The intending settler should understand that, in 

 ilic kon.yai Valley, as elsewhere, the personal factor 

 is an important consideration in farming. Even the 

 best of land will not give the same return for bad as 

 for good cultivation. The man who contents himself 

 with giving his labourers the seed to plant, and return- 

 ing in time for the harvest, must not expect the best 

 results. On the other hand, one need not have been 

 engaged in agriculture all one's life to make a success- 

 tul srart. vSome of the crops grown — maize and beans 

 for instance — require no great expert knowledge, and 

 can be made to pay general expenses while experience 

 in other and more profitable lines is being gained. In 

 no other country that the writer knows of can a man 

 of moderate means take up farming with such pros- 

 pects of success. Taking into consideration the 

 variety and value of the crops it can produce, the 

 cost of land is low, though steadily on the increase; 

 it can be brought into bearing at the minimum of out- 

 lay, and the revenue derivable from its products, at 

 present market values, enables one to recover the 

 initial cost of the land and farm implements within 

 two years from making a start. This is not theory, 

 but practical experience; and is the source of the high 

 opinion held of the Rongai Valley 



J. BROWNE 



MOLO. 



SITUATION. 



^HERE is, unfortunately, a constant confusion of 

 the Molo and Molo River districts in the mir.ds 

 of many, and it is to be regretted that such similar 

 names were given to two such dissimilar districts. It 

 is to be understood that the following notes refer 

 to the Molo district, which gives its name to the 

 Railway Station in the vicinity. 



Molo is generally recognised as one of the 

 healthiest spots in the East African Protec- 

 torate, with a climate more like that of England in 

 summer time than any other. The days are warm 

 and the nights always cool, an advantage not always 

 found in tropical countries. The rainfall is about 

 60 inches, and is well distributed throughout the year. 



116 



