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Nf93-126 Health And Safety In The Arts And Crafts, Mary C. Saylor, Shirley Niemeyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses safety issues in arts and crafts.

Nf93-115 The New Food Label, Julie A. Albrecht

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact explains the food labels introduced in 1993.

Nf93-142 Buying A Serger, Rose Marie Tondl, Kathleen Heiden

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses various features available in sergers.

G93-1131 Clover Mites And Their Management, Shripat T. Kamble, David L. Keith, Robert W. Davis

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This guide describes the life cycle of clover mites and offers strategies for controlling them.

Clover mites are common nuisance pests in Nebraska, often invading homes and other properties in enormous numbers. These tiny pests are most troublesome in early spring and again in fall, especially on the east and south sides of buildings. Also, they frequently appear on window sills during the winter months, on relatively warm, calm, sunny days. The clover mite is not an insect but is a relative of spiders and ticks. The full-grown clover mite is slightly smaller than a pin head and has a …

G93-1147 Preventing Bacterial Contamination, Medication And Other Chemical Residues In Poultry Meat And Eggs, Eva Wallner-Pendleton, Norman Schneider, Susan Sumner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide deals with food safety in home broiler or table egg production flocks.

Food safety issues such as drug and pesticide residues and bacterial contamination have received a lot of attention from the media lately. While this attention has focused predominantly on practices by the large commercial livestock and poultry industries, procedures to assure food safety and quality should be practiced by home flock producers as well.

G93-1182 Best Management Practices For Agricultural Pesticides To Protect Water Resources, Robert J. Wright, J. F. Witkowski, Larry D. Schulze

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses what happens to pesticides after application, factors affecting pesticide movement, and best management practices to minimize the potential for pesticide contamination of ground and surface water.

Users of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals must take appropriate precautions to reduce the risks of moving these materials into ground or surface water. The primary consideration should be whether the chemical is needed. If pesticides are needed, then the characteristics of the chemical, the sensitivity of the application site and the method of application should be considered.

G93-1128 Understanding Groundwater, William L. Kranz, Delynn Hay, James W. Goeke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides information on how groundwater exists, where it exists, and how it moves. Key definitions are highlighted. Water is the life blood of every living creature on earth. Approximately 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Through the wonders of nature, water can take on many different forms, from the water we drink, to the ice we use to chill a glass of lemonade, to the water vapor used to steam clean equipment. It is easy to understand the significance water plays in our lives, but it may be much more difficult to understand the …

Nf93-132 Hiring A Professional House Cleaner, Shirley Niemeyer, Kathleen Prochaska-Cue

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact offers guidance for hiring a professional house cleaner.

Nf93-131 Vegetative Buffalograss Management Calendar, Roch E. Gaussoin, Terrance Riordan

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses buffalograss management.

Nf93-121 Practices That Reduce Risk Of Spreading Rhizomania, John A. Smith, Eric D. Kerr

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the rhizomania virus in sugar beets.

G93-1169 Coalitions For Building Community Understanding (Revised April 1994), Georgia L. Stevens

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide identifies eight steps for coalitions involved in building community understanding and applies them to the issue of school-age child care.

The process of building community understanding is an important one, regardless of the area of concern. As more and more citizens recognize a particular problem, that problem moves from the private to the public domain and requires the involvement of a larger segment of the community. Though this NebGuide deals specifically with the example of school-age child care, the process of involving the whole community is relevant to any area of policy-making.

Nf93-130 Food Guide Pyramid For Older Adults, Lisa M. Beretta, Wanda M. Koszewski

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the pyramid. It outlines what foods should be eaten each day to promote health.

Nf93-120 The 1993 Atrazine Label Revision, Fred W. Roeth

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the 1993 label revision of Atrazine.

Nf93-113 Proper Way To Ear Notch Pigs, Scott Brady, Doyle R. Wolverton, Donald G. Levis, Michael C. Brumm

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact offers instruction in pig ear notching.

G93-1175 Sanitation For Fly And Disease Management At Confined Livestock Facilities, John B. Campbell, Duane Rice

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide describes flies found in confined livestock facilities, how they breed, and how they can be controlled.

The stable fly and house fly are the major insect pests at confined livestock units. The stable fly has a piercing-type mouthpart which is used to pierce the skin to obtain a blood meal. House flies do not bite because they have a sponging-type mouthpart with which they feed on semi-liquid material. The life cycles of the two species are similar, consisting of eggs, larvae (maggots), pupae, and the adult. During summer months the stable fly completes its life cycle in about …

G93-1141 Dairy Cattle Insect Management, John B. Campbell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Information on controlling flies, lice, grubs and mange mites on dairy cattle is found here.

House, stable and blow flies may be pests of dairy cattle kept on lots. These flies (filth flies) breed in spilled feed, bedding, decaying organic matter and manure mixed with moisture, dirt and organic matter. Sanitation is the first and most important step in control of filth flies.

G93-1154 Crop Residue And Irrigation Water Management, Joel Cahoon, Norman Klocke, William L. Kranz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Crop residue cover and tillage practices play important roles in the way that crops use water, and also affect the ability of irrigation systems to replace that water. The effects of these practices and other influencing factors are discussed in this NebGuide. Tillage practices and crop residue management play an important role in the way that irrigation systems perform and are managed. Tillage practices affect the way that water moves into and off of the soil (infiltration and runoff). Tillage practices also affect the way that water moves from the soil into the atmosphere (evapotranspiration).

G93-1149 Stripe Smut Disease Of Turfgrass, John E. Watkins, Roch E. Gaussoin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Ways to identify and treat smut fungi are given here.

Smut fungi infect various grasses, either cultivated or found naturally in the wild. In turfgrass, one of the most common smut diseases is stripe smut caused by Ustilago striiformis.

Stripe smut occurs most commonly on Kentucky bluegrass, occasionally on bentgrass and rarely on fine fescues and perennial ryegrass; it has not been reported to occur on zoysia. The widespread use of susceptible Kentucky bluegrass cultivars has contributed to the common occurrence of stripe smut.

Stripe smut should not be taken lightly by turfgrass managers. Infection causes a general decline, …

G93-1125 Lining A Jacket Or Coat, Rose Marie Tondl

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The purpose of a lining is to add to the comfort of the wearer; preserve the shape of a garment or add body to it; and conceal construction details and raw edges of fabric, thus giving a finished appearance to the inside of the garment. A neatly applied lining usually adds to a garment quality.

The fabric and style of the garment may influence whether a lining should be used. Woven fabrics are more frequently lined (to conceal raw edges) than knit fabrics. If a woven fabric coat or jacket is not lined, give seam allowances and facings a special …

Nf93-154 Effective Ways To Guide Children, Pat Steffens

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses effective ways to guide children.

Nf96-143 Federal Estate And Gift Taxes, Ray Massey, Gary Bredensteiner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses federal estate and gift taxes.

Nf93-114 Charitable Giving In Estate And Retirement Planning, Ray Massey

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact gives advice on charitable giving.

Nf93-147 Tax Considerations In Selling Farm Property, Ray Massey, Gary Bredensteiner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses various ways of selling business and personal assets from an estate planning viewpoint.

Nf93-145 Special-Use And Alternate Valuation Of Estate Property, Ray Massey, Gary Bredensteiner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses special-use and alternative valuation of estate property.

Nf93-116 Food Guide Pyramid Fruit Group, Linda S. Boeckner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the food group's importance in the food pyramid.

Nf93-151 Donating Foods, Julie A. Albrecht, Sharon Lauterbach

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses things to consider when donating foods.

G93-1128 Understanding Groundwater, William L. Kranz, Delynn R. Hay, James W. Goeke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides information on how groundwater exists, where it exists, and how it moves. Key definitions are highlighted. Water is the life blood of every living creature on earth. Approximately 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Through the wonders of nature, water can take on many different forms, from the water we drink, to the ice we use to chill a glass of lemonade, to the water vapor used to steam clean equipment. It is easy to understand the significance water plays in our lives, but it may be much more difficult to understand the …

Nf93-148 Checklist For Starting A Home-Based Business, Carol Thayer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact offers a checklist for starting a home-based business.

Nf93-135 Preservation, Care And Display Of Glass, Shirley Niemeyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the preservation, care and display of glass.

Nf93-133 Water Nuisances: Deposits On Household Surfaces, Shirley Niemeyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses cleaning compounds for water deposits.