222 

 I. — 100 tons potatoes yield. 



IL — Tons Tubers to produce i Ton Commercial Starch (20 per cent. 



moisture.) 



From these data it would appear that it should be possible to 

 produce a ton of commercial starch from less than 3 tons of the 

 best Jamaican cassava manufactured under the most favourable 

 conditions. The advantage of cassava in Jamaica over the potato in 

 Germany, apart from the intrinsic superiority of the cassava starch qua 

 starch, is 2 to I, ton for ton. 



The higher the percentage of starch the greater the proportion 

 recoverable. 



* Containing 20 0/0 moisture. 



