DAIRY FARMING. 



A IvTHOUGH we are on the equator the altitude is climate 

 ^^^ such that the heat is not so much felt as it favourabi,e. 

 often is on a hot summer's day in England. No 

 doubt this is also due in part to the dry winds that 

 blow even in our hottest seasons. The highlands 

 extend over a great portion of the Protectorate, and 

 are suitable for stock farming and a great part of 

 them for dairying. 



The natives own large herds of cattle and -native stock. 

 sheep, which have increased enormously in spite of 

 outbreaks of diseases of one sort or another that 

 in the past killed oflf their cattle in hundreds. 

 Now that we have the advantage of recent veterin- 

 ary discoveries, most of the diseases which deci- 

 mated herds are things of the past on a progressive 

 farm. 



The native cattle are humped like the Indian '-RADE stock. 

 Zebu to which they are doubtless related. These 

 have been successfully crossed with most of the 

 European breeds of cattle; though the Shorthorn, 

 Hereford, Ayrshire and Friesland crosses predomi- 

 nate. This grading up has progressed so far that 

 i5/i6th pure bred cattle are frequently seen, and 

 in some cases even higher grades have been at- 

 tained by the earlier settlers. 



Pure bred cattle of both sexes have been im- i-ure bred. 

 ported both by the Government and by private 

 individuals. The former hold a sale annually of 

 surplus bulls bred by them and these sales are well 

 attended and competition is keen. 



The dairy districts are already turning out butter 

 butter in large quantities which find a ready mar- output. 

 ket in the towns of the Protectorate. Doubtless 

 co-operative dairies will be started in the best 

 centres as soon as the demand for them warrants. 

 There is already one doing business on a large 

 scale at Lumbwa. The future of dairying in this 

 country is enormous and there is no reason why 

 we should not rival Australia, New Zealand and 

 Canada in the world's markets. We may confi- 

 dently rely on the Government to grade export 



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