The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-26
KAHUKU ANNUAL
MEETING TODAY
THE PLANTATION REPORTED IN
GOOD CONDITION FOR ECONOM-
ICAL PRODUCTION OF SUGAR.

The annual meeting of Kahuku Plan
tation Company was held at o'clock
this afternoon at the Office of Alexan-
der & Baldwin. Reports were made
and officers elected.
The total operating expenses Of ISa-
huku plantation for the year were
$685. 52S 90. The gross receipts from
the sale of 7749. 3125 tons of sugar at
ISL, 249 a ton was 1929 627.S1. The mar
keting expenses were $114,O35. 80 The
total net proceeds were $51757O92.
The following is the report made by
Manager Andrew Adams.
Crop of 1905: This crop was estimated
to yield from Nahuku cane 1000 tons
from Laie cane $50 tons sugar, a total
of 1850 tons sugar. The actual yield,
as per Exhibit &C." was. from Kahuku
cane 7,431 tons from Laie cane 343 tons
sugar, total of 7,174 tons sugar Grind
ing ON this crop was finished ON Sep
TENDER 3Oth considerably later than is
usual or generally advisable. The
short rattoons were harvested last any
as very little of this cane tasslcd, the
l.
mill was grinding during this period
only about II hours daily. The yield
from the short rattoons was 1893 tons
per acre The average yield Of the
entire area of plant cane, long ratoons
and short ratoons was SOB tons sugar
/ per acre.
! Crop of 1906: During the warm sum-
mer months this crop had a very good
growth. The short rattoons were more
| heavily fertilized than usual and made
| cane" rapidly. The area of cane for
this crop is as follows: Plant cane 42S
acres, long rattoons sos acres, short rat
toons GIG acres, a total of 1852 acres.
The yield of sugar should be approxi-
mately the same as that of the 1905
Crop, or 400 tons from Kahuku cane.
Crop of 1907: The area of this crop
will be PAS acres plant cane, S15 acres
long rattoons and at least 600 acres
short rattoOns. Especial care was
taken in the selection of seed cane for
the planting Tops from the short
rattoons of the 1905 Crop We're used
almost exclusively. The long rattoons
were all heavily replanted and brought
under cultivation early. The amoun
of fertilizer per acre was increased
considerably for this crop. The yeal
was dry one and the weather was
favorable to this young CROP, so. thai
it is on the whole i'm excellent condition
There is very little leaf-hopper i'm evi
dence as yet and almost no rust 4
systematic and thorough attempt wa.
made to keep this crop free from borer
A gang of Portuguese boys with a luna
was constantly employed collecting
borer beetles in the young cane. Dur
ing the year in the neghborhood of tw,
million of borer beetles were collected
from all crops.
Some SO acres of land has been plant
ed in cane by the Boys Industrial
School at Waialee adjoining Field No
s. This cane will be purchased for thi!
crop.
Repairs: Over $4,000 was spent dur.
ing the year on repairs to buildings
Most of this sum was for repairs L
buildings occupied by the employees O
the company. Nearly $4,000 was spen
on repairs to steam plows. the rrncipa
items of which We're for practically re-
newing the two boilers of the older Sc
of plows. Both sets were also equipped
for burning fuel oil. Between season,
the No / locomotive was furnished witt
a set of new driving wheel tires and
new rear truck. The boiler was alst
partly retubed. The No. ? locomotive
was given a new boiler. Both locomo
tives were equipped for burning oil
The boilers at two of the pumping sta.
tions were furnished with new tubes
New tubes We're also purchased for
the six boilers at the factory and the
old mill house was renovated to make
the change from the open clarified tC
the Deming system. This change makes
it possible to use all the exhaust steam
from the main engines with great eco,
nomy. At the present writing only
five boilers are being used instead OF
the six at last season, and am eXtrac-
ton of over $50 per cent is being OBJ
tanned daily without the use of auXi-
} liary fuel.
All the machinery and the buildings
of the plantation are now i'm thorough
repair and there should be little ex
pense for this item for several years
other than for general wear and tear
Improvement: A Deming juice heater
and three large hlter-presses made VI
the principal items i'm the factory New
houses for employees were built dur.
ing the year at a cost of $1,000. A new
2OO-ton oil-burning Baldwin locomotive
was added to the rolling stock equip,
ment. About 60 acres of new land
were cleared and the necessary fumes
for conveying water thereto We're built
Your plantation is now very fully
equipped and is in excellent condition
for producing sugar economically There
should be no material additions to the
factory or other machinery.
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