Cynomys field notes, v1407
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Koford 193 Cynomys ludovicianus July 24, 1955 Wind Cave N.P., S. Dakota in thicket (5'-6" tall), On wds., many tips Amaranthus blotskin & Solanium trifidum missing (c.l. cut?). // 1 p.m. present center ward B, about 8" tall, sonstienia are 3 tufts/sq. ft. Apparently not eliminated by c.l. Near another burrow, centre of B, about 1/2 of Chenopodium leptot. cut to 10 yds. distance all around. Aristida fendleriana - one c.l. picked 4 ate seeds, 1 by 1, fort. also a single B. ja. left stripped of awns (green). 1 solitary small Aristida left, about half culms cut near base, presumably by c.l. Schedonorus arundinaceus, DyspodiĆ”, & perhaps Lepidula not eaten, it seems, nor Kellogia bracteosa. // About 7 a.m., 6 Antilocapra noticed on ward F. A c.l. fled 20 yds. distant. at least 9 c.l. in that ward. // Ward B, 8 a.m. Hedysarum & Plantago sp. in irregular patches (dune soil?). One many bod recent repairs with scratching to 4" into loose soil to 6' distance. Near Cheno. leptos. scratched out from dense stand. Ward B, little evidence cutting of Ag. am. (much on parts Ward A). Where Chenopodium leptos., 10" tall, up to 3/4 of plants cut down by c.l. In small patch Opuntia, 6. sm. tall (16"); at edge tuft, culms pulled & shoots broken in c.l. manure on soil stables. // When trapped 2 g.p. lost visit here (rebound, 1 spawned), see fresh repair of burrow (in D or King's grid). // Dyspodia papposa, Acleisias annulata in flower. // Much Chenopodium leptos. cut (little Hedysarum cut except some sites; pulled up too). // At F. end Ward B, Dysp. pap. 90% of vegetation, but apparently more cut (5" tall, strong smell). // Ant. frig. cut to edge Terrace, 20 yds. E. of peripheral burrows; Ward B. Same area much Andropogon scoparius in open stand, 4 save tall stems cut at base. // One repairing mound scratched dirt toward it with hindfoot, then turned & pushed dirt forward with forelegs, finally tamped damp soil with his head. // Brown grass now mostly brown, 4 conspicuous,