Farming industries of Cape Colony Author:Robert Wallace Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: /ARMING INDUSTRIES OF CAPE COLONY. CHAFTER I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROUTE IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE. Cape Town and its Vicinity—Somerset West—The Cape Fl... more »ats—Stellen- bosch District — Boer Houses—Government Trout Hatchery at Jonkershoek — South African Streams—Nooitgedacht Nursery— Rustenburg and Schoongezigly—Proposed Experimental Stations— Paarl and Wellington Districts—Afrikander Custom—Position of Small Holdings —Caledon and Bredasdorp Districts—Sir I.owry's Pass—Wild Birds—Antelope—Swellendam, Robertson, and Worcester Districts — Montague — Hex River Pass — The Karoo — Matjesfontein — Cape Pheasants and Partridges — Aspect of the Karoo—The Nicuwc Veld —Beaufort West—De Aar and Britstown— Bushman Drawings—Caterpillars and Locusts—Kimberley District —Newlands Farm—Snakes—Secretary Bird and other Birds—The Meer-Kat—Oudtshoorn District—Zwaarte Berg Pass—Cango Caves —Irrigation—Railway Communication—Russian Jews—Kocbcrg and Malmesbury Districts—Manures. Vicinity Of Cape Town. THE author landed at Cape Town on 2nd May 1895, and left it on his return voyage on nth September. The intervening period of over four months was devoted to a study of the agricultural resources of South Africa in general, but of Cape Colony in particular. As a map of the route taken, showing dates of arrival at the most important places, is attached, it will be unnecessary in referring to the various districts to mention in detail the places visited. The first few days were spent in C'apc Town, in making the acquaintance of members of Parliament (which was in session at the time), and officials and others interested in agriculture. The first visits to districts near at hand were undertaken from Cape Town as a centre before the extended tour through the Colony was begun. That to Koeberg occ...« less