within the southern Canadian pro¬ 
vinces. Harbin lespedeza is a dwarf 
variety as compared with Korean and 
will no doubt find its usefulness lim¬ 
ited to the extreme northern sections 
of the United States and Southern 
Canada where Korean will not mature 
seed. 
LESPEDEZA HAY 
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FIELD OF KOREAN Lespedeza hay yielding two and one-half tons per acre har¬ 
vested in August, 1932. 
Thousands of tons of Korean Les¬ 
pedeza hay were shipped during the 
past winter to the central and com 
belt states where forage supplies were 
reduced 1 by drouth. In each instance 
satisfactory reports were made on the 
lespedeza hay when fed to livestock 
unaccustomed to eating lespedeza. 
DATA ON KOREAN LESPEDEZA 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA HAY showed 
58% leaves as reported by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. This same 
hay showed 1 a 12.81% to 13.% protein 
content; 3.46% to 3.65% fat content; 
4.97% to 5% mineral content and from 
8.36% to 8.43% moisture content. 
Lespedeza Hullings 
Straw from threshed Korean lespe¬ 
deza contains 8.6% protein; 3.4% fat 
and 26.8% nitrogen free extract. 
Feeding Value Seed 
Korean Lespedeza seed exceeds cot¬ 
tonseed meal in feeding value as shown 
by the following chemical analysis: 
Protein 46.18% to 46.37%; fat, 9.59% to 
9.95%; minerals 4.59% to 4.6%, mois¬ 
ture 6.71% to 6.84%. 
LESPEDEZA HAY being harvested with modern power equipment, which in¬ 
cludes windrowing attachment to a power take-off mower. 
