COCONUT PLANTER'S MANUAL. 



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The following table shows the composition of the components of 

 a single nut reckoned in grams (28g grams = 1 oz. avoirdupois) : — 



Allowing 70 trees to the acre and 40 nuts per tree per annum, 

 the annual loss in ash constituents per acre would be in pounds : — 



The following analysis by Walker gives the percentage of the 

 various components of the nuts : — 



