DAIRYING. 



FRUIT AND 



MARKET 



GARDENING. 



HORSE 



BREEDING. 



which cofifee can be successfully cultivated the less 

 the chances of such a visitation of disease as ruined 

 the industry in Ceylon. 



Enjoying as it does a plentiful supply of good 

 water and excellent green pasture all the year round, 

 Ivirauru makes a strong appeal to the dairyman and 

 stock breeder. Ranching on a large scale is hardly 

 possible because of the comparative dearness of land, 

 but for dairying no portion of the Protectorate 

 enjoys greater advantages. A daily train enables 

 one to send milk to the Capital : any surplus can be 

 profitably turned into butter or cheese — for which 

 Nairobi supplies a constant market. 



Since its first tin shanties began to dot the 

 plains, Nairobi has depended on Limuru for the 

 greater proportion of its fruit and vegetable supplies, 

 and market gardening has already begun to figure 

 as a source of revenue in the district. Fruit grow- 

 ing, too, is receiving attention. Nearly every farm 

 has its orchard. Deciduous fruits, no less than citrus, 

 do extremely well, and in the normal course of 

 development lyimuru should figure prominently in 

 the fruit exporting districts of British East Africa. 



Its wonderful suitability for horse-breeding is 

 regarded by many as among the greatest assets of 

 the district. For many years past the industry has 

 been pursued on a small scale, and no disease of any 

 kind has ever been contracted in the district. Horses 

 do remarkedly well — maintaining perfect health and 

 condition on the natural grasses alone, it being 

 necessary to .supplement this feed with corn only 

 when they are doing exceptionally heavy work. 



PIG BREEDING. In a country where feed is so plentiful and 



cheap, it is only to be expected that pig breeding 

 would receive its share of attention. Pigs can be 

 reared at extremely low cost. Owing to the equable 

 climate expensive housing accommodation is not 

 required; from the time the youngsters are weaned 

 until it is time to finish them off little more than 

 grazing on the rich grasses and clovers of the 

 district is necessary, and for the final staiges of 

 fattening, potatoes, maize, and barley are obtainable 

 cheaply. There is a bacon factory in the district and 



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