Playne - Nortbrand Farm - What's in a name? In the case of Nortbrand a syllable has been taken from each of the owners' names. At present the farm is in its infancy, for it was only in January 1908, that Mr W.F. Nortje, who is yet another instance of a British East Africa settler coming from Cape Colony, took possession, and it was not till the August following that he was joined by his partner, Mr C.E. Brandon, from England. ......... The land is irrigated from the Kedong River by means of a furrow about 300 yards long.  Two crops of maize per annum are obtained. .......... The farm extends to 5000 acres, and a house and outbuildings are being erected with sun-dried bricks.