As a result, soil organic materials become increasingly nutrient rich as decomposition occurs. Cereal straw, for example, is made up of carbon and nitrogen in the ratio of 100:1 when it is added to the soil. As this material decomposes and forms humus, its carbon to nitrogen ratio decreases to 12:1.
According to the 2015 Genworth Financial cost of care survey, the average cost of skilled nursing in Pennsylvania is $8,790 per month.
Welfare (TANF) payments have been the same amount for the past 20 years. But employment alone wonât solve the problem. Even with Pennsylvaniaâs minimum-wage increase in 2007, a full-time, full-year minimum wage worker earns $15,080 annually, an amount still below the poverty line for a family of four.