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husk material should be used about the young plants. Ashes from the 

 shells should be used about the young plants. 



Machine cultivation is recommended only for special cases; the disk 

 harrow instead of the plow is advised whenever the soil surface must 

 be lightened. 



The nuts should be hand picked after the crown attains a height of 

 5 meters or more; the bamboo pole and knife may be used up to that 

 stage. The nuts should be cured on a drying platform for one to three 

 weeks after picking. 



Artificial driers using coconut shells for fuel are recommended for 

 the production of copra. The"" unsmoked copra made l)y this method 

 should always bring a higher price in the world's markets. 



Either woven wire or a line of reinforced buhga trees is recommended 

 for protecting the young plants against the depredations of pigs, deer, etc. 



Burning or burying the bud and upper portion of the stem of trees 

 believed to be affected with bud rot is strongly advised. 



Commercial fertilizers, while moderately beneficial, are not necessary, 

 providing that an adequate amount of leguminous cover crops are used. 



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