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smiger, Meyersdale, wants
to know if anyone repairs
the inside glass, which
shattered, in binoculars.
QUESTION - Joyce
Stuff, 7311 Renninger Rd.,
Mercersburg, writes that
Cook’s Corner Factory Out
let no longer carries parts
for the discontinued Mirro
Matic pressure cookers.
She is looking for a safety
fuse plug part S-9888, for a
deluxe 4-quart Mirro Matic
pressure cooker.
QUESTION - Steve
Bucher, Harleysville, needs
two brackets to attach the
top and bottom of a sellers
kitchen cabinet with pull
out shelf. The brackets
have three screw mounting
holes on the top. Call (215)
256-6239.
QUESTION - A reader
want to buy a used two (2)
deck audio recorder/player
in good working condition
that plays and records cas
settes with metal tapes.
QUESTION A reader
wants to know where to get
parts for a Grand backpack
sprayer for spraying weeds
and bugs.
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know where to
have custom poultry pro
cessing (plucking and
cleaning) in the York-Lan
caster county area. He pre
fers a USDA inspected
plant.
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QUESTION - A Maryland
reader wants information
on using and buying bucket
milkers for a family cow.
QUESTION - Darlene
Yocom, Elverson, wants to
know where to obtain an
angel mold to use melted
wax from candles. The an-
gels can be used as tree
ornaments or to display.
QUESTION - A Lancas
ter County reader wants to
know where to find parts
for a Signature sewing ma
chine or where to have it
repaired.
QUESTION - Roseanne
Sharon, Rocky Mountain, N.
C., wants to know how to
grow garlic.
QUESTION - Miriam
Beiler, 238 Cardinal Drive,
Quarryville, PA, 17566, is
looking for a used 4-quart
Mirro dough kneader. State
condition and price.
QUESTION - Mary
Houser want an address for
the Jee Spice Co.
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 - 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.
ANSWER - Kris Becker
wanted a round metal corn
crib to house peacocks.
Chris Anderson, Berks
County, wrties that he
has a 14-foot round
corn crib that is 9-feet
high (two 4V 2 -feet sec
tions), which is unas
sembled and in good
shape. For more inform
ation, call Anderson at
(610)916-6448.
Henry Fisher, 237
Schoolhouse Rd., Kirk
wood, PA 17536, also
has an old one that he
will sell.
Wilma Epler, Middle
town, writes that she
has a round metal corn
crib to sell. Call (717)
944-5030.
ANSWER - Leßoy
Serventi, Croydon,
wanted to know of sal
vage yards with a large
selection of coal shak
ers to use with his
Lenon coal stoker.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 27, 2003-811
Snyder County Extension
Conducts Annual Banquet
FREEBURG (Snyder Co.) -
Snyder County 4-H and Penn
State Cooperative Extension of
Snyder County conducted a com
bined annual banquet on Nov. 13
at the Freeburg-Washington
Community Center, more than
100 people attended.
During the evening guests
were treated to vocal perform
ances by Laura Connahan, mem
ber of the Rawhide Riders 4-H
Club, and a presentation by Diet
er Krieg, editor of Farmshine ag
ricultural newspaper.
Current members and retiring
members of the boards were rec
ognized for their service to the or
ganizations. Retiring members
from the extension board in
cluded Earle Ferry, Morrill (Mac)
Curtis, Pat Mitchell, R.T. Pecht,
and Keith Roush. The following
4-H foundation members were
also honored for their service:
Amanda Beachel, Carol Hoff
man, Ethel Ann Jones.
Elected to the Snyder County
Cooperative Extension Associa
tion were Roger Lauver, Geor
giann Skinnei, Ruthann Walters,
and Karen Burch Elected to a 3
year term on the 4-H Foundation
as adult directors were Mary Au
rand, Barry Sands, and Christo
pher Swineford. The following
teens were elected to serve a one
year term on the 4-H Founda
tion: April Beaver, Amanda
Hauck, and Dawn Heimbach.
Each year Extension recog
nizes a person(s) or business in
the community who has demon
strated a tremendous amount of
support for the Extension and
4-H. William Hauser, assistant
superintendent of the Midd-West
School District was recognized
with the Outstanding
Thanks to Ken Jones, Bern
ville, who writes that the
local newspaper in his area
carries an ad, “Several coal
stoker fire boxes.... Call
(570) 457-2771.
Another possible source,
Jones writes, is the Paper
Shop, Scranton, which car
ries a number of ads for
stokers and stoker parts.
Call (800) 537-9377.
ANSWER - Christian
Sautter has an old cast-iron
pot belly stove with a crack
on the top piece. He asks if
it is possible to make a
sand mold of the original
piece and cast a new re
placement of if there is
anyone who reconditions
old cast iron stoves?
Thanks to Dorothy Plank,
Lionville, who recommends
Jim Folk, R.D. Box 455,
Palmyra, PA 17078. Phone
(717) 838-4671.
Achievement Award for his
strong support of extension’s
“Healthy Schools” program with
in the district.
This year’s recipient of the
Friend of 4-H Award is Jerry
Valentine, who has consistently
supported the Snyder County
4-H program for many years, pri
marily through the Snyder Coun
ty Youth Livestock Sale con
ducted annually at the Beaver
Fair.
Each year Jerry purchases
livestock project animals from
4-H members at a premium
price. Without fail, he donates
one of the market hogs he has
purchased to be auctioned again,
this time with all the proceeds
going to the Snyder Countv 4-H
program.
Jerry’s support has played a
vital part in the purchase of
many items for the 4-H program.
The Snyder County 4-H Founda
tion is very pleased to honor
Jerry Valentine for his outstand
ing support and dedication to the
Snyder County 4-H program.
4-H volunteers and leaders
were also recognized for their
years of service. Volunteers re
ceived certificates and/or pins for
years of dedication to the pro
gram.
Christopher Swineford and
Carolyn Shirk of Swineford Na
tional Bank, and Dawn Marie
and Scott West of Big Country
Radio presented the Snyder
County 4- H Program with a
monelarv donation from funds
raised during this years Scooper
Bowl. The donation will be used
to offset the educational materi
als fee that each member will be
required to pay beginning with
the upcoming year.
Wayne County
Youth Place
In National
Jersey Contest
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
Theron LaTourette, Honesdale
and the Lauretta 4-H Club and
Jacob Chyle, Pleasant Mount and
the Cold Springs-Rileyville 4-H
Club, were recognized recently
for having their Jersey cows
placed in the “top 10” of the
“2002 National Jersey Youth
Production Contest!”
Theron’s Jersey cow, “CA
Theo Linda Licorice,” placed 3rd
overall in the first lactation divi
sion for cows calving before 30
months of age. The Multiple
Component Pricing (MCP) dollar
value of his cow’s milk, butterfat,
and protein production was over
$3,500!
Jacob’s Jersey cow, “CA Theo
Segin Samantha,” placed 9th
overall in the first lactation divi
sion for cows calving before 30
months of age. The Multiple
Component Pricine (MCP) dollar
value of his cow’s milk,
butterfat, and protein
production was over
$3,000!
Theron and Jacob
traveled to Louisville,
Ky., in early November,
to receive their awards
at the Jersey Junior
Banquet, conducted dur
ing the All American
Jersey Show and Sale.