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car ils representent, non pas ce que Ton pourrait obtenir, mais 

 ce que Ton obtient pratiquement avec les methodes d'exploita- 

 tion actuellement en usage en Guinee. 



RESULTATS MOYENS. 



Nombre total des regimes 2,521, pesant 20,100 kilos. 



Poids moyen d'un regime ... ... ... ... ... 7*970 ,, 



,, ,, des fruits contenus dans un regime ... ... 4'6co ,, 



,, ,, d'huile de palme obtenue par regime, suivant 



les methodes indigenes ... ... ... ... ... 0-374 ,, 



Poids moyen des amandes en coques (noix de palme) con- 



tenues dans un regime ... ... ... ... ... 2-917 ,, 



Poids moyen des palmistes (amandes de palme) contenus 



dans un regime ... ... ... ... ... ... 0*815 ,, 



Production moyenne par Elaeis en rapport ... ... ... 4-272 regimes. 



Enfin ces constatations, dont on pourra trouver un expose 

 detaille dans V Agronomic Colonials de novembre 1913, ont 

 permis 1'auteur d'evaleur a 2*847 ^ r - ^ a recolte moyenne annuelle 

 d'un Elaeis en rapport de la Basse Guinee, en rappelant qu'il 

 s'agit uniquement ici de methodes d'extraction indigenes, qui 

 sont tres imparfaites, et en donnant comme valeur a 1'huile de 

 palme et aux palmistes les prix de la place du Conakry en 

 1912-1913, c'est a dire 0*65 fr. pour 1'huile rouge et 0*35 fr. 

 le kilo pour les amandes. 



[TRANSLATION.] 



YIELD OF THE OIL PALM IN LOWER GUINEA. 



It is known that Elaeis guineensis is one of the principal 

 products of French Guinea, and that it is found in abundance 

 throughout the coastal region of this Colony. 



The operations carried out by the author relate to a total of 

 590 trees which were worked 1 from October, 1911, to May, 1912, 

 the oil, as well as kernels, being prepared according to 

 native processes. We are, therefore, not dealing with yields 

 having the precision of laboratory researches, but with practical 

 results possessing consequently in the present circumstances a 

 very real interest for the worker, since they represent not what 

 might be obtained but what is practically obtained with the 

 methods of working at present in use in Guinea. 



AVERAGE RESULTS. 



Total number of bunches, 2,521, weighing ... ... ... 20,100 kilograms 



Average weight of a bunch ... ... ... '.,'." ... 7'97o ,, 



,, ,, of fruits in a bunch ... ... ... , ... ^ 4*600 ,, 



,, ,, of palm oil obtained per bunch by native 



methods ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0*374 ,, 



Average weight of kernels in shells (palm nuts) contained in 



a bunch... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2*917 ,, 



Average weight of palm kernels contained in a bunch ... 0-815 > 



Average production per palm in bearing ... ... ... 4-272 bunches. 



