improvements carefully MEDIA Careful your dream castle may be anothers horror! Before you add that extra s tory, latticed porch, or second steam room, consider the effect your home improvements will have on the re-sale value of your home. •Some improvements can in crease the value of your home, but some won’t help at all,” says ex tension home economist Greta C. Vairo. Although most home owners consider that improvements on investment, they rarely are. However, with careful planning and some self restraint, you may be able to increase the value enough to cover most of the im provement costs. A new family room can increase the value of your house by 75 to 100 percent of your cost. A fireplace can also return most or all of your in vestment, althought if not properly used, a fireplace can cost more through inefficient heating. Most home buyers look for convenient, well-designed kitchen and baths or half bathrooms, so these are usually cost wise improvements. Some improvements depend on the climate or other local con ditions a garage would be a good choice in Pennsylvania but a doesn't always mean safe MEDIA Just because a food is "natural” doesn’t mean that it’s safe. Herbs are natural but, many herbs used in teas and herbal remedies contain chemicals that are harmful to health. Ingesting even the most common herbal teas can expose you to severe allergic reactions or proven cancer causing ingredients, says home economist Greta C. Vairo. Chamomile tea can cause severe allergic reactions in some people with allergies to ragweed, asters or chrysanthemums. It has been known to trigger anaphylactic disturbances. Another common herbal brew, sassafras tea, contains the potent Deficiency payments available URBANA, 11. - Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block has said farmers who participate in the 1985 feed grain, cotton and rice programs and the 1985 wheat program will be eligible for ad vance deficiency payments. At the time they sign up, producers may request 50 percent of their projected 1985 deficiency payment and 50 percent of land diversion payments in those programs where land diversion payments are provided. Signup for all programs will be Oct. 15 through March 1. USDA estimates the wheat deficiency payment rate at $l.OB per bushel and has established the wheat land diversion payment at $2.70 per bushel. The advance deficiency and diversion payments will I* half these rates. Details for the feed gram, cotton and rice Programs are being Provided in separate swimming pool may not be. Maintenance improvements like a new roof or heating unit will maintain the value of your home but won’t usually increase its value. However, you will be in big trouble if you neglect maintenance improvements as they are needed. Extras you might like to have, especially those that are con sidered luxuries such as built in furniture, skylights, intercom systems, expensive carpeting and fancy lighting may make your dream come true, but not necessarily your buyer’s dream. Do keep a future buyer in mind when you begin to remodel, add improvements, or even freshen up with paint or wallpaper. The things people see when buying houses are very important. A well landscaped garden may add more value to your home than automatic climate control in the wine cellar. The best plan is to add home improvements for your own comfort and enjoyment instead of counting on them to raise the re sale value of your home. A $50,000 home with $20,000 worth of im provements is not going to turn into a $70,000 sale if the house is located in a $50,000 neighborhood. Penn State is an affirmative action, equal opportunity university. "NATURAL" label carcinogen known as safrole. Sassafras extracts have been banned as flavoring agents in food and root beer. However, sassafras is still available in some health food stores. Contributing to the danger of some “natural” herbs and herbal remedies is a common lack of adequate labeling. Often the exact ingredients in an herb mixture is unknown. And most laymen are unable to determine the active ingredients in a plant’s chemical makeup. 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