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Shrub lespedeza as a food strip in 
woodland. 
pedezas as game-food strips on land 
you don’t otherwise use. The border 
between fields and woodlands, which 
is commonly bare and eroded, is an 
example. Other good sites are high- 
way fills, dikes, spoil banks, and “odd 
areas.” 
Or, if you want to produce quail on 
land suitable for other uses, plant food 
strips on land set aside for the sole use 
of the birds—open places in the woods, 
for example. Strips in woods take no 
more than 1 or 2 percent of the wood- 
land. If the stand of trees is thick, 
wait until you cut logs or poles—then 
put the food strip in the open places. 
Food strips in open woodland 
The following outline tells you how 
to plant the shrub lespedezas in wood- 
land food strips and what to do to keep 
them in good condition permanently. | 
Size.—Approximately ' acre in 
each strip. 
Shape.—300 to 400 feet long, 15 to 
20 feet wide, 4 to 6 rows. Rows 
straight or curved. 
Number.—One strip to each 20 or 
25 acres to begin with. If you have a 
covey of birds for each strip, add more 
food strips until the food strips exceed 
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the coveys. You can afford up to 2 
strips for each covey. 
Material.—Each strip requires 1,000 
to 1,200 plants, or 2 pounds of scarified 
seed. You can obtain small amounts 
free of charge from some soil conser- 
vation districts, which are furnished 
them by the State game departments. 
Seeds and plants may also be pur- 
chased from commercial sources. 
Site preparation.—Plow and har- 
row the area to be planted just as you 
would for any field crop. 
Planting.—Space plants 18 to 24 
inches apart in the row. Rows may 
be 3, 3%, or 4 feet apart. Set plants 
any time from November to April in 
the South, the earlier the better. In. 
Central and Northern States, plant a 
suitable strain as soon as possible after 
frost is out of the ground. Plant up- 
right in holes or furrows deep enough 
to accommodate the 6- to 8-inch roots. 
Cover the plant an inch or two above 
the root collar, leaving the stem above 
the ground. 
Medium to large nursery-grown 
1-year-old seedlings assure good growth 
and survival, especially when the 
weather turns unfavorable. Plants 
are considered small if the diameter 
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Shrub lespedeza seeds make high- 
quality quail food all the year. 
