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This will no doubt be resumed at an early 

 date in order that the cocoanut may yield 

 to science even greater treasures than those 

 supplied by the fast acid and the glycerine. 

 At present the refuse of the copra is utilized 

 as fertilizer and makes an excellent cattle feed. 



FOUNDRY WORKERS 



For both of these purposes the product is 

 sent out in the form of cake, and, used in con- 

 junction with feed of other varieties, it has 

 been found to possess fattening qualities su- 

 perior to any other cake. 



The chemical laboratory of the plant, how- 

 ever, continues daily activities, not only in 

 the analysis and perfection of the oil, but in 

 forward-looking oil enterprises that have not 

 as yet been scratched. Every nut that grows 

 in the Philippines possesses peculiar qualities 

 which hold out great promise of commercial 

 treatment. In a room adjoining the well 

 equipped chemical laboratory are piles of nuts 



of the old contrivance whe ein a carabou walk- 

 ed around a mill which was constructed of 

 heavy stones. This method is in use at the 

 p esent day for p oduction of certain oils on 

 a small scale, and when the P. V. O. people 

 enter the field methods of production will see 

 a great revolution. 



Much of the present machinery of the 

 mill can be utilized for the production of other 

 oils and there is no doubt of the demand for 

 them. The present difficulty is with the se- 

 curing of laborers to bring in the nuts. This, 

 on account of the difference in the way they 

 g ow from the cocoanut plant, has interfered 

 with gathering them on a large enough scale 

 to justify extensive additions to the plant. 

 It is certain, however, that some method will 

 be devised for securing the nuts in proper 

 quantities. 



Principal among the nuts that promise to 

 further enrich the Philippines is the Lumbang, 

 nut, which, it has been ascertained, contains 

 the basis of high-grade varnishes. This has 

 a valuable market in the United States. The 

 oil from this nut is also the basis of many 

 quick drying polishes for which manufacturers 

 of hard-wood furniture have an active de- 

 mand. The nut is very much smaller than a 

 cocoanut and therefore the labor of gathering 

 it presents the same relation to the labor of 

 gathering cocoanuts that the gathering of 

 coffee-beans has to the harvesting of pine- 

 apples. 



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DRIERS AND COOKERS 



YOUNG COCONUT PALM IN FIRST YEARS 

 OF BEARING 



of every description, which are being experi- 

 mented with for the purpose of ascertaining 

 their commercial values. The activities of 

 the P. V. O. will be enlarged to include the 

 production of several other important oils 

 within the next year and the foundations of 

 this work are being laid now. 



As far back as the oldest Filipino can re- 

 member the people have used oil extracted 

 from nuts for illumination. This oil was se- 

 cured by Chinese, principally, who made use 



The Philippine Vegetable Oil Company has 

 done much during the past three years to 

 stimulate the planting of castor beans and it is 

 certain that the production of castor oil will 

 develop into an important industry and will 

 in the future rank as one of the leading exports 

 of the Islands. Naturally the development 

 will be slow as the farmers have never culti- 

 vated the castor bean and must learn how to 

 take advantage of the best methods of culture 

 and of harvesting the beans. 



