The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-08

Both Onomea and Honomu planta-
tons had remarkably prosperous years
in 1903, according to the annual reports
which have just been sent to the stock
holders. The year on both Of these
plantations does not end until Septem-
Der Goth which accounts for the fact
that the reports were not made at the
same time as those Of the majority of
Hawaiian plantations.
I Manager Moir's account of the sea-
sons work at Onomea is especially In
teresting. He says: 1--WE started
grinding very late March 4th) owing
to the improvements not being COM
pleted, but after getting started the
work was pushed along with all speed
and everything was found to work very
satisfactorily; the average output per
day after all improvements were in
rs 12S3-200O tons for last year. Before
we got our blower installed we were
only able to get away with IA 224-20O0
tons per day, making a gain of about
seventeen tons Of sugar per, day with
no more labor in mill or boiling house.
The average yield per acre for this crop
Is 4 401-2O00 tons of sugar against
11s1-2O00 for last year.
"Cane purchased from outside plant
-v.o~ e1c oSc ~
mostly all of which cane is raised on
our own land by our laborers in spare
time. We give them liberty to go in
and clear new land along the mauka
end of the plantation and allow them
to raise two crops, viz: plant and first
ratoons. OF course they do not clear
the land of all stumps and roots, but
the land is very easily cleared at the
end of four years. We can save at
least $50 to $40 per acre on clearing
and have the satisfaction of getting
cane off the land meantime with well
contented labor to boot. We advance
them fertilizer and sometimes provi-
sions from the store.
AS you VIII see by our mill report,
our first run of 391s days only averaged
"a 2z4-2000 tons; after installing the
blower" for induced draft the aver
age was raised to 81 584-2000 tons, show
ing a great benefit in producing steam.
THE 1908 crop is the largest ever TAX
en- off the estate, viz: 13,472 tons of
sugar. which was taken off in exactly
the same number of days required to
take Off 1880 tons last year.
"This crop has far exceeded our es-
innate Of same, and all we can say is
that we are agreeably surprised by the
turnout of the Yellow Caledonia cane,
both in quantity and quality. From
outside planters cane we had 723 tons
of sugar over the estimate and 2,747
tons over from plantation cane.
1904 Crop.-The outlook for this crop
is not SO bright as last one, having
had two wet years in succession, which
has got away with large percentage
of our fertilizer, and last winter being
very cold the cane has a stunted look
about it, i. e., short stick and short
joints: it looks as if 1t was about three
months late.
1.-THE rainfall last year from October
LIST, 1901, to September 30, 49,, was
2S3.36 inches, and from October 1st,
1902, to September Both, 1903, was 1923
inches. There has scarcely been any
stripping done yet-owing to the late
grinding of the past crop and having
to take care of our young plants and
ratoons, but with suitable weather from
now on we will soon be able to catch
up with this work. The leaf-hopper
has been and still is in considerable
evidence on the place and on the poorer
fields has done considerable damage,
but it looks to us as though they were
disappearing. somewhat lately.
1905 Crop.-The plant and ratoons
for this crop are somewhat late but
are quite healthy looking, and with a
fair season ought to do well. The whole
of our plant (120O acres) being Yellow
Caledonia, with 1865 acres of ratoons
same variety and 632 acres of Rose
Bamboo, making total of 1898 acres
for 1905 crop"
Manager Moir reports labor very sat
isfactory and says there was not sin
gle mishap in either mill or boiling
house during the year. He concludes
the report as follows: 1--WE have in
contemplation an extension of the boil
ing house and an additional six or
eight centrifugals to dry off low grade