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A photograph of burned over themeda grassland.

A photograph of themeda grassland with occasional bush or tree.

A photograph of beautiful bunch grass country. There is a farm house on the horizon in the background.

A photograph of acacia in the foreground and other bushes, themeda grass, eragrostis, and sporobilis are also abundant. Only a few of the acacias are now coming into bloom and these have yellow flowers.

A photograph of grassland with a few shrubs and many acacias on the hills in background.

A photograph of four feet of red soil over a lime subsoil extending down to 10 feet or more.

A photograph of over the staat from the acacia-covered hill behind. There can be seen thatched houses and the general character of the town of Chief Malala.

A photograph of huts of the Batlhaping tribe of the Bechuanas. The roofs are thatched with tamboogu grass, held in place by small branches of lycium and usually a braid of ox hide around the bottom. They are often much thicker and made of sorghum…

A photograph of a 30 foot high acacia giraffae. This tree shows buckthorn near the end of the branches.

A photgraph of acacia giraffae and an indigenous hut in the background.

A photograph of the Suada zone with the bottom of of the pan in the background.

A photograph of a typical view of the shrub zone, where the semi-succulent Herb. 213 is shown in practically a pure stand.

A photograph that shows the soil bank on the lower zone. It is reddish brown to a depth of 14 inches, chocolate color for about 4 inches and light-colored alluvium below. The shrub at the left is Herb. 213.

A photograph of desert shurb and acacia on the horizon.

A photograph of acacia horrida, karroo, and wait-a-bit plants.

A photograph of gutierrezia-like plants in the foreground and weavers' nests in the acacia trees.

A photograph of some acacia at left and in background as well as asparagras, karroo bush,and desert grass.

A photograph showing detail of the blue ground which had been harrowed twice.

A photograph of the harrow used in the diamond field.

A photograph of the type of engine used in cultivating the 14 inche layer of blue ground on Bultfontein floor. A harrow is shown in the background and a similar engine in the distance.