Cynomys field notes, v1407
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Koford Cynomy5 lodonicus August 21, 1955 Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo. estimated 80% bare (Shea & green 8" tall barley dominant). Also T. of 50L, Polygonum, Chenopodium. ||At upslope edge of this field a rocky mottled slope about 30 yds. wide + 30% grade. dogs not C.L. burrows at base, but have ascended into milo field at top of slope (a fur possible old mda. there). Slope has Bout. Surt, Andropogon, Styria, but. ear, Aristida, Asclep. sum.; simi- ilar to unimproved slopes in Black Hills. ||Western part of barley field ploughed up in summer & planted to milo. Now milo 3' high but not done stand. Much cut by C.L. (to 3/8" drain., green) at 3-8" height. Seeds present, soft, but no crustace eating. Apparently do eat tips leaves milo. Forbs in milo field: Amm. blat., retrofl., & grace., Shea. Fred. cut- ting Shea same site. Oecas. milo stelle, tall, left next to bur- row. ||Unploughed bottom still has many Saga; 4 to 8/A on some areas. Much Shea thin & much cut. Much tall Ceph. mary., rarely cut by C.L. the 2' tall on edges some mda. at least 50% bare grounds. Also present: Arm, Amm. gr., Rosa, purple 50L, Chenop. (same as milo, too), Astrog., Argemone, Sphaeralcea (mda.), Polygon. (mda.), Applee., Sol. trifl., Dys. pap., Ceph. (geyri?), Am. blat., Verb. bract, Am. retrof. One mda. has Rosa, Dpa, Ceph. marg. No grey vig the area now (or this year). Much cutting nearly all Shea to about 8" in. some burrows. Some burrows (new?) in cores dirt accumulated at base Chrysoth. bushes. Some Chryso. cut. ||5- facing slope that was ploughed summer now also has milo 2-3' tall & rather thin. Also in field: Amm., Shea, All., Shea, yellow 50L; 90% bare. Little jinovian