The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-26
MEETING OF
KAHUKU PLANTATION
THE ESTATE Is IN GOOD PHYSI-
CAL CONDITION AND NO NEW
MACHINERY Is NEEDED,

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kahuku Plantation held this
forenoon at the office of Alexander &
Baldwin, Manager Andrew Adams
made the following report.
Crop of 19O6.-The yield OF sugar from
this crop was disappointing. An un-
usual expenditure for fertilizers, espe-
cially for the short rattoons, during the
previous year appeared to be unjustI-
fed by the returns in sugar A yield
of 7400 tons of sugar was expected from
Kahuku cane and only 6713 tons were
received. Kahuku's proportion of Laie
sugar brought the total cropd to 715S
tons. The cultivation expenses had
been i'm proportion to the expected
yield with the reduced yield the eX-
penses on the crop per ton of sugar pro-
duced We're considerably greater than
usual The short rattoons suffered
from want of water owing to the pre-
valence of extremely dry weather and
a shortage of labor during the early
part of the summer of 1906. The grind
ing season ended on August 31st.
Crop of 19O7-This crop will be har-
vested from 245 acres of plant cane, SIS
acres of long ration and 525 acres of
short ration cape. This cane suffered
also because of the drought and the
shortage of labor. A yield of $500 tons
sugar is expected from this crop. There
is much less borer than usual in this
cane.
Crop of 19OS-The area of this crop
will be 53S acres of plant cane, ABS acres
of plant cane, ABS acres of long rattOOn
and as great an area of short ration
cane as the weather will permit. At
present writing only a small area of
short ration cane has been started as
the continued rains have made it inn
possible to burn off the fields after har-
vesting. Short rattoOns usually have
a very good growth at Kahuku during
the summer however, so that with the
coming of the trade winds there is ev-
cry probability that the usual area of
short rattoons can be cultivated. Short
rattoons have almost invariably cost
less per ton of sugar at maturity than
either plant cane or long rattoons. Top
seed cane from the short rattoons of
the 1906 crop and volunteer rattoons
were used for planting. The planting
was finished during the first week in
November, later than is desirable. Ov-
er 500 acres of the total plant were in
cane before November list and 400
acres were planted after the LIST of
August. Excepting the cane planted
in November all of the plant cane is
looking well. Until the rains set in
this crop was almost entirely free from
leaf-hopper Several patches of leaf
hopper and rust have appeared within
the past month The rains seem to be
finished so that all the young cane will
now have strength to out-grow the
leaf-hopper
Improvements.-Less than $4,000 was
expended for improvements at the
plantation during the year. OF this
sum $4,000 was for machinery which did
not arrive in time for installation in
1905 but wa sadded in January 1906 No
improvements are contemplated for
1907 and none are necessary All the
machinery is in excellent repair. Should
there be no accidents the machinery in
present use should be able to perform
its work satisfactorily and economical
ly for several years. There should be
no material additions to the factory or
other machinery, since all is of ample
capacity for taking care of more cane
than is at present contemplated.
1t is gratifying to record that the
debt to the agents net OF outstanding
sugar was reduced over $50, 900 during
the year.