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Weight of Hevea bkaziliensis Seeds, Cotyledons and 



Shell. 



Number. 



Total weight. 



Shell. 



Cotyledons. 



Percentage of Cotyled- 

 ons TO TOTAL WEIGHT. 





Gr. 



Gr. 



Gr, 



Per cent. 



1 



3.18 



1.69 



1.58 



50 



2 



5.14 



1.84 



3.28 



66 



Q 



4.26 



1.63 



2.61 



62 



4 



4.41 



1.70 



2^0 



61 







A 1 Q 



1.30 



A.OO 



oo 



6 



4.46 



2.05 



2.41 



52 



7 



o.oO 



1.65 



l.OO 



CO 



OO 



8 



3.86 



1.96 



1.89 



49 



Q 



o.j.1 



i <ii 

 i.^ti 



1 73 

 1. 1 o 



O o 



10 



3.21 



1.48 



1.72 



53| 



11 



3.26 



1.35 



1.90 



58 28 



12 



4.65 



1.89 



2.49 



53 54 



Total 



47.286 



19.88 



27.02 





Averages 



3.938 



1.656 



2.25 



59 7 



The following will enable an estimate to be made of 

 probable profits from this source: 



111 Para rubber seeds = 1 lb. 

 12,432 „ „ „ = 1 cwt. 

 248,640 „ „ „ = 1 ton. 

 The kernel — i.e., the decorticated seed — is 60 per cent, 

 of the total weight of seed, therefore 414,400 seeds will 

 make a ton of decorticated seed. At 400 seeds — i.e., 133 

 fruits to the tree — 414,400 seeds will be the crop of 1,036 

 trees, which at 193 trees to the acre — i.e., 15 feet apart — 

 is the produce of 5.4 acres. One acre will therefore give 

 3 cwts. 79 lbs., value £1 17s. or $15.88. 



Cost of putting on market : $ e. 



Freight, 40s. per ton (say $18) 18 00 



Collecting at 4 cents per 1,000, per ton . . 18 64 

 Decorticating, per ton . . . . . . . . 2 50 



Packing, per ton . . . . . . . . . . 15 00 



54 14 



Value on market £10 to £12 (say $93.50— i.e., £11 93 50 

 Cost of putting on market . . . . . . 54 14 



