fee of Rs. 20 {£i/6/S) per mare served, so as to 

 improve the class of animal in the country. 



PIGS. A few Long Black, Tarn worth and Berkshire 



pigs are kept on the Farm, but the principal source 

 of supply is the Kabete Farm. 



r.oATS. Angora goats were imported from South Africa 



some years ago, and later we imported some from 

 Australia, all of which have done well and given 

 very good results in crosses with the native goat. 



DONKEYS. We imported two Catalonian jack donkeys — one 



of a trothy and one of a draught kind — which have 

 been crossed v^dth the native donkey with every 

 success. Their progeny are in great demand among 

 the settlers, as they are a great advance on the 

 native donkey. 



PROSPECTS In considering the prospective development of 



OF THE the Highlands of East Africa as a stock country, 



HIGHLANDS people would do well to bear in mind that progress 



AS A STOCK must be gradual. It is unreasonable to make com- 



couNTRY. parisons with Europe or Australia, and to expect 



that every beast bred should be equal to those for 



which these countries are famous. Even with the 



greatest care in selection, severe culling is necessary 



to maintain the quality of herds in other stock 



centres, and we can only expect to attain the same 



high level of quality in the course of time by 



pursuing the same methods. 



HOUSING I have always held — and have proved so far as 



AND FEEDING this Farm is concerned, that the housing of animals 

 OF STOCK. and heavy feeding is a mistake, except in the case 



of stud bulls. I find that all the purebred cattle 

 that are left in the open and brought as little as 

 possible to sheds do best. When I say left in the 

 open I mean left to graze all day and to sleep at 

 night in fenced in bomas of about five acres in 

 extent, calves and all alike, without cover. I have 

 found that housed and stall-fed bulls in show 

 and sight seeing condition do not perform I heir 

 work as well as the animal that is out all day and 

 receives a little feed night and morning. No pure- 

 bred cow is ever fed here by me except very old, or 

 out of order with a young calf or through heavy 

 milking. They all have to do for them.selves, and 



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