Koford Cynomy s ludorici anus July 4/1955 Nr. Wellington, Gla. pressure this area might be involved. I made 3 counts of ground jive. C.l. in census area of about 2 A. Highest count 34, 9 or 10 being non-jives, A Sylvilagun + Speolyto + Oteller 13-livistion on same plot. Largest group jives. at 1 burrow is 8, with 1 adult, at burrow where 2 ground trapped on myfloat visit here. This might be composite groups, some having lost parent. Otherwise no groups jives. > 4 or 5. A dose & meadow lands fed a colony. Cover on census plot mainly Kochia, 3-6" tall, Butternegia prominent on S. part, about 8" high, 4 in some clumps than stalks are cut (& 1/4 stalks cut in same tights). At N. end at tripley in low scrubby border with little foliage, C.l. apparently having kept it down. Some green shoots (6-8" long) of at tripley cut & left lying. Apparently more cut than of Butternegia. A few clumps of Opernia present, but no current eating. Winterfat (Eurotria) appear sithy kept down to tights about 2-3" tall by C.l. where many of them, but little presents. C.l. scratch under edge dose many lunker, perhaps to make shady spot. This may aid erosion & oppose some nests. "Charlie" came up close to me as if to be fed. Dogs appeared not too alert, perhaps because of warm weather, but not under then. Some seen to eat green Kochia, cutting a pulling up near base, then chewing basal end cut part & discarding most of it. || In area explosion, protected area had taller veg- ctation than surrounding. This especially due to seed bearing growth of Erigogram (much cut outside explosion), + partly to somewhat taller plants of Kochia, Salsola, Winterfat no taller inside (possibly Chrysothamnus nauseosus) than outside. || Site where Butternegia 2.5% of cover, 10" tall, 1/5 of stalks same lunker cut. || No new burrows noted, but one started