progress of the industry, but with a return to normal 

 conditions these adverse circumstances will cease to 

 operate. A further filip to the industry would result 

 if the Pig Breeders' Association decide to erect in 

 the Lumbwa district the new factory now under con- 

 sideration. 



COFFEE The soil being so rich in parts and the climate- 



AND CITRUS. so mild, it was inevitable that attention would be 

 given to coffee. Although the crop takes longer — 

 possible a year longer — to reach the producing stage 

 than it does at lower altitudes, most of the farms 

 have small experimental patches, and at least two 

 have considerable acreages in full bearing. The 

 weight and quality of the coffee are reported on as 

 being satisfactor}-, and the area under this crop is 

 being steadily extended. Citrus fruits of all sorts 

 flourish, and production on a large scale is contem- 

 plated. 



SHEEP. Sheep so far have not done very well, owing nO' 



doubt to the heavy rainfall and the over luxurious- 

 ness of the grazing. 



LABOUR. Though some anxiety is at times felt in other 



parts of the Protectorate as to labour, there need be 

 no uneasiness in the Lumbwa district, situate as it 

 is surrounded by large native reserves, even if Euro- 

 pean development proceeds on a large scale. All 

 that is required to ensure adequate supplies is a. 

 reasonable " Resident Natives Bill," and this we are 

 likely to have in the near future. 



J. W. CUSHNY. 



FORT TERNAN. 



SITUATION. rpHE Fort Ternan district, situate on the Railway- 

 about mid-way between Lumbwa and Muhoroni, 

 some 50 miles from the terminus at Kisumu, has only- 

 been opened up for European settlement within the: 

 past six years, but even during that short space of 

 time it has made remarkable progress, and is rapidly^ 

 becoming a factor of importance in the agricultural: 

 life of the country. 



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