Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-13
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ed on November Goth, 1908, and fin
ished June Gath, 1909.
The fields of the 1909 crop did not
yield as much per acre as did the
fields of the 1908 crop, the 1909 fields
not being so rich as the 1908 fields;
nevertheless, the results obtained were
very satisfactory. From 6.34574 acres
52,725 tons of sugar were bagged,
making the average yield of sugar, In
GLIDING both plant and rattoons. S.3l
tons per acre. The Juice was unusual
ly good. as Is borne out by the fact
that 302.91 pounds of sugar were re-
covered per ton of cane.
Crop Of 1910.
Milling began on November Sth.
1909, which Is the earliest grinding
ever done on this plantation.
Up to date 2S20 acres have been
harvested. with the result that 90.
1896 tons of sugar have been bagged.
Last year at the same date only H..
62S.02 tons had been bagged.
The quality of the juice, in spite Of
some very wet weather during the
past few weeks. has been excellent,
and II has taken less cane to make u
tone Of sugar so far than in any pre-
yious year.
The cane for this crop, especially. on
the upper lands. suffered considerably
on account of cold weather last win.
ter. However $4,000 tons can be con.
siderod conservative estimate. There
will be harvested 6,4SS acres.
Crop Of 1911.
Planting was commenced March
18th. 1909. and finished August 10th.
1909. Although the grinding of the
| 1909 crop was finished twenty.four
days earlier than for the previous year,
nevertheless 1850 acres of the 1911
crop were planted with top seed
The weather was so cold and wet
during the spring of 1909 that the rat.
toons from four of the fields, that were
harvested at that time, started rather
poorly, which necessitated good deal
of replanting. These fields have since
been growing well. and, as q whole.
are in good condition. Just at pres.
ent. however, the weather is so cold
that not much growth Is being made
In either the plant cane or the rat.
toons. There are 65i5 acres for this
crop.
Crop Of 1912.
It has rained so much this winter
that the steam ploughs were shut
down for about FIVE weeks during De.
cember and January, and therefore
only LOO acres have been ploughed
However, with six sets of tackle, no
difficulty Is anticipated in catching up.
Sugar Factory.
| Mills: The average cane ground
per hour for the two mills was 96.12
tons, as against l0l.34 tons in 1908
This difference in the amount of cane
ground per hour is due to the cane
having been tougher and more difficult
to mill than In 1908.
The apparent results of manufacture
were not as good for the crop Of 1905
as for 1908, the total losses beinf
1885 per cent as against 12.943 pei
J cent. The actual results. however
: were better, as Is proven by the fac
that In 1909 1929 pounds of sugai
per ton of cane was recovered, q!
against 290.2 pounds for the crop o.
1908. The difference in the percent
age of losses Is result of milling ;
much richer and more resistant can,
: under similar mechanical conditions.
At the close Of last crop one set O
: Mill Housings was so badly cracked
and broken at the points where III,
cast iron Is put In tension that II wa,
beyond repair. 1t was replaced will
a new set, of original design, in which
all the working strains are properl!
cared for.
: Before commencing the present crol
new intermediate gears were installed
: in the No. 2 mill gear train. Thes,
were to replace the old ones, whicl
were worn out. In making this re
placement the gear ratio was changed
thereby obtaining the same role
speed with the driving engine spec
, reduced 20 per cent This chang
should insure longer life to tn
gears, and Is n great Improvement Il
: the working of the mill.
Boiling House: During the last Of
season everything in this department
: was put in good running order to TAX
on the present crop. The principa
improvements effected were the insta
: lation of juice and maceration waite
: scales, three water driven centrlfuga
| machines with niypr n paw mud ,,rhu