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tapping for palm wine its abuse legislation 

 necessary to protect the trees nuts to the ton of 

 copra drawbacks of close planting natives and 

 insufficient drying increased area under Euro- 

 peans Deutsche Ost-Afrika Ges. Sisal v. coco- 

 nuts labour the Swahili rate of pay native 

 and Government land titles avoid the former. 



COCO-NUTS IN MEXICO 150 



The neglect of agriculture a change to be made 

 coco-nuts offer favourable opportunities for invest- 

 ment Mexican exports Mr. Alfred de Berry's 

 views maintains a large area is most suitable 

 for coco-nuts rich soil, good water supply 

 possibilities of cattle plenty of lean animals to be 

 fattened up how it can be done- hog-farming also 

 profitable many points in its favour ample food 

 supplies from poonac -pros and cons of pigs if 

 kept confined, harmless and profitable. 



CLEARING AND PREPARING THE LAND ... 160 



Grassland secondary jungle virgin forest native 

 clearances lalang or elephant grass harmful and 

 costly, especially the roots first a crop of maize 

 after burning how to clear the land contract or 

 " bee " labour local rates of pay coolie lines, 

 keep them sanitary keep a supply of drugs be 

 prepared for emergencies the importance of 

 drainage how to handle native labourers white 

 "slackers" on black labour the question of feeding 

 the men and when to clear tools needed how 

 to organize the work and dry, build up, and burn 

 the debris stump extractors "monkey-jacks" 

 possibilities and advantages of dynamite beware 

 of leaving old forest trees standing the second 

 burn stone-boats how they are made and 

 used drainage floods irrigation canals and 

 reservoirs. 



THE SEED-NUTS 173 



Importance of careful selection buy more than you 

 seem to need whilst clearing the land look for 

 best estate for seed-nuts the best trees for them 

 the best nuts to choose their colour and shape 



