Kofoed 190 Synomys ludovicianus August 28, 1955 Nr. Cache, Oklahoma. it Bda. Old burners are depression, mounds girilly not apparent (large mounds rare this region; downsloil as shallow & more stable?). Old town both N+ S of game fence. (Cattle drove me out.) I talked with Jean Matthew of SCS at Lanton. He corroborated much that C. B. had said. He will spend a day with me this week. C. B. says a town on Oasis Ranch (Josh Hollister) just S. of refuge. August 29, 1955. Spent morning looking over populated "official" dog town. Map p. 191. 5 arms; Dark gray clay loam soil. Low population- apparently none in SW 50 yds. of burners. Grass cover Bda principally, but also Aristida, Andro. sacc., Brownie, Dead fala - Plantago, & a bloom. Like annual, Lipidium. Brown fala - Ambrosia, Applopoppus (some in yellow flower). On mds. - Verb. lant., Amm. blit., Polygonum (prostrate), Andro. sace. (at mouth some burners), Ambrosia, Sol. rostratum. On a bordering clearing around mounds: Sol. rostri., Schleimandra, Aristida, Euph. (gypsy?), Ambrosia (2" tall; stated), Androp. sacc. (2" high - heavily hedged), Eugenia (woods). (This arm extends about 200 yds. from road). Abandoned mda. had much Ambrosia on some (perennial prob.). Bda and Asa on older old mds. Clov around burners, Aristida, Chloris, Asa cut to 2" height. On W. side thick shrubt Asa borders Bda - C. L. area. Uplope to SE when no doggy Asa, Bout. curt., Bout. ferricita, 1½' tall Cirsium & Cuphal. marg. not cut by dog or cattle (cattle came in 8:30 a.m. & stayed hrs). Ants - harvesting in Bda areas have well defined bare soil trail an inch wide. Mound low but choff surrounds; 4 green Aristida grows around area. Slope of occupied area 2-7% to W. || Same fence is 50' N of road; some burners at fence line & on thin Bda outside fence 4 rods. || In main part of town, SE corner of Athelitini pasture, Bda about 95%; 80% good cover (estimator). Bareish spots have applopes., dead Plantago, Polyg.-