Plant exploring and collecting has been essential for America's agriculture and food supply. For example, California avocados came from Mexico in 1898, the rice grown in Louisiana and Texas came from Japan in 1900, and the rootstock of American peach trees came from China in 1898, and Manchurian spinach helped the spinach industry survive a blight and disaster in Virginia in 1920. This is a very good introduction to the plant collection and exchange that helped American agriculture survive and grow. Foods like wine and chocolate that contain phenols have antioxidants that help keep the arteries free of fat-like substances. The USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University in Boston suggests that fruits and vegetables with high-ORAC value will forestall aging.
Prunes lead the top ten fruits with the best oxygen radical absorbance capacity.
Some people may worry about the Y2K problem in their household and some may not, the Y2K problem may vary from each household. They want to provide answers for consumer questions as to how the Y2K problem will effect the home and debunk some myths about certain products. If one has casualty or property losses due to a tornado, flood, or other natural disaster, these losses are tax deductible. However, to qualify for disaster loans and grants from some federal agencies, you must have filed all required federal tax returns. Publication 584 is a volume of the information schedules to help you figure the loss to your home, its contents, and your motor vehicles.