| 单词 | buffalo grass |
| 例句 | He chose from a salad bar of grasses: western wheatgrass, little bluestem, buffalo grass, green needlegrass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Seemed as if folks were seeing German spies and seditionists under every patch of buffalo grass. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The buffalo grass around Perilee’s house was tall but thick as moss; I had no trouble picking up the tracks of three barefoot children. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Across the flat prairie, the church sailed into view, a small ship of salvation on the buffalo grass sea. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Someone practical like Perilee might tell me it was only the buffalo grass, warmed to sweetness by the spring sun. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We have a buffalo grass lawn that was started with plugs, so I’m writing from experience. Clearing weeds before planting a ground cover, and tomato questions 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Violence and wanton cruelty are as commonplace as shimmering fields of buffalo grass among the land-grubbing settlers, nefarious opportunists and Indigenous loners who populate the region. 'The English' wants to critique the blood-soaked Old West. Instead, it revels in it 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z On a normal summer Wednesday, the Torrington Livestock Markets would be quiet, and cows and their calves would be out on waving fields of buffalo grass, gaining weight for the autumn. Heat Forces Ranchers to Sell Herds to Cut Losses 2012-07-16T01:28:22Z None was taken in the upland parts of the relict area where buffalo grass and blue grama dominated the association. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z Between North Platte and Julesburg, Colorado, is the heart of the semi-arid region, where the yearly rainfall is insufficient to mature crops, but where the short buffalo grass feeds the rancher's herds winter and summer. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z The beach grass, I noticed, resembled the buffalo grass of the plains. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The buffalo grass was so short that the fire did not trouble us much, but the smoke concealed the Indians from our view, and they thought they could approach to us without being seen. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z They can become inhabited only by cultivating timber; but the rich growth of buffalo grass upon them will ever furnish an inexhaustible supply for innumerable herds of cattle and sheep. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z “Anne, those tufts are buffalo grass, which makes such fine grazing for cattle; and your dwarfed bushes are the famous sage-brush, while the twisted trees are cottonwoods.” Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z There was no floor, but the thick, short buffalo grass made a neat carpet. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Buchloe dactyloides is the buffalo grass of the North American prairies, a valuable fodder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The prairie fire could be handled in most cases if it caught in the short prairie or buffalo grass. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z At half-past four our horses, saddled and bridled, are cropping the bunches of buffalo grass in the "swale" behind us; the four men of the picket are lying among them, lariat in hand. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The bullet sped faster than the lynx could spring, and the latter fell with a heavy thud to roll over in the buffalo grass at the forefeet of the deer. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Northward the slopes were bare and treeless, too, but closely carpeted with the dense growth of buffalo grass. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z I looked promptly in the direction he was pointing and about two hundred yards away saw a stembuck standing in the shade of a mimosa bush feeding briskly on the buffalo grass. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z I endeavored to follow it farther, but it was soon lost in the long buffalo grass, and I had to give up the task. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Only thirty-five miles by the way we came, but horses must eat to live, and we have nothing but the buffalo grass to offer them. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Grama, the New Mexican name for a species of grass forming the finest pastured of the prairies—the famed buffalo grass not excepted. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z There were the prints of some half a dozen little unshod hoofs dotting the sandy hollows in the low ground near the stream, and easily traceable among the clumps of buffalo grass beyond. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z “The community is drying up,” Mark Axtell, the area’s only funeral director, said on a walk through the cemetery, where brown tufts of buffalo grass crunched underfoot. Survivor of Dust Bowl Now Battles a Fiercer Drought 2011-05-04T02:36:43Z I remember when I came through where the city of Superior now is, first in 1866 and again in 1867, nothing was to be seen but buffalo grass and a few large cottonwood trees. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Close in around the lines the lean, bony, leg-weary horses of the cavalry are herded, each company by itself where best it can find patches of the rich buffalo grass. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z There was the bunch grass, the buffalo grass, and the funny sickle-shaped 'gamma' grass, on which thousands of cattle fed, and amongst others, Pedro pointed out a terrible plant, the dread of many a ranchman. Left on the Prairie And so, patiently and pluckily, he kept his ground,—"Big Jim" contentedly filling himself with buffalo grass the while,—and not until the sun was low in the west did Fred realize their real intent. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z Then they religiously got out their sketch books and set to work to make pictures of their three sturdy bronchos munching the buffalo grass in their neighborhood. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series The scenery consisted of rolling prairie covered with buffalo grass, and a few trees along the banks of Rock creek. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Here was spread a thick green carpet of short buffalo grass, and into this carpet were woven exquisite patterns of innumerable flowers. Campmates A Story of the Plains These miniature parks were quite fertile in bunch and even buffalo grass, and varied from five acres to a whole section in extent. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter The gray-hued buffalo grass spreads everywhere and not a tree, rock or stone can be seen. The American Country Girl We have found good grass to-day, abundance of good buffalo grass, the best we have had. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Shortly after leaving Ash Creek they came to great sections of the prairie where the buffalo grass was cropped as short as though a herd of sheep had crossed it. Bring Me His Ears Wet your mop–take a bucket of water and fire 309right along the trail, Marian,–that buffalo grass burns slow. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The ponies had become hungry, broken away and probably were hunting buffalo grass in the lower hills when he was crossing the higher slopes of the Gore range. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter It is made of buffalo grass, which grows six to twelve feet high in India. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference In the far West and Northwest the buffalo grass has often to contend with drought for months together, so that it has learned to strike deep in quest of water to quench its thirst. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer There was much calling and getting acquainted, fun and frolic, much hewing of trees, mending of gear, and, in general, busy preparation for the journey over the land of the short buffalo grass. Bring Me His Ears It is all covered with that fuzzy buffalo grass. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The ponies humped their backs at the lee side of the fire and seemed grateful for a few mouthsful of smoke in lieu of a wisp of dry buffalo grass. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter A fresh, indescribable odor was in their nostrils; an odor which puzzled them then, but which later they learned to recognize and never forgot––the pungent scent of buffalo grass. A Breath of Prairie and other stories To their right were gentle hills covered with new green buffalo grass and prairie flowers of every color. Shaman Horses and cattle find exhaustless supplies of grass in the prairies; and pea vines, buffalo grass, wild oats, and other herbage in the timber, for summer range; and often throughout most of the winter. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Once she stepped into a badger hole covered with long buffalo grass and strained a tendon. The Fighting Edge There was a space along the edge of the river about two hundred feet wide, covered here and there with wild rye, at the roots of which was dried buffalo grass. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Now and anon puffs of wind, like sudden breaths, stirred the 78 dull air, and the short buffalo grass trembled in anticipation. A Breath of Prairie and other stories This is the buffalo grass of the Western prairies, and the moment the horses' heads are released down go their nozzles, and they are cropping eagerly and gratefully. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier For yards around, the buffalo grass had been trampled and pawed until scarcely a spear remained. The Gold Girl In shallow pits dug by themselves amid the sparse buffalo grass, the larks set their nests. Birds of the Rockies So the two burros were taken to a small nearby clearing where buffalo grass offered a juicy repast for them. Polly and Eleanor The buffalo grass rustled with the passage of her skirts. A Breath of Prairie and other stories We were now on the verge of the upper prairies, no longer enameled with flowers and flowering plants, but covered with a short, coarse, herbage called "buffalo grass," on which the buffalo loves to feed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Just beyond the trail, upon the brown-yellow buffalo grass a dark object lay motionless. The Gold Girl Look, Mr Rawlings,” he added, “that buffalo grass, as it is called, there in front of you, is growing rapidly and will soon be breast high, don’t you see?” Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek The buffalo grass is not to be confounded with, another celebrated grass of the Texan and North Mexican prairies, the “gramma” of the Spaniards. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The buffalo grass trembled across the lowlands in long, shaking billows that had all the effect of scared flight. Sally of Missouri The ground, shelving gradually down to the arroyo, was covered with soft buffalo grass, thick and dry—as good a bed as was ever pressed by sleepy mortal. The Scalp Hunters Her eyes roved slowly up and down the depression where the dark green of the scrub contrasted sharply with the crinkly buffalo grass, yellowed to spun gold beneath the rays of the summer sun. The Gold Girl The whole surface both of hill and valley was clad in a rich mantle of short buffalo grass, which gave it the aspect of a meadow lately mown, and springing into fresh verdure. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The buffalo grass forms the favourite and principal fodder of the buffaloes whenever it is in season, and these animals roam over the prairies in search of it. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Through the hours of that day on rolled the train, still over the crisp buffalo grass, across the well-worn buffalo trails, past the prairie-dog villages. The Denver Express From "Belgravia" for January, 1884 A half dozen in number and well hobbled, they cropped the buffalo grass. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War It was mid-summer, now, the sun shone hot and brassy from a cloudless sky, and the buffalo grass was beginning to exchange its fresh greenness for a shade of dirty tan. The Gold Girl Then, rousing, you lie down, your canopy the dark blue vault of the heavens, your mattress the soft, curling buffalo grass. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The bootless feet of the Texan had left no mark on the buffalo grass. Prairie Flowers There's something on the ground, and I can catch a glimpse of what looks like a dun-colored hide through the tufts of buffalo grass. The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon or The Hermit of the Cave For an acre or so around it there were bushes growing as high as the horses, but when light came, no other growth but that of short buffalo grass and prickly cactus could be seen. Wild Bill's Last Trail He snaked the fellow over the ground and through the short buffalo grass like a coyote, 'till he was punished enough; and then my dad made 'em let him go. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain From between the tufts of buffalo grass now and then protruded the white face of a rock. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Levelling the gun the girl fired and the tomato can went spinning over the short-cropped buffalo grass. Prairie Flowers None of the buffalo grasses are found in the mountains. The Extermination of the American Bison Song and conversation had ceased and the only sounds were the low clink of bit chains and the soft rustle of horses' feet in the buffalo grass. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country The stage trail led through an arid, undulating prairie of yellow buffalo grass. The River and I On the high places the earth began to turn brown, the buffalo grass to peep into view. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman When the coulee widened into a grassy plain, he warily circled the rope that dragged from the saddle, and deciding it was harmless, fell eagerly to eating the soggy buffalo grass that carpeted the ground. Prairie Flowers Owing to its southern distribution this might well be named the Southern buffalo grass, to distinguish it from the two other species of higher latitudes, to which the name “buffalo” has been fastened forever. The Extermination of the American Bison The scrub willows gave place to patches of bull pine and the long stretches of buffalo grass to ugly bare patches of black rock. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country She would starve on the buffalo grass which supports her half-wild sister, "northers" would freeze her, and the snow would bury her. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm She recalled the sweet scent of the buffalo grass with a vague sense of depression and irrevocable loss. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman A half-dozen weak old ewes snipped half-heartedly at the short buffalo grass, and three or four young lambs frisked awkwardly about the door-yard on their ungainly legs. Prairie Flowers In spite of the rest here, the animals did not seem to improve on the grama and buffalo grass. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan To Colina's nostrils rose the delicate smell of the rich buffalo grass, which cures itself as it grows. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The soil grew much firmer and soon they saw clumps of buffalo grass. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty Here was a pause in the rugged ascent, a level space of open green, thick with buffalo grass. Judith of the Plains Our horses often grazed on the sweet buffalo grass that always grows under trees. On Commando The pudgy creosote, the buffalo grass, the undulation of sand hills were an old story, but to-day his eyes devoured them hungrily. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Stretched out at full length on the buffalo grass, the cowboy drank into his lungs the clean, cold night air. A Man Four-Square Old Jack Rabbit hopped before him, Then sat up, to watch him pass, Dusky horned-toads scurried nimbly Through the withered buffalo grass. Nancy MacIntyre The owners of the train intended wintering their cattle on the buffalo grass in the Colorado valleys, which they found cheaper than wintering them on corn in Kansas. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler Instead of curing like hay, the buffalo grass had rotted from excessive rains, losing its nutritive qualities, and this resulted in serious loss among all range cattle. Reed Anthony, Cowman The buffalo grass on the divides and among these sand hills is the finest winter grazing in the country. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings I jumped off my horse, and, thrusting the buffalo grass aside, I pointed out many tracks of barefooted ponies. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) There was a herding ground four hundred miles wide, east and west, and a thousand miles north and south, covered with buffalo grass, especially toward the north, that made good stock feed the year around. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Through the hours of that day on rolled the train, till over the crisp buffalo grass, across the well-worn buffalo trails, past the prairie-dog villages. Stories by American Authors, Volume 6 The gorge swung to the right; on their left the rocks gave place to a rolling meadow of buffalo grass, and Aldous knew they had reached the basin. The Hunted Woman An ideal fall favored the ranch, the dry weather curing the buffalo grass on the divides, until it was the equal of hay, thus assuring the cattle of ample grazing until spring. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings There was some brush, but it was mostly covered with what we called "buffalo grass," which grew spontaneously. The Bark Covered House Sida coccinea was the characteristic on the creek bottoms, and buffalo grass is becoming abundant on the higher parts of the ridges. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Nothing annoyed him more than the odd bulbs that used to come up in the midst of his precious buffalo grass; impertinent crocuses and daffodils and hyacinths, that certainly had no right there. A Little Bush Maid The girls exclaimed at the beauty of the spot, for wild-mountain flowers grew profusely among the thick buffalo grass. Polly of Pebbly Pit Light rains in September freshened the buffalo grass until it greened on the sunny slopes, cured into hay as the fall advanced, thus assuring abundant forage to the cattle. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings Buffalo never changed the character of the grass, but herds of cattle did, so that now, on the ranges, very little of the bunch or buffalo grass remains. The Great Salt Lake Trail They followed the herd stealthily, taking advantage of every hillock and tuft of buffalo grass to hide themselves. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales The land had a fair stand of buffalo grass. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' The packs were slipped from Choko and he, with the other mounts, were hobbled and left to graze on the buffalo grass in the clearing. Polly of Pebbly Pit We had left behind us the great arid deserts, meagerly covered by the tufted buffalo grass, with its pale green hue, and its short shriveled blades. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life The buffalo grass was so short that the fire did not trouble us much, but the smoke concealed the Indians from our view, and they thought they could approach close to us without being seen. The Great Salt Lake Trail |
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