Koford Journal August 22,1955 N. Kansas Cynomya Town. Stopped for night in. Beloit. Warm & humid. August 23,1955. Drove on to Lawrence and Natural History Museum of Kansas Univ. Visited Hall; Baker, Tordoff, and others. Visited nearby natural history reservation. Copied information from files. August 24,1955 To SW Kansas Drove to Plum Thicket Farm near Sharon, Barber Co., Kansas, where Ron Smith with working on prairie dogs, and inspected his study area. Met Floyd T. Amadon, owner, and Thomas (brother). Not today; 92° at 7 p.m. August 25,1955. Visited Cynomya colony. With Dr. Hall looked at ponds and pasture on Amadon's ranch. This ranch now not grazed, so grew tall & thick. Much tall Andropogon. Saw 3 turkey vultures, 2 Mississippikites. Dr. Hall departed for Lawrence. Not day but mod. SE breeze. I set 10 snap traps in area blind #2 of Cynomya. August 26,1955. Traps held 2 Cynomya manipulation; 1 Onychonyx lucagostris (discarded all). Inspect ant bait most traps. Trapped 2 Cynomya (139/140) for examination. Counted Cynomya. Visited Amadons. Visited Soil Cons. Office in Medicine Lodge. Not day; no clouds. August 27,1955. Took photographs & inspected offset of Cynomya or local colony (Nawhie's Ranch, 5 mi. N., 1 1/2 mi. E. of Sharon). Departed for Oklahoma 2 p.m. Drove S. Via Alva. Some large sand hills bare of vegetation on W. side in that region. Much naked ploughed ground now. Soil red. Mild about waters. I continue Oklahoma. August 28,1955. Longhorn cattle graze on blueston rolling plains. Shrubs. Large areas of oak to 12" diam., 20' tall. Crows & turkey vultures common. Mountain of rugged blocks reddish sandstone. 9/10 current