W.B. Davis 1935 5 mi. S.E. Murphy, Aughe Co., Idaho, May 25. frightened into their burrows is extremely slow. Twining told me that he sat for fully 45 minutes before they ventured forth. We dug up a Dipodomys burrow this evening. Found a nest, composed chiefly of rabbit fur and tufts of hide, but no mouse. Perhaps we missed it in some side burrow that had been plugged. The burrow averaged 12 inches deep and about 60 mm. in diameter. There were numerous branches and side pockets. Numerous heads of some sort of Brassica were found strewn along the burrow. Twining and Aldrich set out each 30 mouse traps this evening. They reported numerous sign and Aldrich reported seeing two Dipodomys. The whole area here is a big flat table-like region and part of it is under cultivation; the water for irrigation coming from Lunker Creek. Due to severe droughts during the past few years many of the ranches are deserted. At one time there were 8,000 acres under cultivation. Now