THE Macadam la nut in Hawaii 
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quality ratio gives a gross value of 17.8 cents per pound of unshelled 
nuts as received. This value can likewise be easily calculated by 
dividing the price per pound of kernel by the quality ratio; i. e., 
80^-4.5=17.8 cents. From this gross value must be subtracted 
overhead including profit per pound of unshelled nuts, the net being 
the price per pound to be paid to the grower. Thus with an overhead 
of 8 cents per pound, 17.8 — 8 = 9.8 cents per pound net. 
EVALUATING < OMMERCIAL SAMPLES OF MACADAMIA NUTS BY THE 
QUALITY-R VI [O MKTHOD 
Two-pound samples of the various lots of macadamias received by a 
local company were scored by the quality-ratio method. Such samples 
are composites of all the bearing trees of the orchard in a number of 
localities and represent sufficiently large quantities of nuts to minimize 
to a great extent the effect of individual trees. They thus indicate 
seasonal trends, effect of climate, and average quality which may be 
expected from the seedling orchards of both smooth- and rough-shell 
t vpes. 
s\K »( » i ei-shell rYPl 
In the appendix (table 14) is given the results of scoring of indi- 
vidual shipments from five orchards of Bmooth-shel] type, which are 
the principal bearing orchards of the Territory. Table 5 summarizes 
these results. In two Locations, Waipahu. and Xutridge, distinct 
seasonal trends appear. The results are subdivided into periods to 
make this apparent . 
