Show LEAVES VALUABLE AS GARDEN ahls is the time of 0 the year when hii the roan man with the rake is very much in evidence lie he may be seen on the front lawn law and alil the li back lard ard tell rak ing up leaves and putting thorn them in fo to lo piles the smoke rising from rom thousand of oc these piles Is an indication of 0 thoughtlessness regarding the value valno ot of the organic n ic matter thus lie be ing destroyed orgden says professor j p C hogenson extension s ion agronomist or ci the utah state agricultural college colleg leaves may bo be conserved best beet in tho the form of a compost pile which Is always a great asset to any gardener it if properly used ft it brings together all ot of the bits of 0 waste vegetable table matter such stich as tops from root crops corn stalks pea vines it there are no animals to eat eai them weeds straw waste ba hay li leaves eaves vegetable garbage p or ny ether waste vegetable matter these can be b piled together in an out of 0 the way corner ot of the garden throw a little dirt over the top to 0 keep the lies flies away to keep the pile from drying out and to encourage decomposition it if the plo gets geta rather dry a few palls ot of water will help the length ot of time required tor for such imater materials fals to tweak down in tho the compost and torm form a good ve vegetable ge manure deriel depends rde on oil the kind of 0 materials leaves and corn stalls require longer than weeds weeda on the temperature and on the moisture the rho pile will usually not be decayed enough to plow or spade into the soil the first year therefore it Is best to have two piles ong one new and the other a year old the tha old pile may be forked over once or twice to hasten uniform decay the humus or organic matter in a compost pile improves the texture and water holding capacity 0 of the soil of vegetable and flower flover gardens and adds food materials tor for future plants |