Stephen Ellis's ledger shows Oakwood Estate - A. Linton, J. Burton (deleted), Athi River - Dec 1907.

North - Issued with Public Officer's Game Licence 24/10/1903 Nairobi

KFA - Started an experimental farm on the present site of Mathari Hospital. (It was closed 3 years later because the rainfall was too low, and a new farm bought at Kabete.)

EAHB 1905 - Served under Egyptian Govt. 1898-1903; Director of Agriculture, EAP, Aug. 12th 1903.

Drumkey 1909 - Cattle Brand - B1L - Linton & Burton - Oakwood, Athi River

Land - 1908 - A. Linton - Grazing, 5000 acres, Mount Lukenia, 17-10-06, Registered 20-5-08

Advertiser - 12/6/1908 - Advert - Butter from Messrs Linton & Burton, Athi River

Agricultural Journal 1908 - Brands allotted and registered - Linton and Burton, Oakwood, Athi River - Machakos B1L

Kabete experimental farm - 1904. Breadth of experimentation was developed in a very short time under Linton. There was a seeding and breeding function too, with at least five breeds of cattle, three of sheep, three of goats, two of horses, one breed of donkey and various breeds of fowls, geese and ducks. Ostriches featured too. To the live stock were added various crops - all kinds of vegetables, fruit and other crops. Ten varieties of wheat, several varieties of barley, maize, millet and buckwheat. 70 sowings of crops, cereal, vegetables, pulses, forage and more were recorded. Non-edibles such as or, hemp, cotton, linseed (flax), wattle and tobacco we're also tried. The Holy Grail was to find a breed of wheat resistant to rust.