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Bureau of Agriculture.
Farmer’s Bulletin No. 8.
The Cocoanut
With Reference to Its Products and Cultivation inthe Philippines.
Manila:
Bureau of Public Printing.
1903.
Bureau of Public Printing.
1903.
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Contents.
- Page.
- Letter of transmittal 4
- Introduction 5
- History 5
- Botany 6
- Uses 6
- Copra and cocoanut oil 6
- Coir 10
- Tuba 12
- Minor uses 13
- Cultivation 14
- Selection of location 14
- The soil 16
- Seed selection 17
- Planting 18
- Manuring 21
- Irrigation 27
- Harvest 28
- Enemies 28
- Remedies 29
- Renovation of old groves 30
- Conclusion 30
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Letter of Transmittal.
Bureau ofAgriculture,
Manila, June 1, 1903.
Sir: In responding to numerous inquiriesabout the cocoanut, its uses, cultivation, and
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