334 
319 Ibs. per acre. About the middle of January the crop was com- 
pletely eaten off by caterpillars, but me heavy rains in February 
enabled the crop, which at one time was on the point of being 
ploughed up, to recover. The pre ss wet weather during April 
retarded threshing and the yicid was really in excess of the figure 
iven 
Regarding its culture at the Government Experimental Farm, 
Kibos, Mr. H. H. Holder, Plant Instructor, wrote on June 25th 
Economic Plant Division from Ceylon, and two Russian varieties 
one whi 
growing in habit and produce a considerably larger sized seed than 
that of the Russian varieties. The trials were conducted with a 
view to testing their bearing qualities. cee four plots were 
laid down on the same ground as follow 
“ Two plots, two acres each in size, were sown broadcast with the 
Russian varieties, a5 two plots, one acre each, sown in drills with 
the eer lon varietie 
All the ate om made fairly good growth at first, but the 
Ceylon varieties appeared to have withstood the dry spell in June 
much better 
- Although the climatic conditions at Kibos are not considered to 
be altogether ideal for linseed cultivation, it might be premature to 
ascribe the cause for the poor results obtained with this first trial 
to this alone, as planting was carried out rather late in the season. 
a judging by the rapid spurt of the Ceylon varieties made 
after every shower of rain which occurred when the plants were in 
the field, it appears safe to believe that, planted at the commence- 
t of the rams in March or April on a well-drained and 
thoroughly prepared soil, the crop may be cultivated with equal 
success here as at Kakamega. 
“ Besides the native trials at Kakamega, a plot was planted at 
Sagam which did equally well under Headman n Obon 
“ Perhaps none of the other introduced crops have taken on so 
rapidly amongst the natives and there seems every prospect of its 
cultivation becoming in a short time tho oroughly SS eabbalea 
throughout a large portion of the Nyanza Province 
A report on various samples of fibre received ian this region 
is given in the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute, vol. ix, 1911, 
pp. 11-14. The best sample received from_the Government 
ae OEE Farm at Kabete was valued in July 1910, at £30 
i rom this s country a sample of seed was received at the Impcrial 
Institute in 1905, which was valued at 40s. Od. to 42s. 6d. per 
quarter. 
In 1908 a sample was received from Natal which was valued at 
£11 per ton if delivered in small lots of 50 to 100 a or at 
£10 10s. per ton be imported in quantities of 500 to 1000 to 
