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Title
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Thomas County, July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Date
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July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Narratives
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Identifier
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321301-1911-0136.jpg
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Transcription
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7 … idea of blow-outs of which this one is a fair example, slightly larger than usual, but exceeded in size by many. From A to B the distance is 156 feet; from C to D 131 feet. The approximate depth from the highpoint A to the bottom, not visible in the photograph, is 70 or 80 feet. The circumference around the rim is 403 feet. The photograph on page 8 shows the northwest “corner” of the blow-out with the characteristic caving in of that part. I have not yet studied the insects taken in this blow-out, but was surprised during the period of collecting at the great variety found, for it was not a salubrious place. Observations made by Prof. Pool (not in this blow-out, but in one very similar, shown on page 9), during the hot part of the day, when most of my collecting was done, showed just above the sand temperatures of 145, 147, and 148 degrees, though the general temperature outside was quite comfortable – say somewhere down in the nineties. Over the rim of the blow-outs, sometimes running up to the crest, but ordinarily beneath a zone claimed by grasses, there is almost invariably found a slope well covered with poison ivy. It is one of the most persistent and pernicious plants of this region, and total acreage of these handsome, thriving, rascally, three-leaved outlaws must be tremendous. The grasses of this region are naturally of particular interest, since they constitute the economic foundation of a grazing country, and I should like to give here some definite information concerning the species found and their distribution. But though I collected specimens of grasses throughout the summer, and have a fair representation of the species found in the western parts of the state, I have not yet classified the collection. This field of investigation, of course, belonged to the botanists, and was fully covered by them, my collecting in this line being undertaken simply for my personal information and satisfaction.
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Rights
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