the Plateau is situated along the Nandi border and up 

 the Nzoia valley. Here one may see blocks of 200 

 acres and upwards of healthy young coffee, much of 

 it already bearing. The growth is rapid, the crops 

 heavy, the berry of good size and excellent quality. 

 Samples sent to England for report are said to be 

 superior to Nairobi sorts. A great asset of the coffee 

 planter is the long planting season which extends 

 from March to September. It is expected that an 

 up-to-date curing factory will be built shortly. 



OTHER Citrus fruits are doing well, and there is likely to 



CROPS. be considerable development in this direction in the 



near future. Sisal is being planted on a large scale 

 by at least one farmer, and gives great promise. 

 Wattle makes remarkably rapid growth, and the low 

 cost of planting should induce those thinking of going 

 in for wattle to try the Plateau. All the usual tropical 

 fruits do well, and many of the temperate kinds, such 

 as peaches, plums and apples are producing crops. 

 Potatoes, turnips and practically every variety of 

 vegetable common in the home countries can be 

 grown with little trouble. 



THE FUTURE. Agricultural development is really only just 



commencing on the Plateau. But comparing the 

 amount of land now under cultivation with that of 

 three years ago, the increase is most remarkable. The 

 transport riders are all busy; every wagon going out 

 is loaded high with wheat, coffee and other produce, 

 returning with large quantities of machinery, empty 

 sacks and other necessaries for the farmer. 



S. O. HEMSTED. 



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