Ko ford 276 Cynomy s lodovicianus September 24, 1955 Rapid City, S. Daki that usually when range going down tristicha prominent when Bda increasing & Bgy decreasing (but also when recovering from heavy utilization). In girl'd be thought rare in Wind Cave N.P. only fair to good. Best on slopes when little shrubflees grazing & much bee, but usually Ase would not cover flats & bottom areas (due low rainfall). (about 10 mi. S. Sturgie I saw good stands bee on very gentle slope suitable for C.l.). I asked Lee about growing season in years of being study. He said 1946-8 green in Black Hills most afriunun compared with hotter, drier years 1949-1950. So summer drought food shortage possible to 1949-50. 1951 was favor colony given from spring on. Fall shortage food produce, especially in spring? Growing season had to judge from temperature - precipi- tation records. 1949 was very dry summer (at Cottenwood, for example). // p277* 3 mi. S. 1 ½ mi. E. of Ludlauw, S. Dak., visited Ralph Jacobi ranch. R.J. long time interested in wild- life. One prairie dogs from ranch to the river," an area about a mile wide, R.J. said. He told me of town with about ¼ allenis prairie dogs about 3 mi. airline W. of ranch. One had been shot for eam.- had pink eyes, white belly, rear - white back. Allenis seemed to stay together in part town. He offered to ac- ccompany me to site (a few days honor). Town only recently known to R.J. Owner had requested poisoning, but no action yet. This area in 4th yr. of drought. Sharp-tailed grouse here - a 1914 pull.m. Nutting Co. says their nest on benches in bottoms; Cynomy characteristic of September 25, 1955 | this area too. | T.R.N.M Park Medora, N. DakoTa Bob Morey told me C.l. here had not changed population notably since my visit in May. In town near Headquarter & Paddock Creek, whose population very low compared