diid well distributed; the average annual fall for the 

 Highlands as a whole being about 40 inches. There 

 are two seasons, known as the "long and the short 

 rains" — the first lasting from the beginning of April 

 to the middle of June and the second from about the 

 end of October until some time in December. Two 

 crops per year are thus rendered possible — an advant- 

 age not enjoyed by many other parts of the world. 

 In some parts of the country rain is recorded in vary- 

 ing quantities every month of the year, but over the 

 greater part only occasional showers fall in between 

 seasons, bright sunny days following one another in 

 unbroken succession, thus favouring the ripening and 

 reaping of crops. 



The wealth of the natural pasture of the High- grasses and 

 lands can scarcely be surpassed by any other country koddbr 

 in the world. Both pink and white clover are indi- pi,ants. 

 genous, whilst a wild sanfoin is met with in parts. 

 Tall Oat grass, Rhodes, couch and other creeping 

 varieties help to make up a nourishing fodder foi 

 stock that keeps them tit all the year round, without 

 additional feed of any kind. There are parts of the 

 country where, it is claimed, a beast can be carried to 

 the acre. This it would be difficult to prove, as no 

 farm in the country is stocked up to anyth.n.:? like 

 its full capacity; but it is undoubtedly true th ii men 

 of wide experience of stock raising in South America. 

 Australia and South Africa speak of the pasti.res of 

 the East African Highlands as superior to any they 

 have seen elsewhere. 



The climate of tlie Highlands with wh cli we climate 

 arc- more particularly concerned — is c;dmitted by all to 

 be delightful. The days are pleasant, and althou.i^h 

 the mid-day sun is somewhat hot, its heat is clear and 

 dry and far from enervating; men and women who 

 have spent years in the country have found a wirm 

 summer's day in Knp;laud more so. The he t is 

 usually accompanied by a cool breeze, for, it mvst be 

 remembered, we are within the tempering influeiic s 

 of snow-capped Kenia and Kilimanjaro. At tlie 

 higher altitudes frost at night is frequent, while fal's 

 of snow are not unknown. The air is cle.r and 

 bracing. TenuiS, polo, fotball, cric'et, golf a id 

 hockey are freely indulged m by lovers of o.it-don^ 

 s]>orts, practically the whole year round 



