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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
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The  following  is  the  only  analysis  of  toddy 
(the  .sap  which  is  drawn  oft  from  the  spadix  of 
the!  coconut  tree)  which  I have  seen.  It  is  hy 
M.  Jules,  Lepine.  I quote  it  from  “All  about 
the  Coconut.  Palm,”  compiled  by  Messrs.  A.  M. 
&. J.  Ferguson:— 
Analysis  of  Toddy. 
Specific  gravity  from  1 '018  to  1 '030 
per  cent. 
...  14-60 
...  ,0-56 
...  0-04 
...  0-12 
Sugar  ... 
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Albumin 
Chloride  of  sodium 
Acetate  of  potash 
Sulphate  of  potash 
Phosphates  of  soda  and 
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Water  ... 
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Mineral  matter  taken  from  the  sail  by  the 
Coconut  Palm. 
The  next  table,  shewing  the  weight  in  pounds 
troy  of  mineral  ingredients  abstracted  from  the 
soil  per  annum  by  the  .deciduous,  parts  of  the 
coconut,  palm,  , is  based  on  the  same  analyst’s 
figures,  the  calculations  having  been  made  by  a 
Jaffna  planter,  a correspondent  of  the  Ceylon 
Observer,  who  points  out  that  the  results  should 
be  divided  by  3,  as  26  to  30  nuts  per  tree  are 
much  nearer  the  average  crop  than  80,  the 
number  adopted  by  M.  Lepine.  In  the  original 
the  figures  were  extended  to  five  places  of 
decimals,  in  place  .of  two  as  I have  given. 
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The  following  are  two  other  interesting  tables 
drawn  out  by  the  late  Mr.  Davidson  for  the 
Ceylon  Observer , and . here  quoted  from  “All 
about  the  Coconut  Palm”: — 
Table  No.  1. 
Statement  of  General  Yield  of  Coconuts  per 
Tree  on  the  Average  of  the  Various  Soils. 
Character  .of  Soils. 
Average  yield 
per  tree 
annually. 
Value  per  acre  at 
the  rate  of  70  trees 
to  the  acre,  and  at 
£2-10-0  per  ,1,000 
nuts. 
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(1)  White  poor  sandy 
soil  ... 
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30 
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40 
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(4)  Strong  rich  .upland 
soil  bordering  the 
banks  of  a river  ... 
50 
8 
15 
0 
In  all  these  averages  the  trees  are  supposed 
to  have  reached  from  14  to  -20  years  old,  as  the 
bearing  of  a coconut  tree  is-  very  irregular  until 
it  attains  its  full  bearing  condition,  except-  by 
manuring. 
