TN this connection it may not be out of place to popularity 

 -■- enquire into the cause of the popularity of the of the 

 Ayreshire. First and foremost, this breed appears to ayreshire. 

 "nick" extremely well with the native cow, to which 

 it imparts the deep milking quahties for which it 

 is renowned. But it is only fair to state that the 

 Government Farm has been the fortunate possessor 

 of several exceptionally good examples of the Ayre- 

 shire, whilst the representatives of the Shorthorn and 

 Hereford breeds which have from time to time been 

 imported for the Naivasha farm have seldom been 

 more than fair specimens of the average " farmer's 

 bull." Indeed until quite recently the principal sire (^ther 

 of the so called Shorthorns at that establishment was lopur.Ak 

 a Lincoln Red — an extremely good animal imported i^RHED.^^. 

 from South Africa — but one in whose veins was not a 

 drop of Coate's Herd Book blood. The Hereford has 

 not been popular at the Government Farm of late 

 years, although several settlers in the Naivasha dis- 

 trict are great admirers of the breed, which has done 

 well in their hands. Holstein-Frieslands have done 

 well, and owing to their deep milking propensities are 

 very popular with the settler. One or two Devons, 

 a few Red Polls, a Guernsey and a Jersey, are others 

 that have been used elsewhere, and in every instance 

 the improvement noticeable has been most marked. 

 Hitherto the milking strains have been the most 

 popular, but breeders are gradually awaking to the 

 necessity for producing a big and powerful animal vauje of the 

 suited to draught purjwses, whilst later on the shorthorn. 

 demand for meat, which is sure to be felt, will 

 give them more encouragement to turn their at- 

 tention to the Shorthorn and other dual purpose 

 breeds. When this time comes the East African 

 will reahse, as others have done, that the Shorthorn 

 is not only suitable for the butcher's block, an idea 

 very prevalent at the present time, but is the best 

 all round animal. 



One of the greatest attractions of East Africa ^^^^ inimical 

 to the average Britisher is the marvellous abundance ^q stock 

 of its wild fauna. From the point of view of the 

 Sportsman and Naturahst it woidd be an evil day 

 when the herds of game disappeared from the 

 veldt, but there is no gainsaying the fact that their 

 presence on a cattle farm is always a menace on 

 account of the diseases they may bring. The buffalo. 



