LUCERNE. 



Only ill exceptional cases has it been necessary for a valuable 

 the stock breeder to supplement the rich indigenous fodder crop. 

 pastures of the country with cultivated grasses, but 

 lucerne is largely grown for pigs, working oxen, and 

 dairy stock. In such districts as Limuru 6 tons to 

 the acre are obtained without irrigation, and on the 

 shores of Lake Xaivasha, where seepage takes the 

 place of irrigation as much as 12 tons per acre is cut 

 per annum. 



KAPOK OR SILK COTTON. 



The developing commercial importance of kapok 

 or silk cotton has drawn attention to the experiments 

 being conducted with this plant at the Kibos Experi- 

 mental Farm, and its cultivation on a large scale in 

 the near future is more than likely. 



COTTON. 



The cotton possibilities of large stretches of land awaiting 

 on the Tana and Juba rivers have already been Exploita- 

 abundantly proved, but a heavy outlay on irrigation tion. 

 works is necessary before their development can be 

 undertaken. Cotton is also being grown in the 

 Nyanza Province with good results, and as no irriga- 

 tion is necessary in this district the area under cultiva- 

 tion is being steadily extended. 



MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS. 



Though East Africa is not rich in indigenous an imposing 

 fruits, the soil and chmate have shewn themselves LIST, 

 favourable to a wide variety of imported varieties, and 

 it is only a matter of a few years when fresh and pre- 

 served fruits will figure among her exports. The 

 banana is largely grown by the natives, especially in 

 Uiganda, for food, but plantations on the lines 

 followed in the West Indies are unknown, and no 

 attempt has yet been made to test the possibilities of 

 a trade in banana fibre. Among the imported fruits 

 that have proved highly successful and are being 

 largely grown, may be mentioned the pineapple, 

 custard apple, avocado pear, pa^vpaw, strawberry, 

 loganberry, loquat, fig, apple, peach, plum, and 

 quince. Pears of exceptional quality have been raised 

 in a few districts, as have also grapes. 



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