Show paper mulch mulches Is good for home gardens Is particularly valuable to control weeds for the home gardener paper mulch Is worth all it costs for the satisfaction of controlling weeds the paper lg Is particularly valuable vo when the garden Is neglected during vacation time says prof H 0 thompson of cornell university Ilo however wever he does not recommend its general use hy by commer caal gardeners because in experiments conducted at the new york state stale college of agriculture nearly as many crops failed to show profits from the use of the paper as have been increased profitably pronta lily in the experiments the yields from froin paper on well cultivated plots of beets cabbage cob hage I 1 beans tomatoes pepper 4 mus ki and potatoes were compared pu red the differences in yields from the mulch paper was influenced by the weather when there was emple rain the paper was less profitable thun than when the rainfall was light lie he said the paper Is expensive and so la Is the labor babor ta to lay it properly so considerable rd sid erable increase must tie he returned to make the added expense pay profits because of the high cost it should nut be expected to show a profit with crops which have a low value to the acre the paper may be expected to increase yields and hasten maturity under normal conditions and tn in addition it may Inc increase the value of the tha crop through improved quality |