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General . — From actual experience gained in the 
cultivation of the African oil palm in this country, 
it appears that it is a crop which is well worth 
developing on a plantation scale. The yields re- 
corded locally are sufficiently promising to warrant 
the outlay of further capital for the development 
of this industry, and it is considered that the return 
on the capital invested will be at least equal to, if 
not greater than, that obtained from the cultivation 
of coconuts. 
The present London quotations (Sept. 1923) for 
African oil palm products are as follows: — 
Palm oil (Lagos) . . £32.10 per ton. * 
Palm kernels . . £16.10 „ „ 
Palm kernel oil . . £35.10 „ „ 
MISCELLANEOUS OIL-YIELDING CROPS. 
In addition to the two main oil-yielding crops just 
described, there are several other oil-yielding plants 
which may be cultivated successfully in this country. 
Their cultivation, however, is never likely to be 
developed to such an extent as to cause them to be 
regarded as main crops, either because they are not 
suited to large scale plantation conditions or because 
the oil has only a limited industrial application. It 
is considered advisable to describe the cultivation 
of some of these plants as, in many cases, it -will 
be seen that they are suitable for the smallholder. 
* This figure does not apply to palm oil with a low free fatty 
add content, for which a varying premium is paid. 
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