--------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------- | To all countries | To the United States +------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+---------- Year ended | Quantity | Value | Average |Percentage| Quantity | Value |Percentage December 31-- | | |value per| of total | | | of total | | | 1,000 | export | | | hemp | | | kilos | | | | --------------+------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+---------- | Kilos | Pesos | Pesos | | Kilos | Pesos | | | | | | | | 1913 | 119,821,435| 42,242,168| 352.54 | 44 |47,144,252|19,574,434| 46 1914 | 116,386,575| 38,389,630| 329.85 | 39 |50,140,193|19,238,752| 50 1915 | 142,010,431| 42,678,200| 300.53 | 40 |69,251,180|22,702,566| 53 1916 | 137,326,092| 53,384,593| 388.70 | 38 |66,344,154|27,279,018| 51 1917 | 169,435,204| 98,615,559| 552.51 | 49 |95,580,320 59,291,095| 63 1918 | 169,260,377|116,383,100| 687.60 | 43 |86,823,997 65,468,402| 56 1919 | 121,247,668| 53,703,052| 442.92 | 24 |65,509,134 32,390,957| 60 1920 | 141,485,785| 71,724,000| 506.93 | 24 |67,041,769 41,228,052| 58 1921 | 100,401,940| 25,969,385| 258.65 | 15 |34,558,262 10,914,117| 42 1922 | 172,026,591| 39,081,829| 227.18 | 20 |83,544,420 20,663,552| 53 --------------+------------+-----------+---------+----------+---------------------+---------- Coconuts.--In the production of coconut, the Philippines is the third most important source in the world. It is excelled only by the Dutch East Indies and the Federated Malay States. It is estimated that there are some 84,536,710 trees in the islands which in 1922 produced 366,808,888 kilos of coprax, valued at P44,057,045. The traveler in Philippine waters always notices along the coast the extensive groves of coconut palms which extend miles and miles into the hinterland as far as the eye can reach. [Uses of the Coconut] In the Philippines the coconut tree serves many ends. The meat is eaten as a delicacy. The leaves supply roofing for houses. The shell of the nut is used for dishes, cups, and spoons; the oil for soap and illumination; in some sections the same oil is used as a frying fat for cooking purposes. The fiber from the husk is used for ropes and mats. The husk itself is used for fuel. The water inside the nut is an ever-ready delicious drink.