Trials carried out with several varieties of 

 tobacco on the Farm have shewn that good sized 

 leaves can be grown, though the texture of them is 

 inclined to be somewhat coarse. Close planting, how- 

 ever, was resorted to in the endeavour to rectify this, 

 with very encouraging results. Attempts made at 

 curing and preparing the leaf met with fairly satis- 

 factory results and produced a type of tobacco espe- 

 cially suited to the taste of strong tobacco smokers. 

 The yield of cured leaf per acre was 475 lbs. The 

 varieties that have given the best results are White 

 Burley, Gold Finder and Raglan Conqueror. 



H. H. HOLDER. 



NAIVASHA GOVERNMENT STOCK 

 FARM. 



FOUNDATION. 



IMPORTED 

 CATTLE. 



nnHE Farm was started in a modest way in 

 November, 1903, and as there were then, and 

 for some years after, few settlers in the country, 

 the progress made at first was slow, but steadily 

 increased with the influx of new settlers. Addi- 

 tions were made to the stocks of purchased cattle 

 and sheep, and the trials made with these and in 

 crossing with the native breeds were of material 

 assistance to the early settlers, and have had con- 

 siderable influence in developing the stock industry 

 of the Highlands. 



At the present time we have on the Farm pure- 

 bred Shorthorn, Ayreshire, Hereford, Friesland and 

 Guernsey cattle, many of which were born on the 

 place, and have crossed bulls of these breeds with 

 native cows with very good results, and have now 

 up to fourth and fifth crosses. The Shorthorn has 

 been and is a very popular breed, and one that I 

 think the East African stockbreeder should made 

 every eflfort to develop, both for milk and beef. The 

 Friesland does exceedingly well, develops satis- 

 factorily, is a good milker, and the breed is very 

 popular with many of the settlers. As far as I can 

 judge there is no question as to its continuing to 

 prove a suitable breed for the country. The Ayre- 

 shire has also done very well, and proved commer-^ 

 c"ally successful all through, although not as big as 



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