Mss Eur F252/21

Diary includes the following:

• Folio 1 verso: photograph of the City Gates of Chanda
• Folio 2 recto: photograph of a view of the walls of Chanda Town from outside of the town
• Folio 3 recto: two photographs of Babul on Cotton Soils in Berar showing (1) 13 year old agri-silvicultural lines 25’ apart and (2) a grazed village forest (Lontek)
• Folio 3 verso: photograph of 3 season old “agrisilvicultural” lines, 8ft apart with cotton stalks and shoots of Dichrostachys 15 year old thinned crop behind (Lonteck 44, Amraoti Dn., 6^th November 1930)
• Folio 4 verso: photograph of degraded thorn scrub
• Folio 4 verso: photograph of degraded thorn scrub taken up in 1902
• Folio 5 verso: photograph of teak bearing forest, Q.C.III, mainly teak with Terminalia Arjuna trees over the road (Ambadoh, near Semadoh, Melghat Dn., 8^TH November 1930
• Folio 6 verso: photograph of frost damaged teak after 2 growing seasons (frost of February 1929) (Sembadoh RH., Melghat Dn., 8^th November 1930)
• Folio 7 verso: photograph of frost damage of 1929 (2 seasons) showing unaffected Adina, badly affected teak and Lantana undergrowth in the foreground (Sembadoh R.F., Melghat Dn., 8^th November 1930)
• Folio 8 verso: photograph of Adina Cordifolia species of plant “an exceptional even-aged pure patch apparently on an abandoned field at the edge of teak forest” (Sembadoh, Melghat Dn., 8^th November 1930)
• Folio 9 verso: photograph of a group of Banyan trees at Sembadoh, Melghat Dn. (8^th November 1930)
• Folio 10 verso: two photographs of a teak sample plot for Silviculturist’s inspection (S.P.3., Melghat, 8^th November 1930)
• Folio 11 verso: photograph showing Arha, Jwar and cotton on ordinary village fields in the foreground and, in the background, an agrisilvicultural area with far finer Jwar behind with Babul (1927) (Loni C13, Akola Dn., 10^th November 1930)
• Folio 12 verso: two photographs showing 10 year old agrisilvicultural lines of Babul, spacing 18ft (Loni C7 (1921) Akola Dn., 11^th November 1930)
• Folio 13 verso: photograph of damage to Acacia Arabica plant due to Fomes Pappianus (Bhongaon, Buldana Dn., 11^th November 1930)
• Folio 14 verso: photograph showing a bridge over the Turna River (Akot-Shegaon Road, Akola Dn.)
• Folio 15 verso: two photographs showing (1) planted Dendrocalamus Strictus and (2) Rhizomes, 1926, 5 seasons out, variously affected by drought of the past year (Chichkhera, Patur, Akola Dn., 12^th November 1930)
• Folio 16 verso: two photographs of 3 season old agrisilvicultural lines showing (1) Gmelina, Babul and Lebbek with cotton Bajra and San (Jwari on L.) and (2) similar crop viewed from Machan with Arha, cotton and some Bajra (Plot X (1928) Merwari, Yeotmal Dn., 13^th November 1930)
• Folio 17 verso: photograph of agrisilvicultural lines of teak and babul 7 seasons old, invaded by kunda grass and so not cultivated (Plot 5, Pathroat, Yeotmal Dn., 14^th November 1930)
• Folio 18 verso: two photographs of agrisilvicultural lines sowings showing (1) 7 year old teak sowings, sissoo 6 year transplant and (2) 3 year old teak pruned from cotton lines and jwari and arha centrally (Pathroat 4 & 5, Yeotmal Dn.)
• Folio 19 verso: photograph of 1925 agrisilvicultural lines of teak, khair and babul, 8ft., 12ft and 10ft high (Plot 9 Pandhardevi, Yeotmal Dn., 15^th November 1930)
• Folio 20 verso: two photographs each showing the North and South Gates of Chanda
• Folio 20a: photograph of the North Gate of Chanda [loose item]
• Folio 20b: photograph of the South Gate of Chanda [loose item]
• Folio 21 verso: photograph of the walls of Chanda Town from without
• Folio 21 verso: photograph of the North Gate of Chanda Town (Jaitpura)
• Folio 22 verso: photograph showing the trunk of a large Cleistanthus Collinus tree, 45” G.B.H. (Kanhargaon E.P.T.3., S. Chanda Dn.)
• Folio 23 verso: photograph (prefaced with the description “Ironi =”) showing Zizyphus Oenoplia climbing on Terminalia Tomentosa and a small Xylia Xylocarpa tree and small Saccopetalum plant behind (Kanhargaon, S. Chanda Dn., 16^th November 1930)
• Folio 24 verso: two photographs showing 2 seasons old teak taunga following mixed deciduous with dense bamboo undergrowth (Sironcha, S. Chanda Dn., 19^th November 1930)
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of one season’s regrowth of bamboo after twice clear-felling and burning
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of 2 season old teak taunga with original forest of Anogeissus, Pterocarpus etc., behind with dense bamboo undergrowth (Sironcha, S. Chanda Dn., 19^th November 1930)
• Folio 26 verso: photograph showing a view from Sironcha R-H., looking up Pranhita River (19^TH November 1930)
• Folio 27 verso: photograph of the species of tree Hardwickia Binata Anjan 8’ 3” G.B.H., about 80ft high (near Sironcha, S. Chanda Dn., 19^th November 1930)
• Folio 28 verso: photograph of Sterculia Urens and Hardwickia Binata species of trees (near Sironcha, S. Chanda Dn.)
• Folio 29 verso: two photographs showing logs being loaded on to ‘6-wheelers’ (Allapilli, S. Chanda Dn.)
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of a large arjun tree (Terminalia Arjuna) climbed by bear for honey (Chaprala, Pranhita R., S. Chanda Dn., 20^th November 1930)
• Folio 31 verso: photograph of the crossing of the Wainganga River on the Chanda-Allapilli Road
• Folio 32 verso: photograph of Mimusops Hexandra trees (A [illeg.] sapur R.H., S. Chanda, 20^th November 1930)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph showing a view from a rest house (N. Chanda Dn., 26^th November 1930)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph of ‘Debta with clay horses hollowed for lights’ (N. Chanda Dn., 26^th November 1930)
• Folio 34 verso: photograph showing an example of ‘how not to cross-mark and number teak Sample Plot tress’ (S.P.3, N. Chanda Dn., 26^th November 1930)
• Folio 35 verso: photograph of teak natural regeneration along a North East/South West fire-line where bamboo has been cleared and the line burnt annually, and showing ‘more seedlings on the shadier left side’ (Taroba, N. Chanda Dn., 26^th November 1930)
• Folio 36 verso: photograph showing teak natural regeneration 3 seasons after felling (1927-28) (Ghantha Chauki, N. Chanda Dn., 26^th November 1930)
• Folio 37 verso: photograph of clear-felling in teak bearing forest showing one season old coppice, un-felled bamboo and 6ft grass (Korai H.F. CII, Seoni Dn., 27^th November 1930)
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of teak plantation from which all natural undergrowth has been cleared (S.P.4. Korai, Seoni Dn., 28^th November 1930)
• Folio 39 verso: photograph showing an example of ‘how not to treat the undergrowth in a teak sample plot’ (S.P.2. Korai, Seoni Dn., 28^th November 1930)
• Folio 40 verso: two photographs showing views of a patch of good Chloroxylon Swietenia trees (S.P.T.I., Khawasa, Seoni Dn., 29^th November 1930)
• Folio 41 verso: photograph of an ‘attempt at a Bombax matchwood plantation’ (Chorbaoli, 1929) (Nagpur-Wardha Dn., 29^th November 1930)
• Folio 42 verso: photograph of natural regeneration filling in a blank in a coppice coupe and showing Soymida Febrifuga species of trees (near E.P.I., Bakoli, Bhandara Dn., 1^st December 1930)
• Folio 43 verso: photograph of a coppice regeneration experiment and showing Soymida Febrifuga species of trees (E.P.2., Bhandara Dn., 1^st December 1930)
• Folio 44 verso: two photographs of the Mahanadi Canal head-works, Rudri, Raipur (2^nd December 1930)
• Folio 45 verso: two photographs of the Mahanadi Canal head-works, Rudri, Raipur (2^nd December 1930)
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of sal regeneration operations, cut back and burnt 1926 (S. Raipur Dn., 3^rd December 1930)
• Folio 47 verso: photograph of sal regeneration fellings, cutting back and burning in 1929 (S. Raipur Dn., 5^th December 1930)
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of 6 season old teak planted 6’ x 6’ on clear felled and burnt forest on alluvium about 20ft high (nr. Sitanadi R.H., S. Raipur, 5^th December 1930)
• Folio 49 verso: untitled photograph showing a building with veranda, possibly a rest house (Sitanadi F.R.H., S. Raipur Dn.)
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of ‘ferrying across the Mahanadi’ showing a motor car on a platform supported by two boats (Tara Singh)
• Folio 51 verso: photograph of 1891 teak plantation (Gitpura, N. Raipur) (surround of E.P.2.)
• Folio 52 verso: photograph of teak stump-planting (in foreground), and coppice of the year (behind) (C.P.E 1 H.F.W.C., Tenduchua, N. Raipur Dn.)
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of teak plantation after clear-felling and burning mixed forest without teak but with bamboo (Tenduchua, N. Raipur)
• Folio 54 verso: photograph of Mahanadi River Crossing (road, rail and ferry) N. Raipur
• Folio 55 verso: photograph of teak plantation of 189 (? 1891) (S.P.3, Bilaspur Dn.)
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of ‘Exp’ (? experimental) Plot 3A (Balaghat)
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of the erosion investigations in dry mixed with Bassia and Soymida
• Folio 56a: photograph of the erosion investigations in dry mixed with Bassia and Soymida [loose item]
• Folio 57 verso: photograph of dense karka bamboo growth in P.B.1 sal area devastated by hoplocerambyx and felled except promising saplings (Muki-Ghorcha Road, Balaghat Dn., 13^th December 1930)
• Folio 58 verso: photograph of 24 year old Chir-Pine plantation from sowings originally intended as frost nurse to sal regeneration (Supkhar, S.P.6 Balaghat, 13^th December 1930)
• Folio 59 verso: photograph of sal sample plot requiring revising through ‘hoplo.’ damage (S.P.2, Mangli, S. Mandla Dn.)
• Folio 60 verso: photograph of sal covered hills in S. Mandla (Roul R.F., S. Mandla Dn., 14^th December 1930)
• Folio 61 verso: photograph of sal patch showing frost effects in grassland (Supkhar, Balaghat Dn., 14^th December 1930)
• Folio 62 verso: photograph of whippy sal regeneration frosted back annually (in foreground) with only Zizyphus (beyond) and sal forest on higher slopes behind (Supkhar, Balaghat Dn., 14^th December 1930)
• Folio 63 verso: photograph of 7 year old Chir-Pine plantation (1924) made in frosty grassland with whippy sal regeneration in the foreground (Supkhar, Balaghat Dn., 14^th December 1930)
• Folio 64 verso: photograph of 23 year old Chir-Pine plantation originally made to protect sal regeneration from frost and showing sal mother tree still standing (Supkhar, Balaghat Dn., 14^th December 1930)
• Folio 65 verso: two photographs showing gradual establishment of sal regeneration in frosty grassland, probably old clearings, in shelter of a mother tree (Supkhar, Balaghat Dn., 15^th December 1930)
• Folio 66 verso: two photographs of the Supkhar Rest House
• Folio 67 verso: photograph of a borer damaged sal sample plot laid out in 1915 by ‘Marsden’ (S.P.1, Balaghat Dn., 15^th December 1930)
• Folio 68 verso: photograph of a sal sample plot (S.P.5, S. Mandla Dn.)
• Folio 69 verso: photograph of Mandla town walls
• Folio 70 verso: photograph of exposed stones typical of trap slops after denudation (Mandla/Bichhia Road, 17^th December 1930)
• Folio 70a: photograph of exposed stones typical of trap slops after denudation (Mandla/Bichhia Road, 17^th December 1930) [loose item]
• Folio 71 verso: photograph of an example of the Sterculia Urens species tree and undergrowth of Dendrocalamus in flower (E.P.I., N. Mandla Dn., 17^th December 1930)
• Folio 72 verso: photograph of teak bearing dry deciduous forest, 50% teak, with other named species of plants (near E.P.2., Chhindwara Dn., 18^th December 1930)
• Folio 73 verso: photograph of a view from Bori R.H. on to sandstone cliffs (Hoshangabad Dn., 20^th December 1930)
• Folio 74 verso: photograph of a view towards Pachmarhi Hills from Bori R.H. (Hoshangabad Dn., 20^th December 1930)
• Folio 75 verso: untitled photograph showing a river with a sandy bank in the foreground
• Folio 75 verso: photograph showing the road to Bori R.H. at crossing of Tawa River (Hoshangabad Dn., 21st December 1930)
• Folio 76 verso: two photographs of rock shelter paintings near Dhaura, Hoshangabad Dn.
• Folio 77 verso: untitled photograph of rocks beside a stretch of water
• Folio 77 verso: photograph of the Marble Rock Falls, Jubbulpore
• Folio 78 verso: two photographs showing views of the Marble Rock Falls, Jubbulpore

Folios 84-122: detailed handwritten account with dates, written on a notepad, on the tour of the Central Provinces of India (unsigned: 31^st October 1930-22^nd December 1930) [loose item]