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A photograph of a plantation of potatoes with Iowa Silver Mine in the background. There is corn planted over the top of the ant hill in the middle of the photograph while there are two larger hills covered with trees behind this. In the far…

A photograph of a irrigation ditch with a cassava above the ditch and cynodon growing along the edge of the ditch. The director and Mr. Raven are standing in the background.

A photograph of Munama station, which is a corn field of Iowa Silver Mine. There are also ant hills in the background.

A photograph of a field of sweet potatoes, a staple crop here. There are also ant hills and dry forest in the far background.

A photograph of a field of alfalfa planted for trial. The alfalfa in the foreground is 1 month old while the alfalfa further back was planted 1 year ago. There are also three men standing, facing each other on the right.

A photograph of a row of agave americana alongside the roadway at the experiment station in Munama.

A photograph of a dry forest with tall grass, trees, and ant hills.

A photograph of a tree full of small orange colored fruit, 1 inch in diameter, with a single stone in the center. The pulp is rather hard and astringent.

A photograph of eragrostis in the foreground as well as a large ant hill with a large tree on top at the left and many large vines and bamboo.

A photograph of agaricus forming three clumps or clusters but one cluster inverted showing white gills and spores. The gills are decurrent with no veil and slightly scaly stems. THe stripes quite commonly branched. A 6" ruler is placed in the middle…

A photograph of agaricus forming three clumps or clusters, of a type quite abundant about here. A 6" ruler is placed in the middle of the agaricus clusters.

A photograph of an ox team attached to a wagon with indigenous people near the Kafue river.

A photograph taken from the railroad that runs along a ridge, which is 50 to 75 ft. above the surrounding country. It shows dry forest as far as you can see.

A photograph of a view over a dry forest, taken from the railway.

A photograph of an indigenous village in the background with trees still standing while they are cut down in the foreground. On the left, there is a termite hill.

A photograph of H.C. Raven and Homer Shantz standing in a dry forest in Sakania while on a collecting trip.

A photograph of kaffir corn just coming up, showing how the indigenous people care for their crops.

A photograph of land hilled up into hills that are about 3 to 4 feet across and 5 to 6 feet long. Thjey are about 10 inches high and planted only on top.

A photograph of indigenous boys using hoes to prepare the ground for planting.

A photograph that shows a road way that has cut through a large termite hill.