Rich County Reaper | 1930-06-27 | Page 5 | Paper Mulch is Useful to Increase Yields in Garden

PAPER MULCH IS USEFUL TO INCREASE YIELDS IN GARDEN js Is particularly valuable to co control atrol weeds for the home gardener paper mulch Is wo worth rth all I 1 it costs for the satisfaction of controlling weeds tiie paper is particularly valuable when flie garden la Is neglected during vacation time little anns sins prof arof 11 0 thompson ethompson of lornell university however he does not recommend its general use by commercial gardeners because in experiments conducted at the new york state college of agriculture nearly as many crops failed to show profits from the use of the paper as have been increased profitably in the experiments the yields from paper on well cultivated plots of beets cab cabbage linge beans tomatoes toes peppers muskmelons musk melons and potatoes were compared the alie differences in yields from the mulch paper was influenced influence by the weather when there was ample rain the ibe paper was less profitable taun anan when the rainfall was light he said the paper Is expensive and so Is the labor to lay it properly so considerable sId erable increase must be returned to mohe make the added expense pay profits because of the high cost it should not be expected to show a profit with crops which have a low value to the he acre the alie paper may be expected to increase yields and hasten maturity under normal conditions unit and in addition it may increase the value of the crop through improved quality