Show Leaves Recommended As Fertility Source The greatest deficiency of western soils is lack of organic matter Yet thousands of westerners westerners westerners west west- erners wilfully destroy an excellent source of organic matter each fall recently declared Dr Thomas Thom Thom- Thomi i as L. L Martin Professor of agronomy agronomy agronomy agron agron- omy and bacteriology at Brigham Young University Provo Utah A splendid wa way to secure the needed matter is to use the leaves that fall by the ton every autumn he points out If the leaves arc are covered in a n. shallow trench they produce the finest kind of leaf mold to enrich the soil But every autumn thousands of misguided persons burn this valuable source of fertility Dr Martin said He has for years preached the proper use of leaves in t the e conservation of fertility |