Planting in the West Indies 69 



ing the necessity of adequate manuring and 

 tillage if the estates are expected to do their 

 best. 



As regards returns in the West Indies we 

 noticed that in the Bulletin of the Trinidad 

 Agricultural Society for December, 1911 

 (vol. x, No. 69), the following queries are 

 asked and answered : 



" (i) Q. How many nuts would it take to make 

 a ton of copra (in Trinidad or 

 Tobago) ? 

 A. 6,000 to 7,000. 

 44 (2) Q. What is the approximate cost of 



making a ton of copra ? 

 A. $4.50 = i8s. 9d. 



4< (3) Q- What is the usual loss in weight in 

 shipments of copra from Trini- 

 dad to European markets ? 

 A. 2 to 3J per cent. 1 

 " (4) Q. How many gallons of oil should be 



got from a ton of copra ? 

 A. 153 gallons with 63 per cent, extrac- 

 tion. 

 " (5) Q. How many gallons of oil should be 



got from 1,000 nuts? 

 A. 20 to 22 gallons, but much depends 



on size and quality of nuts." 

 These questions and answers are extremely 

 useful, and should be noted. No. 5 and No. i 



1 This seems to us too low. Shippers should Beckon 

 on 5 per cent, loss, we should imagine, especially if 

 selling on a c.i.f. basis. 



