The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-13
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REPORT OF GEORGE EWART ON PUMA
PLANTATION.

PLANTATION.
Honolulu February O. 1905.
B. F. Dillingham;, Esq, Honolulu,
Dear Sir: In accordance with request, visited
carefully examined the Puma Plantation
report thereon follows:
CANE FOR THE CROP OF 1905
visited all OF the this crop and found that where
any work them good cane
which will give good yield of sugar
say that all the fields had been fortified
and properly cared for the yield would have been
larger The dead ripe and ought be harvested at
My estimate is given on that basis
CHARACTER OF CANE
The both Lahaina and Yellow Caledonia looks we'll
1t good joints length and clear yellow
color 1t is seldom that have look WE'LL
think it stand high both in sugar and purity
Another thing which is that the
favorable all through growing there is no
short ointed cane in either the plant
CROP OF 1906
visited all of the fields that had been
append statement in tabuaed form, showing
and conditions On most OF the fields that abandoned
when advances to the plantation stopped
tasseed leaving but the plant and be
taken off.
The plant to be off is as follows:
Field Obs and field o. 63.13 acres,
making total of 1898
OF the which could be made available there is field
81 1925 acres, field O cleared once) IoI
acres making total OF 1920 acres.
will attempt give estimate of yield stage
of growth of the but will that bids produce
as good returns as any cane ever grown the place
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STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF OTHER FIELDS.
Field Acreage 1904; ratoons abandoned.
Field s. Raoons, acreage 7oo6; abandoned. Seed had
been taken from this field and there very
Field 5: Acreage 1911. This portion only Of this
field The other in second long 7oo3 ace)
which will be taken off this year. There has been nothing
done to it since the last harvested 1t will still
to have it cleaned Tor 1906, it has tasseled.
Field 6: Acreage 1902; abandoned This field should
have been cared for the harvested and
cut back at the The has tasseed and it
would pay do it. There is seed and
parts of it that would pay take off with the crop of 1905
fire could be through it, which would cheaper the
cutting and loading and would do the damage if
ground at
Field . Acreage 1aor ratoons abandoned the same as
Field Q: Acreage Obs; plant cane This field has been
neglected but has been cleaned up. It has fine stand
but is backward and needs feizing. 1t also needs rain
pleased to say it got on Friday the grid
Field Acreage 6.oI; ratoons abandoned Whatever
seed there might be gathered and the likewise but
there is very little of either.
Field IA: Acreage 1884; "Maama" ratoons abandoned
The grass has grown up anly here think would
pay clean There would, however, be good
seed to be had for this years planting
Field 81 Acreage 24.78; pasture Whatever
this field has been off
Field 54 Acreage 1925; long Yellow Caledonia
good and has been cared for Needs fertilizer
Field S.: Acreage II.2I; pasture Same as field 81
Field 81: Acreage 5oo2 pasture Same fields 81 and
Field o5 Acreage 1922; pasture Same fields 5r55 and
81.
Field Co. Acreage 122 ratoons abandoned There
this field that might yield
a half of sugar From the balance
seed could be obtained and the remainder burned off, think
would the and gather it to be ground
Field 68: Acreage 63I3; plant, Yellow Caledonia very
good looking It has not been fertilzed
Field 70: Acreage 1905; ratoons abandoned. Some
can be taken this field The balance burned off
and for grinding.
POSSIBILITIES FOR 1907.
OF put in this year for the
crop 1907 the following given by the manager
Mr.. Weatherby
On Kapoho, fields 5, O. T. 8 and Q: area 5646a acres.
On Pahoa fields So ST. 50. o. and land 92 acres
total SO Total of the places, oo2I8 acres
necessity taking the crop off in good time will as
you will observe help to get planting done in good