318 Coco-nuts The Consols of the East 



As soon as the trees show a healthy appear- 

 ance, then Mixture No. i in the first table 

 (p. 315) can be applied with advantage, 



" Seeing is believing " is an old adage, and 

 most of us are sceptical in that we require to 

 be shown actual proof of a thing before we 

 will believe it. It is only by actual experi- 

 mental work that we can hope to convince the 

 planters that the adoption of more up-to-date 

 methods will give increased and profitable 

 yields, and in view of the growing demand for 

 copra and vegetable oils, which is creating 

 something of a boom in coco-nut culture, 

 owners and managers of plantations should 

 test for themselves the value of adopting the 

 more modern methods of cultivation and 

 manuring suggested here. 



Besides the mixtures already mentioned the 

 following should prove very suitable for coco- 

 nut trees planted in the undermentioned 

 soils : 



MANURE COMBINATIONS SUITABLE FOR COCO-NUT TREES. 



Quantities to be applied per tree 



Nature of soil i -6 years 7-15 years Older than 



old old 15 years 



(i) Sand or sandy loams. 



(a) Deficient in humus 



Basic slag 1-3 Ib. 4 Ib. 5 11). 



Muriate of potash ... |-i ,, if ,, i ,, 



Nitrate of soda ... f-if ,, 2 ,, 2^ ,, 



(b) Well provided with humus 



Basic slag f-2 Ib. 3 Ib. 4 Ib. 



Muriate of potash ... |-r ,, i^ ,, i ,, 



Nitrate of soda ... |-i ,, ll.,; 2 ,, 



