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W.B.Davis
1935
Kaufman, Clark Co., Idaho, June 27.
June 26 - at Berenice, Butte Co., Idaho.
I spent most of the forenoon
in making up the Citellus skine
I got on the 25th near Arco. In
the afternoon - about 3:00 P. M. I
hunted for C. mollis. They were
very abundant along the right of
way between Peterson's ranch and
the Lesmhi mountains. Mr. Peterson
had wheat and alfalfa growing on
his ranch and where these fields
bordered the road the destruction
wrought by these squirrels was
quite evident. A strip about 75 ft.
wide was heavily grazed. Mr.
Petersen said the wheat suffered
most for the squirrel had a mania
for pulling down the stalks and
nipping off the heads of the plants.
The squirrels were living in
burrows excavated for the most
part in a deserted tract of land
across the road from the Peterson
ranch. This place was overgrown
by "Russian Thistle", which, during
previous years, had matured, dried,
and been blown by the wind
until they were caught by some