‘‘ i ; . ) “1’” . .’ ,. . -. . .. . b i :.. . : h. . ., .3 .. . .“ . years be made usirg results of analysis of frond from young trees,,. “, befcue these trees produce coconuts. t An indication of tl’ie significance of radioactivity in coconut meat . The natives can be seen by reviewing the production and use of copra. . . harvest the coconuts which have taken about a year to mature-and extract the coconut meat from the shell and husk. The shells are some- and such shells may find times used by the r.ativcsfor eating utensils Husks are used i.n their way into commerce in the form of charcoal. # coconut trees. cooking fires and as a mulch in planting crops includin~ Cord and rope are also made from husk fiber. ,. * Sleepirg mats ere made from coconut pakn frond along with other items of handicraft suc’has hats and handbags. . The “Kili Bag,” which is a han:lbagmanufactmed by leaf and is widely the Bikinians, is made from paLn frond and I’anclanus ! .* . . known in the Pacific. \ * Pieces of coconut meat are sun ~ied, ba~ged, and stored under cover (wareiouse) until picked up by a copra boat wlnichmay vj.sitan Atoll.two Collection or 25 to ~Oj of a years copra production 13’7c~at the 1969 z sizable quantity of in’s werehouse would accumulate ,. . Il@o oil, and 10-2@ 30levels. Fresh coconut.meat is “about >@J Watcrj or three times a year. . . . copra meal by wci@t. - .. . ,“ . . . . ● ,. ● . , . . ‘. . . . ., .-....-..,. e, J J. —,--’--= - - ‘“, --,--” “ -“ - . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...= “...