THE COCONUT AND ITS USES. 



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Third Year. Weeding, 750, superintendence, 500, 



medical and contingencies, 250, . . . 1,500 



Fourth Year. Weeding only 450, 1,200 



Fifth Year. Weeding only 400, 1,150 



Sixth Fear. Weeding only 450, picking 40, curing 150, 



transport 150, . 1,500 



Seventh Year. With extra cost picking, .... 1,900 



Eighth Year. .... 2,200 



It is assumed that the production of copra will be on 

 the average of 220 nuts to the picul of copra (133J Ibs.), 

 the average yield per tree of five years of age in Malay 

 and Ceylon being 1| Ibs. 



In East Africa palm lands vary from about 4s. to 1 



per acre ; clearing and weeding during the period before 



/ trees arrive at the producing stage is estimated at 25 



/ per acre. Full bearing takes place at the tenth or twelfth 



year ; and an annual yield of three-quarters of a ton of 



copra to the acre has been obtained. 



The following is an estimate of revenue, expenditure, 

 and profit from 2,000 acres of virgin land in West Africa. 

 Capital outlay, 20,000 : 



The above estimate is based on copra at 21 per ton and 

 coir fibre at 10 per ton, thus leaving a very large margin 

 on present values. 



Another authority gives the following figures of the 



