Browsing by Author "Purseglove, J.W."
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Item Banyankole Agriculture(1939) Purseglove, J.W.; A.I.C.T.A., Uganda ProtectorateThe district of Ankole is situated in the south-west of the Western Province of Uganda and has a total area of 6,363 square miles. The equator passes through the nOlth of the district. The average altitude is about 5,000 feet, ranging from 3,000 feet at Lakes George and Edward to 7,000 feet in Buhwezu. It is divided into ten sazas or counties, and the relations of its chiefs with the British Government were recognized by the Ankole Agreement of 1901.Item Land Use in the Overpopulated Areas Of Kabale, Kigezi District, Uganda(1946) Purseglove, J.W.; A.I.C.T.A., F.L.S., Uganda ProtectorateKigezi District is situated in the extreme south-west of Uganda and is bordered by the Belgian Congo on the west and Belgian Ruanda-Urundi on the south. It was one of the last districts in Uganda to come under British rule and the present boundaries were defined by the Anglo-German-Belgian Boundary Commission of 1912. The first Europeans to enter Kigezi were Emin Pasha and Stuhlmann in 1891. Civil administration commenced in 1912 and the district headquarters were moved to the present site at Kabale in 1914.Item Some Uganda Vegetables(1943) Purseglove, J.W.; Uganda ProtectorateThere is at present a marked shortage of vegetables in East Africa caused by the large increase in European population, the prolonged import, drought and the difficulty of importing European vegetable seeds. Greater use could be made of native spinaches and pot-herbs many of which occur as common weeds and provide a palatable addition to the European menu. Even in normal times the maintenance of a steady supply of fresh green vegetables is often a difficult problem, especially when on safari.
