2 COCONUT CULTIVATION 



of animal fats for human consumption, turn for 

 their requirements to the coconut, and well may 

 it be said that " he who planteth a coconut tree 

 doeth a virtuous act." 



Out of the hurricane belt it is one of the 

 safest things in tropical agriculture, and the 

 history of the palm makes this incontrovertible. 

 Nothing that grows on earth has so many uses 

 for humanity as this wonderful tree. To the 

 native it is food, drink, clothes, house, and many 

 other important necessaries of life. 



The roots furnish a remedy for fevers. 



The trunk wood for house-building, boat- 

 building, plantation bridges, furniture (with 

 beautiful grain). 



The leaf thatching, attaps, baskets, torches, 

 hats, mats, sieves. 



The stalk combs, firewood. 



The flower and cut flower stalk a medical 

 astringent, toddy or palm wine, arrack, jaggery 

 sugar, vinegar. 



The husk coir for ropes, mats, cordage, 

 brooms, bedding, brushes, paper pulp. 



The shell lamps, fuel, drinking vessels, 

 kitchen spoons, charcoal, rubber latex cups. 



The kernel or albumen, commercially known 

 as copra oil, cattle feed, nut butter, soap, food 

 products, candles. 



The milk a delicious beverage. 



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From comments heard from day to day there 

 would appear to be a grave element of danger to 



