disease in fruit trees are bad drainage, improper 

 manuring, over cropping, over luxuriance, and 

 weakness of growth. 



Anyone who has seen fruit properly grown and 

 taken care of in this country, will not question the 

 statement that the yield per tree in British East 

 Africa is greater than in any other country in the 

 world, when the most productive varieties are 

 planted under favourable conditions. It is nothing 

 unusual to obtain ;^i per tree per annum on an 

 average for the fruit from apples, pears, peaches, 

 and plums when the trees are in full bearing, if the 

 fruit is sold locally. 



It is extremely likely that for some few years 

 yet B.E-A. will consume all the fruit we can pro- 

 duce, but sooner or later there will be a surplus for 

 export, and as soon as the war is over efforts 

 should be made to organize proper marketing facili- 

 ties for export to Europe, cold storage on the 

 railway, at the docks and on the steamers. Given 

 these necessary facilities, and government support 

 such as is given in other countries, there is no rea- 

 son why B.E.A. should not successfully compete 

 with America, Austraha and South Africa in the 

 home fruit markets. 



GEO. STUART WATT. 



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