~ 256 
nuts per acre, giving 8 piculs of copra per acre. The nuts of the 
dwarf trees can be easily and rapidly picked and also inspected 
for beetles and other pests. Almost 2} times the number of nuts 
per picul of copra have to be handled as compared with the larger 
nuts, but it is suggested that this may not be of great consequence 
when working with newly devised methods and machinery, deal- 
ing with large quantities.” 
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