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There seem to be no grasshoppers or other insects out. There have been heavy frosts and most of the insectivorous birds are gone.

[[underlined]] Otocaris [[space]] [[/underlined]] - Horned larks are common in fields and along roads.

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In evening I went over to the nearest neighbor Mr. [[space]] Anker, who has lived here 30 years and has a ranch of 620 acres, mostly in alfalfa. He estimates his loss this year by the mice at 600 tons, $5000. Last year he cut 2500 tons of hay and this year only 1200, but he attributes part of the shortage to the late, cold spring. He is plowing up some of his best fields where the alfalfa is killed out by the mice & will put in grain next year. He thinks the loss will be much greater next year from the damage all ready done.
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