Cynomys field notes, v1407
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Koford 1955 Cynomys ludovicianus January 3, 1955 Mr. Wellington, Colorado. 5. fence of the preserve. Ground there with almost no cover at all - bare soil. Apparently on heavily overgrazed pasture. Clear & sunny but fair breeze & lands now numbed if not under cover (40°F?). January 4, 1955. Weld Co., Colorado. "Woody" Williamson, project manager of Land Utilization project living headquarters Briggsdale, told me that the project family had a man who spent full time on rodent patrol. County agent has little to do with it. A F-4-WH many, Crush, working out of Brush, does work now. This was a large prairie dog town on land of Cyril Macchitok (a four section) that was poisoned last year. Ben Anderson, Mr. Sprange, & James Lawrence also have some prairie dogs. Harvey Polloch said he had one lone one, now somewhat of a pet, & he wouldn't trade it for a lot. Macchitok, Polloch, & Calder are the principal old-timers in the L.U. region. I met most of these men. They had no hard feelings about prairie dogs, principally because they were mostly gone through poisoning. A few were interested in them. Much worry about prospects of grass in 1955 as old growth used up in grazing in 1954 when rainfall law (= interim C.L.?). January 6, 1954. Mr. Ft. Collins, Colo. About 3:30 p.m. I visited Spring Canyon Dam colony where many tracks in snow Jan. 2. Cold about 4" light snow. This had fallen as wet snow night of Jan. 4-5. None fell after noon yesterday; over 24 hrs. ago. I went to both groups of mounds (p.13) (12B - list of 12C colonies 1936 on Antil Plains (Cp. Range)