Roford 13 Journal January 19, 1955 Weld Co., Colorado 1920, 1935, 1949-50 (Jan.1). On May 1, 1929, much snow & extreme cold. There, occasionally very severe, (one winter) very early, or very late winter as storms. In general winter not so cold as many years ago and planting season later. Visited C.C. Acos, another old resident of region. He had heavily overgrazed ½ section (?) ½ mile N. Rodhepat on W aide road. Many L. tamarandi, Sylviolaque audubani, Cyprynpe (lunorus). Acos kept about 12 deer on his place. Mustacked, no teeth, a good talker, but friendly; as reliable observer fair—at least no tell-tale. Duperat said formerly much more brush in this country. High or your head to S. of C.P.E.R. area. He claimed to have seen ferrets in past; Willard Franks too (but F. rather unreliable I think). I drove to Jim Lawrence place SW of C.P.E.R. & looked at pasture with Cyprynpe lunaorum. Saw 2 L. tamarandi at once there. In Ft. Collins talked with Norton Minin, predator & rodent control man, in evening. He said that a former antelope refuge north of Waverly showed optimum land use. Bears had been problem last year, probably an account of shortage food in wild. Another trapper, Bleeson, working in northern part of county, said to have taken more than 100 Lynx; rufus that area. Sheepmen especially strong for coyote control, Minin said. January 29, 1955 Ft. Collins, Colo. Office work. Linnard pickup truck in Colo. Visited C. Till in Game & Fish Dept. office (Colorado Bldg.). January 23, 1955. Air Office work. Ovacoat. Visited Cyprynpe town near Fossil Creek in afternoon.