The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-25
KAHUKU PLANTATION COMPANY. LTD.
CONTINUED from page o.

short total of 1905 From present indications
this should yield 65o tons of sugar kahuu share OF the
Lae should increase this amount by $50 tons to total OF
1900 of sugar
As stated by the writer year ago the Managers sup
Elementary report every of the 1908 crop cultivated
under sharing contracts so that the cane now being med
cultivated to maturity and thoroughly stripped before the
contractors we're allowed to leave their fields
The juices for December and January stood practically the
degree Of purity did the juices year ago for the
months. The latter part OF the year namely September
October and November characterized by heavy rains fol-
lowed by hot weather that nearly every of the 1903 crop
asseed which unusual Kahuku Thus far there has been
great of cropped that has been badly injured by
Kahukus greatest insect pest the borer This srngy
noticeable in the Io4 of plant which cropped in
January eighteen months after planting Thorough stripping of
the has been partly responsible for the healthy condition of
the Early cropping followed during the last
years and carving on large acreage of short raoons have great
influence towards minimizing the depredaons of this pest
During the the eahopper appeared in unusually large
numbers on the and attacked first the short oons and later
the plant While reasonable believe that this
insect must nure the material damage from this
has been noticed thus far
the matured for several months that the expense of
pumping to the high lifts has been saved.
The is being mled for the part with reasonable
speed and barring unavoidable delays grinding should be
peed in good time to planting early in the
The crop of 1904 will be taken from 1873 acres $50 of
plant cane go acres OF long raoons and 52 of short
raoons In planning this crop the effort bring
greatest possible acreage under the lower lifts of the pumps For
this Field No although it powed February
and planted would have increased the plant by %
allowed to lie falow for year. This field will be
planted for the 1905 crop with reduced acreage by rearrange
Drainage bitches constructed during the year through
Of the fields which formerly flooded with
the rainy These bitches prevented great damage their
respective fields during the December storm.
The crop general has been greatly retarded by and
proracted wind storms, that all fields of young
have the appearance having been burned With the
of favorable weather the should get good growth 1t
early to make an estimate on the probable Weld of this crop
1t considered advisable add the mill machinery in
order that the crops might be taken off more eped
ousy The boiling house capacity was so limited that it was
impossible freely without having shut down the
mill until the juices could be evapoaed Even with low
there frequent shungs down when the full
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the year When the grinding finished the 10th of June
this crsher installed in front of the first mill The mills
all lined up and the first and last mills regrooved
Inc improvements ana repairs put the mill INTO Deter cohd-
ton than has been before and the extraction since these
changes made good be obtained from
roller mill 1t is interesting to note as comparison OF work
that while plantations this island with modern nine
955a, Kahuku with sevenroner mill and cusher and using
the method OF determining extraction used at these
mills, has extraction OF 02%o.
second triple effect purchased from the H. {. < 5. Co., was
added to the boiling house. and lotion PAN also
chased from the company put in to replace the oon
PAN removed Four onch centugas added to the 10
already installed and CHARTERS and precptaors and juice
measuring tank together with cisterns with capacity OF 10000
gallons low grade masecute proporonately enlarged the
plant The OF the factory for the month OF January was
1900 tons of sugar.
is not plentiful and the best cultivation of the cane
the proper caretakng of all the plantation property therefore,
possible there shortage the number Of cutters and
leaders and the mill is kept reasonably supplied with cane
Were there sufficient number OF field aborers in the country
selection possible good proportion OF the men VINO
urged and permitted to take the socaed prOha
cultivation would be rejected unfit Tor that
work Under the existing OF the supply OF labor
most any has physical strength and presents good
appearance accepted posharer by the plantation pr
mar for the assurance that the cane VIII be cultivated 10
secOndary for the that there certain num-
Der plantation who emergency could
shifted from class of work another Many OF these men
agrcuurss Some OF them have welded noe or
until arrive and yet the plantation is obliged from
very valuable asset its growing crops
their The selection OF agculrlsts at the bases supply
for for the plantations important in securing
an intelligent and economical cultivation of the the
of designing and constructing engineers 10 secure the
greatest efficiency economy pump and mill machinery
An unsuccessful attempt made during the past year TO IN
duce Portuguese to take up cultivating contracts.
good system of drainage installed throughout the main
camp during the year and the camp sanitary condition
The general health of the labOrers is excellent
Following the custom established in proht-sharng
bonus was declared to the skilled employees at the close OF the
1902 crop. -.,.,,. ,,v,.anuas