The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-26

tensive fertilization has been practiceC
for this crop than formerly, as result
of thorough soil analyses and tests OF
different grades of fertilizers used or
the 1903 crop. All the cane has beer
stripped thoroughly and is ripening
well.
None of the short ratoons were lei
out to contractors as the laborers re.
fused to take these fields on account OF
! the poor appearance of the cane during
! the early months of the year, so that
/ these fields were cultivated with day
labor.
The crop was especially fortunate in
escaping any great injury from the
| leaf-hopper. While this insect was
present in large numbers, there were
/ but few places where the cane appear
ed to be suffering to any great extent.
This was probably due to the fact that
| the parasite enemy of the leaf-hopper
made its appearance in every field and
prevented the leaf-hopper from multi
plying rapidly. The cane appears
to be much more free from borer than
last year. In Field 1, which was
replanted for this crop in February,
the cane was planted on the tops of the
burrows and very little of the seed
was destroyed by the mole-cricket,
which abounds in the field.
Owing to the erection of the new
mill, grinding on this crop was COM
menced on the 18th of January, as
against the 1st of December for the
crop of 1908, The juices for January,
1904, averaged 1873 Brix deg, 1850 Pol,
S7.8 Purity and 1877 Sucrose in cane
as compared with 179 Brix deg, 1913
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cane for January, 1908. The juices for
February are thus far better than for
February, 1903.
CROP OF 1905.
The crop of 1905 will be harvested
from $50 acres of plant cane, 535 acres
of long ratoons, and probably 465 acres
of short ratoons, a total of 1850 acres
The experience of past years with late
planting made it advisable to COM
mence planting as early as possible.
Seed was plentiful in the shape of lalas
and tops and planting was therefore
commenced on April 18th and was con-
tinued slowly throughout the remain
der of the grinding season. Thereafter
all the labor engaged in harvesting was
available for planting.
Owing to an extremely dry summer
it was necessary to discontinue plant
ing during the latter part of July
and part of the month of August and
use the water for the ratoons and
standing cane. The greater part of
the plant cane was in early, however
and that first planted was cut back |
to prevent tasseling, so that as whole |
the plant cane is in excellent condition. |
Owing to rains during much of No |
vember and December, irrigation was |
stopped and the young cane was |
OF the 535 acres of long ratoons 500 |
acres were under cultivation as early /
as the first week in August. which was
three months earlier than for the cor
crop in 1902. The first fer
tilizing and the hilling-up were COM
pleted relatively earlier and the crop
had reached good growth when the
winter set in.
Harvesting has already commenced
On one field which it is proposed to |
bring on for short ratoons. The re-
naming fields will be brought under |
cultivation as soon as possible
There have been let out to contract
RS 1002.53 acres of the 1905 crop to Is
20 Koreans and 103 Chinese,
total of LAT men, who are all working
easonably well.
IMPROVEMENTS
During the year there was expended !
n permanent improvements $S1, 008. 46,
+ which $5S,769.95 was on account of
he changes made in the factory. |
'hese changes included the erection of
new Honolulu Iron Works nine-roller
x 70 in. mill, with all the latest i'm
rovements, with new gearing and en-
inc; the resetting of the Krajewski |
rusher in front of the mill; the ex-
ansion of the furnaces of the six boil
rs, the installation of an automatic
agasse elevator and conveyor and au-
9matic furnace feeders and the erec-
on OF new mill building. These i'm
foTe.%s nts also involved changing the
'caio2 of the cane tracks in. the mill :
ard and the cane-carrier and building.
A careful study was made of the ex- :
aust steam conditions in the factory :
nd alterations made in the steam
mes. These changes and the type of
lrnaces adopted, together with the re- ;
1ction of moisture In bagasse because +
the better work performed by the 4
ew mill, have made it possible to run h
lie entire factory when it is in full | q
oeration, without the use of auxiliary
lei. The results obtained thus far II
e, therefore, extremely gratifying. Il
Four crystallizers are now being II
by the Honolulu Iron n
vorks Company and additional set b
ing tanks are being erected at the II
Glory. AS result of these improve d
ents, very material reduction of a
sses in the factory should be made
with the crop of 1904 "
About two and one-half miles of per- II
anent track was constructed through lie
ale plantation connecting cur main II
aek with lands at Kaipapau which IL
e plantation cultivates under con- fC
act with Mr. Cecil Brown and Mr., | Ia
. r. Castle. A well was bored with | al
flow of 100000 gallons of water for
csc lands and a 20 h o. Oil engine til