short rains. In the previous year the number of 

 budded citrus plants disposed of, which included 

 oranges, limes, naatjes, lemons, and grape fruit, 

 totalled 4,938. Rough lemon stocks amount to 9,700. 



The citrus trees at Kabete carry heavy crops of 

 fruit. Lemons, limes and grape fruit are very satis- 

 factory. The oranges and naatjes are of fine size, but 

 somewhat lacking in flavour. This may be due to 

 stock influence, or to cross pollination by the lemons 

 planted close by. 



Exhaustive trials with various varieties of tobacco. 

 tobacco have been carried out over a series of years 

 at Kabete. While growth has been excellent the 

 quality of the tobacco has not been all that was 

 desired, as is shown by the following report from the 

 \dvisor for Tobacco : — 



" Samples of six varieties of tobacco grown at 

 Kabete were sent home for report. These 

 samples included both air cured and sun cured 

 leaf. The report shows that these types of leaf 

 are not acceptable in the home market at highly 

 remiuierative prices. The type of leaf desired 

 is a bright flue cured leaf, for which the Kabete 

 soil is not suitable." 



During 191 6, 4,050 lbs. of cured tobacco leaf, and 

 200 lbs. of manufactured snuff, were disposed of to 

 the Military at cost price. A further large quantity 

 of cured tobacco leaf has been similarly disposed of 

 in the current year. 



The varieties under trial are: — Natal Uba, West sugar cank. 

 Indian Sealey Seedling, West Indian B.1528, West 

 Indian li.3922, West Indian B.2396. Uba is 

 particularly serviceable in the form of chopped 

 green feed, mixed with mealie meal and o her 

 crushed igrain, for the diary cows. Of the West 

 Indian varieties Sealey Seedling is, so far, the most 

 promising. Large numbers of cuttings of the canes 

 have been sent out to settlers in various parts of the 

 Uplands. 



These are highly satisfactory, especially potatoes, vegetaijles 

 beans, peas, brocoli, cauliflower, turnips, carrots, and salads. 

 cabbages, lettuce, radish and tomato. Pot herbs ir. 

 variety are all that can be desired. 



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