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Natural Gas Exploration: A Landowners Guide to Financial Management
If you are a property owner in northern, southwestern, or central Pennsylvania, there’s a chance that you are leasing your property, or considering leasing your property, for natural gas exploration and drilling. This 16-page publication is meant to be a financial management tool for property owners, covering the basics of what you need to know, how to manage your income from natural gas leasing, and what to consider when making financial decisions.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI394
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Natural Gas Exploration: A Landowner's Guide to Leasing Land in Pennsylvania
If you are a property owner in northern or southwestern Pennsylvania, you've probably heard the phrases "natural gas exploration," "Marcellus shale," or "gas lease" on the news or from your neighbors. This guide is meant to be a tool for property owners, covering the basics of what you need to know,
answering some common questions about natural gas exploration in Pennsylvania, and directing you where to go for further information. The guide outlines what the gas resource is, how and why landowners are likely to be contacted, how a gas lease works, and what to consider when making decisions about gas leasing.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA448
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Natural Ventilation for Dairy Tie Stall Barns
Tie stall barns require a ventilation system that allows close control of air exchange and temperature to prevent the barn from reaching freezing temperatures. Note: Available in PDF only; not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
G-74
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Natural Ventilation for Freestall Barns
Cows continuously produce heat and moisture. When cows are confined in freestall barns, loafing sheds or under shade structures, a ventilation system is necessary to continuously exchange warm, humid inside air for drier, cooler outside air. Note: Available in PDF only; not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
G-75
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Nectria Canker
The fungus Nectria cinnabarina invades wood damaged by freezing, hail, animals and insects. Most hardwoods with such injuries are susceptible to attack. Slightly sunken areas (cankers) develop around wound or damaged tissue. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Plant Pathology
Catalog Number:
XL0050
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Needlecasts
Needlecast diseases of evergreens are caused by several fungi. We have much to learn about when these fungi attack a tree, how long the fungus must be in the tree before needles are shed, when is the best time to apply a fungicide, and which chemicals provide the best protection. However, progress is being made in these areas. Needles infected with fungi generally fall several months after the actual period of infection. The period of greatest infection for most needlecast fungi is during the late spring and early summer months. Symptoms, the visible indications that the needle is diseased, do not appear until the late winter, spring, and early summer of the next year.
Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Plant Pathology
Catalog Number:
XL0051
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Nematode-caused Diseases on Woody Ornamentals
Nematodes are soil-dwelling nonsegmented roundworms, usually less than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) long. Those that feed on plants have a hollow spearlike mouth part (stylet) that is pushed into the plant cell. The worm forces enzymes through the hollow stylet into the cell where cell components are digested and then drawn back into the nematode's digestive system through the stylet.
Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Plant Pathology
Catalog Number:
XL0052
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Agriculture
Production agriculture can generate high noise levels. Noise is typically defined as unpleasant, unwanted, or hazardous sound. Studies suggest that lengthy exposure to these high sound levels have resulted in noise induced
hearing loss to farmers of all ages, including teenagers. This fact sheet is about how to manage damaging noise levels on farms to reduce hearing loss. Note: This publication is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
E-48
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Nomenclature
Although common names are often easier to pronounce, using them is not the best way to refer to specific plants. Plants may be known by different common names throughout the country, and one name may refer to various plants within several species. A good example is the common name daisy, which refers to at least 18 different species. For this reason, it is necessary to use scientific or botanical names to properly identify plant material. Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
XJ0019
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Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) from Pennsylvania 2: Goldenseal
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) include plant leaves, roots, and fruits, as well as mushrooms, nuts, and cones. This 16-page publication is the second in a series to discuss the collection and husbandry of popular NTFPs found in Pennsylvania and the region. Here, the medicinal plant goldenseal is reviewed. Uses and commerce, occurrence in Pennsylvania, biology, collection guidelines, forest farming, woods-cultivated versus wild-simulated goldenseal, and economic implications are discussed.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH175
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Nontimber Forest Products from Pennsylvania 1: American Ginseng
This twelve-page booklet details the cultivation, collection, and laws regarding American ginseng.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH170
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Notas Entomológicas: ¿Qué Es Lo Que Me Está Picando? [Entomological Notes: Is Something Biting Me?]
Muchas personas tienen la sensación de que insectos, ácaros u otras pequeñas criaturas conocidas como artrópodos los están picando o mordiendo, les causan hormigueo o están penetrando su piel. Frecuentemente, las causas de estas sensaciones son desconocidas y ninguna pequeña criatura ha podido ser capturada para análisis. Este folleto puede ayudar a aquellos que sufren recibiendo alivio de lo que, para muchos, ha llegado a ser una condición intolerable.
Note: This publication is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Entomology
Catalog Number:
XF0219
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Notas Entomológicas: Abejas Carpinteras [Entomological Notes: Carpenter Bees]
Las personas que se quejan acerca de abejorros que vuelan debajo de los aleros de sus casas, probablemente son molestados por las abejas carpinteras. Los abejorros son abejas grandes y sociales, de ½ a 1 pulgada de largo, con marcas en el cuerpo negras y amarillas, o, raramente, negras y anaranjadas. Sus nidos son bajo tierra y emplean la mayor parte del tiempo viajando entre el nido y las flores de las cuales obtienen su alimento.
Note: This publication is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Entomology
Catalog Number:
XF0181
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Notas Entomológicas: Acaro Araña con Dos Manchas [Entomological Notes: Twospotted Spider Mite]
El ácaro araña con dos manchas es un alimentador general que ataca a una gran variedad de plantas incluyendo árboles de sombra, arbustos y flores. A causa de su pequeño tamaño y su hábito de alimentarse de la superficie inferior del follaje, esta especie puede pasar sin ser visto hasta que una población haya causado serios daño a la planta. Esta especie se conoce por otros nombres comunes tales como; "ácaro araña roja" o "ácaro araña del invernadero."
Note: This publication is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Entomology
Catalog Number:
XF0250
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Notas Entomológicas: Ácaro del Ave [Entomological Notes: Bird Mites]
Los ácaros de las aves son artrópodos parasíticos pequeños y aplanados de la orden Acari. Pertenecen a dos géneros estrechamente relacionados de dos familias; la especie Dermanyssus en Dermanyssidae y la especie Ornithonyssus en Macronyssidae. Los ácaros de las aves tienen partes bucales perforadoras que les permiten tomar sangre de las aves hospederas. A pesar de que los ácaros pueden inadvertidamente picar a las personas, no se pueden reproducir sin las aves hospederas.
Note: This publication is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Entomology
Catalog Number:
XF0211
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