but the excessive amount in the system of the animal of this 

 highly nitrogenous principle is liable to act deleteriously upon 

 the kidneys; or, owing to its chemical composition, break up 

 into the elements of fat and produce heat and excessive sweating, 

 especially in warm weather. However, neither of these ab- 

 normal conditions should be blamed upon these valuable for- 

 ages, as such, but upon the injudicious and irrational manner 

 in which they are fed. 



It would be difficult to get a more forcible example of the 

 necessity of having the nutrients in a ration approximately bal- 

 anced for the needs of the animal in order, not only to save feed, 

 but to prevent the injurious effects of an excess, in either direc- 

 tion, on the health of the animal. 



It is to be hoped that the figured and illustrations here given, 

 of the comparative feeding value, and, necessarily, the money 

 value, of the two hays under discussion, may have the effect of 

 making our producers and feeders of Lespedeza hay realize more 

 fully the greater value of the home product. In fact, instead 

 of our buying so much of the western product (Timothy), and 

 usually at such an exorbitant price for the number of feeding- 

 units it contains, we should not only consume our more nutri- 

 tious Lespedeza at home, but we should endeavor to introduce it 

 into other sections of the country not yet familiar with it ; and 

 its price should be in keeping with its feeding value. 



We should like to impress the fact, however, that the Lespe- 

 deza we have been figuring on, and the analysis we have given, 

 represents a high quality of hay, and not the poor grades that 

 we sometimes see on the market. We are inclined to the opinion 

 that some of the producers of so-called Lespedeza hay do not fully 

 realize the importance of purity or quality of their product as a 

 readily saleable and marketable article. 



To encourage a wider consumption of this hay, the utmost 

 , pains should be taken in its production, and in its prime condi- 

 tion for market. Where it is possible, all inferior grades, and 

 Lespedeza straw, or hay from which the seed has been threshed, 

 should be fed at home, and only the best and purest product 

 placed upon the market, unless the inferior grades are classified 



