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Show BAC Will Experiment With Planting of New Nomad Alfalfa A recently developed "creeping" "creep-ing" alfalfa will be planted on the Branch Agricultural college farm this spring, announces Max Robinson assistant professor of range management. Know as Nomad Alfalfa, the new strain will be planted in connection with dryland grasses and tested for its drought resistance resist-ance and its value as grazing forage. Seed for the experimental planting was furnished by the Union Pacific Railroad through Wesley Soulier, Union Pacific agriculture ag-riculture representative. Mr. Soulier Soul-ier was a visitor at the campus while the railroad Agricultural car was In Cedar City. The new strain of alfalfa was developed in Oregon as a range plant, and is proving valuable as a supplement to grasses. It is thought to be more resistant to heavy grazing than conventional alfalfa, and may require less water. It is a low growing strain which spreads by sending out root branches from the mother plant. The planting will be done at the 1000 acre valley farm three miles west of the college campus, cam-pus, and will be used in different differ-ent combinations with grasses and alone. |