The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-26
FAVORABLE
PROSPECTS
FOR KIHEI
ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON-REPORT BY
THE RETIRING MANAGER.

At the annual meeting Of Kihei Plan
tation Company yesterday the fol-
lowing report from Manager James
Scott was presented:
This year on the whole was a favor
able one for growing crops, though I'M
fortunately too dry to be Of much as
sistance until about the close of the
year. During the months August ana
September quite a large supply of ditch
water could have been furnished us py
the Maui Agricultural CO., had not the
caving in of some of the tunnels TO
windward on the bitches, just after the
first heavy rains of the season, cut of
this source. AS it was we have prac-
tically had to depend upon our Pumps
for all irrigation water for ten months
of the year.
Crop 19O6.-The harvesting of this be-
gan February list, and finished August
Bird, yielding 5161 tons Of commercial
sugar list, and finished August Srd'
or 161 tons more than we estimated.
or 16 lions more than We estimated.
The cane from this crop required
fraction over tons to make one ton
of sugar.
Crop 19O7-For this we will cut 80
acres of plant cane and $40 acres OF
ration cane, making the total area to
be harvested 745 acres.
"All of the planted cane for this crop
which was put in the ground during
the proper season, has done well, and
at the present time of writing, still
shows a healthy growth, though the
late planted cane, the last of which
was not in the ground before December
23rd, 1905, is what may be credited
with the low estimated output of SUI
gar during 1907. also I may state the
late planted cane was again seriously
effected by the leaf-hopper pest. I es-
innate from this crop a minimum OF
1900 ton sof sugar, though practical
planters of the district interested in
our welfare figure our crop at 1900
tons.
1t is pleasing to add that only per
cent of this crop has tasseled. A start
milling this crop will be made on or
about July 18th.
Crop 19OS-FOr this we have planted
2O4 acres and are carrying sos acres OF
ratoons making total OF 10 acres for
the crop. The planting or this crop
was finished at the same time as the
harvesting of the 1906 crop was COM
pleted, and all of the ration cane taxi
en- under cultivation at the proper sea-
son. The results from this crop 1 look
for being the turning point of the sue
cessful and profitable operating of your
plantation
The work of killing up ratoons was
finished the latter part of October,
about three months earlier than has
been possible heretofore, and the APP
pearance of thfs crop at present writ
ing, is so far ahead of anything have
seen here at the same season hitherto
as to allow of making no comparison,
in fact I have never seen the planta-
ton in better shape or the growing
cane in a healthier condition than it
at present.
This crop should yield at least 5000
tons sugar for comparatively low eX-
penditure.
The regular fertilizer for this crop
should all be completed not later than
February 18th, just three months ahead
Of this class of wrok in former years,
leaving only the addition of Nitrates to
the fields of this crop to be attended to
during the harvesting season of 1907.
During the earlier part of the year,
and just following the serious illness
of your president, Mr.. F. F. Baldwin
anpOiptaI me- ,9g,oat,. 90
with whom the writer has been in di-
rect communication on matters relat-
ing to the policy of working your plan
tation since his appointment
the work of all of our pumps through
out the year has been reliable, good, |
and economical, and with Fuel oil re-
duced from $1.40 per barrel to $1.OO per
barrel, since June 8th, the future cost
of operating these pumping plants
should be materially reduced
Since December 1st, we have had !
our locomotive running successfully as
an oil burner at large saving over
that Of coal.
All our pumps are having a complete f.
overhauling, and should be in first
class shape to start again almost any
day from now, should they be required. |
Owing to the good rains throughout |
the mosths of December 1906 and Janu-
airy 1907 We have been able to get all /
our main bitches Supply and lrriga-
tlon) cleaned out, and at present are
making use Of our spare field labor in /.
out the 5 to 6 feet of soil and |
silt that has collected I'm our main and I
largest reservoir.
On account of the low price Of sugar
ruling and the better ditch supply Of /
water we can with some confidence look |
for during the year 1907, our original |
intention of expanding $4,000 on a new /.
mauka reservoir was abandoned for |.
the time being though I am confident |
this will be a very valuable asset Of |
the plantations, just as son as crcum- |
stances will permit It's being made
Before closing this report should /
just like to add that at no time in the |
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