Show IMMENSE ENSE FARM PLANNED Union Pacific May Plant Alfalfa Along Tracks Between Ogden and Omaha A story originating in Cheyenne says the Union may plant alfalfa to exterminate weeds along its right of way from Ogden to a tance nce of 1000 miles The cOmpany has had trouble with weeds gro growing between the ties and climbing over the rails Numerous schemes have been tried to extermInate the weeds and a steady war has been waged against the pest but without success Demonstrations proved alfalfas ability to flourish without Irrigation irrigation gation and showed that weeds cannot live In alfalfa when the crop Is planted closely closel When alfalfa grows it strangles all other vegetation If the experiments now being conducted by the company are successful this hay ha will be planted on both sIdes or of the track This will make the only alfalfa field of Its kind In the a thousand miles long and a few yards wide To the hay bay cut the railroad company will permit farmers living along the tracks the right to cut the alfalfa for their own use Ir If this unique scheme Is successful other roads may adopt lt It |