Browsing by Author "Jackson, T. H."
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Item The Home Orchard(1947) Jackson, T. H.; Department of Agriculture, Kenya.Although fruit growing has been recorded as one of man's agricultural activities from the earliest times, in the Highlands of East Africa deciduous fruits were unknown before the advent of ,European settlers. Many settlers have planted fruit trees and this requires courage in a country where fruit growing has not previously been attempted. It is these pioneers who have made possible the writing of this article. The state of our knowledge on deciduous fruit growing in East Africa is still very incomplete, but it is now possible to make some definite recommendations for the guidance of new growers and- for the assistance of those who are already growing fruit.Item Notes on Kenya Agriculture Iv.-Fruits and Vegetables(1958) Bennison, R. H.; Jackson, T. H.; Evans, R. H.Notes on Kenya Agriculture Iv.-Fruits and VegetablesItem Pear Drying(1950/1951) Roger, E.; Jackson, T. H.It is a characteristic of fruit-growing countries with only a small internal market that in years when crops are good there is generally a glut of certain kinds of fruit, with the result that as the season advances, prices fall below the cost of production. Most growers that the situation can be alleviated by better distribution and marketing, but few are aware that some kinds of fruit can be processed on the farm with inexpensive equipment, which changes an extremely perishable com- modity into one which will keep indefinitely
