COCONUT INDUSTRY IN WEST INDIES 119 



The approximate values of Coconut trees in 

 the West Indies are as follows : 



Full bearing trees 30s. each. 



6 to 8 year trees 16s. 



3 to 6 4s. 



Ito3 ,, 2s. 



Compensation for trees removed for mining or public 

 purposes 40s. each. 



West India Copra sells at about 28 per ton. 



Three good large-sized nuts give 1 Ib. of 

 Desiccated Coconut, which sells at about Is. per 

 Ib., the market being America. 



EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE IN FORMING A 

 COCONUT ESTATE OF 500 ACRES IN 

 TRINIDAD. 



By Mr. W. Greig, of Cedros Estates, Trinidad. 



PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 

 NO. 71. 



The following is an estimate of the expense 

 of clearing land and developing, at the rate of 

 100 acres per year, a coconut estate of 500 acres 

 in Trinidad. It is of interest to compare it with 

 that for 500 acres in the Federated Malay States, 

 and to note that in the West Indies only about 

 100 acres per annum can be planted out owing 

 to scarcity of labour. 



