale, and a master garden
er.
Complete results were:
Miniature Pumpkins: Blue and division
champion Natasha Brown (Tn-Gal 4-H
Club); Blue and reserve division champion
Christopher Rickard (Cherry Ridge 4-H
Club).
Pumpkins up to 5 pounds: Blue and divi
sion champion Natasha Brown; Red and
reserve division champion Chnstopher
Rickard; and Red ribbon Eric Galant
(Cold Springs-Rlleyvllle 4-H Club).
Pumpkins 6 to 10 pounds: Blue and divi
sion champion Christopher Rickard; Red
and reserve division champion Stepha
nie Martzen (Cherry Ridge 4-H Club); and
Red ribbon Eric Galant.
Pumpkins 11 to 15 pounds; Blue and di
vision champion Christopher Rickard;
Red and reserve division champion Eric
Galant.
Pumpkins 16 to 20 pounds; Blue, divi
sion champion, and grand champion 4-H
pumpkin Christopher Rickard.
Pumpkins over 20 pounds: Blue, division
champion, and reserve grand champion
Christopher Rickard; Blue ribbon and re
serve division champion Natasha
Brown.
Pumpkins Tall: Blue and division
champion Natasha Brown, Blue and re
serve division champion Chnstopher
Rickard; Red ribbon Enc Galant