The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-13
OUTLOOK FOR
OLAA CANE
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" turned from a two weeks visit !
AVA to olaa on Saturday last, was
interviewed yesterday in regard to the
Olaa and Puma sugar crops, and he eX-
pressed himself as very much pleased
with the prospects Of the cane at both
places
AT Puma said he, "there are about
500 acres of cane, which is already sold
to the Olaa Sugar Company to be de-
iivered at the mill in December or jan
uary. AT Olaa there are 1000 acres TO
crop, to be ground at the Waiakea mill.
There is piece of 80 acres that was
planted early in the season ana tasseled
in July. It was originally planted for
seed cane. It was a part OF the 1000
acres which was first planted and the
seed with s INCH II was planted was
rather inferior. the estimate made by
sugar men was that it would supply
seed for about 1000 acres of cane, in
stead of this they have already gather
ed seed sufficient for planting 100
, acres and the 2jO-acre piece now being
cut. tasscled last spring, having a
1 growth Of only eleven months 1t is
taking now about seven and one-halt
%
1 sugar.
They are now taking off from the
field cane that tasseled on July %: Brix.
9091: sucrose, 1874; glucose, .574, pur-
- ity $40. Also from the same field
cane that has not tasseled, standing:
Brix, coll: sucrose, 1876: glucose, us;
!, purity, SS.Oi5. This field of $50 acres
: viii now yield seed cane from the tops
lgs,,f 1,ip IN al
forty tons of cane per acre to be
= ground at the mill 1t promises to
yield five tons of sugar to the acre in
J. addition to the cane taken for seed. In
other words the cane would yield seven
tons to the acre II il We're all ground for
sugar.
There will be about $3.50 acres more
cane to be ground from the crop Of
1902 making a total for the coming crop
Of $500 acres
/ AN the cane is looking remarkably
: well; the color is a rich, dark green
showing sufficient amount of natural
, irrigation during this period of almost
!, unprecedented growth The estimate OF
the entire crop is placed at about five
$ tons to the acre. At this rate the tota
= crop should realize from 10000 to 22O0t
e tons at "A conservative estimate.
In regard to the water supply they
a have developed water that has varied
i from thirty millions of gallons per day
70 to five or six millions during the dryes
. season. Work towards further develop
ments IS being prosecuted. and on th'
g 9th of August the flow was increased
: from one to one and a half millions o
gallons per day, with the prospect q
II increasing II To- mt least fifteen millions
J. Eighteen miles of flume have been bull
y including ten miles of the main hum
l. with the capacity to carry fifteen mil
: lions of gallons per day.
u mo water Is required on Olaa plan
" tation for irrigation. the rainfall beinl
ample for irrigation. The minimum
supply Of water from the present sourc
win be ample for Tuning cane and fo
mill purposes, This enormous suppl,
Of pure water has been developed in tn
D side of IA mountain at an elevation .
1000 feet
: AS to labor, considering the strin
II gency of the situation, the plantation
n are getting along wonderfully we'll
"The railroad from Hio to Puma
l. In operation and the road being bull
y. which will reach point on the grade
ID road within nine miles of Kiauea,
: rapidly progressing. 1t is expected tina
e :, the road will be complete and in opera
:, ton by February list"
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