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Table 3- The 10 top-ranked food items (percent occurrence) found in crops of quo’l 
harvested on the Dale and Forbes areas in 1964. The Dale sample represents 184 
crops (18 empty); the Forbes 
sample, 226 crops (27 
empty). 
Food 1 terns 
Times 
Represented 
Percent Frequency 
of 
Occurrence 
Rank 
Oaks 
Dale 
78 
Area 
42 
1 
(Quercus spp.) 
Korean lespedeza 
71 
39 
2 
(Lespedeza stipulacea) 
Common ragweed 
58 
32 
3 
(Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 
Ash 
42 
23 
4 
(Fraxinus spp.) 
Smal1 wild bean 
41 
22 
5 
(Strophcstyles leiosperma) 
Buckwheat 
38 
21 
6 
(Fagopyrum sagittatum) 
German mil let 
31 
17 
7 
(Setaria italica) 
Stick-tights (Beggar-ticks) 
26 
14 
8 
(Bidens spp.) 
Milo 
22 
12 
9 
(Sorghum vulgare) 
White sassafras 
16 
9 
10 
(Sassafras albidum) 
Common ragweed 
Forbes Area 
106 
47 
1 
(Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 
Korean lespedeza 
62 
27 
O 
Cm 
(Lespedeza stipulacea) 
Buckwheat 
51 
23 
3 
(Fagopyrum saqittatum) 
Ash 
48 
21 
4 
(Fraxinus spp.) 
Soybean 
46 
18 
5 
(Glycine max) 
Smooth crabgrass 
37 
16 
6 
(Digitaria ischaemum) 
German millet 
35 
15 
7 
(Setaria ital ica) 
Corn 
34 
15 
8 
(Zea mays) 
Wheat 
30 
13 
9-10 
(Triticum aestivuml 
Milo 
30 
13 
9-10 
( Sorghum vu1gare ) 
