Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
Paper MuIeh Increases Yields

About Is years ago it occurred to
q the manager of a sugar plantation
in Hawaii that, since the trash or
4 crop refuse collecting on top of the
!, sugar cane acted as a suppressOr of
weeks, a cheap grade of paper
=, would have the same effect and at
!, the same time be much more dur
: able. In connection with the de-
! velopment of the use of this paper
= mulch, it was noted that areas null
ched with paper produced more
vigorous crop plants. Later the
mulch Nas tried on pineapples with
, such rapid and marked success that
T today more than 80 per cent of
; Hawaiian pineapples are grown I'M
der mulch, one company in the past
year having spent 100000 for
, mulching paper. These favorable
results led the Department of Ag-
riculture to carry on experiments,
. covering the past four years, with
paper mulch on various crops, and
while some factors in connection
with it's use are not yet well known,
it is evident that the use of paper
/, mulch markedly stimulates growth
Cat least under conditions in the
Eastern States). An impervious
paper mulch also tends to permit an
increased water supply in the sur
face soil. In the case of a light
rain (Which, without the paper,
would only moisten the top layer
and be quickly lost the paper al
lows the water to penetrate to the
To, x,el
the paper considerably lessons the
labor of wedding. The bulk of the
wedding is confined to the early sea-
sons growth and practically all the
wedding and cultivation in hot wea-
Their is eliminated At the present
time the chief objection to the pa
per mulch is it's expense.
"Inside" Information
A mint favored gelatin is appe-
tizing with scold lamb. Sliced Gu
cumbers may be placed in the bot
tom of the mold.
Use the pressure Gamer for all
non-acid vegetables. Send for Far
mers' Bulletin 1471-F before begin
ming to do any canning.
Each child's- costume should have
at least one pocket. If pockets on
the dress spoil the design or if they
cannot be used because of plaits or
some other feature, make one in the
boomers.
Make both boomers and dresses
for little girls large enough to allow
for wide tucks and hens to be let
down when the material shrinks and
the child grows. A tuck in the
boomers on a level with the lower
end of the packets will not show,
nor will a wide tuck in the under
waist of two-piece dress. Instead
of stitching these allowance tucks
just once, stitch them every half
inch of their width with a moder-
ately long loose stitch. Each time a
stitching is ripped out one inch is
added to the length.
Watch your posture while at var
ious household tasks. Keep your
back straight and bend from the
hips. Do not SLOUGH in a chair
while sitting at work. Sit well back
in your chair. If your tables, sink,
tubs, and other surfaces where you
work a great deal are not the right
height and cause you to stoop over,
see whether they could not be rails
ed. 1t pays even to have plumbing
fixtures raised when necessary to
save fatigue.
Farmers Bulletin 834-F (revised)
contains information on the preven-
ton, diagnosis, and treatment of hog
and may be secured by
writing to the Department of Agri-
culture. New material in this pub
LEGATION, which is entitled "Hog
Cholera" includes the immunization
Of sucking pigs, the period of incu-
patton of the disease, and breaks
n immunity.
California grape growers last sea-
son thought that a new disease had
made its appearance in
heir vineyards, and considerable
excitement prevailed until Depart
nent of Agriculture specialists cor
'ectly diagnosed the trouble as in
ury by lightning which had struck
he trellis wires. In one case the
lightning Travelled about 200 feet
long wire.
What was probably the first "sire
in the United States was
leld this year at the State Fair
rounds in South Dakota, when live
took owners brought in their bears,
ans, and bulls for trade or sale. To
over incidental expenses there was
charge of 25 cents for each boar
nd ram and so cents for each bull.
he exchange aroused considerable
interest and favorable comment and
reated an opportunity for compar-
son and discussion of the merits of
he various animals.
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