The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-03-01
ANNUAL MEETrNa or EVA.

The report of Manager Renton OF
Eva plantation, which was submitted
at the annual meeting of the Eva Plan
tation Company yesterday morning,
shows the plantation to be IN flourish
ing condition. The year of 1909 was a
profitable one and the prospects for
this season are very encouraging.
The net profits for the year Of 1909,
according to the treasurer s report,
amounted to 1907, 1867. Dividends
amounting to 100000 or is per cent of
the capital stock of $5.OoO,0O0 were
paid Writing off $4,000 from the
plantation account leaves balance of
$107, 1867 for the year. This added
to the balance of $l,359 ,509.71 brought
forward from 1908 makes the balance
brought down to December 81 $1,466,-
646.0S.
The Managers Report.
According to the report OF Manager
Renton the crop of 1909 was harvested
from 3732.44 acres of cane, divided as
follows:
Plant cane, 542.01 acres; long first
ratoons, 493.13 acres; long second
ratoons, 12S1.S7 acres; long third
ratoons, 1854 acres; long fourth
ratoons, 550.34 acres; long fifth ratoons,
1886 acres; short ratoons, 616.99 acres.
The above averaged 9.0s tons of com.
mercial sugar per acre or 33,90S.S0 tons
in all. There was also manufactured
from the Apokaa Sugar Company's cane
43l.625 tons of sugar, making a total of
34.340.425 tons of sugar produced at the
Eva Mill during the season.
Commenting on this production Mr..
Renton says in his report:
"Owing to the higher sucrose con.
tent of the canes for 1909 which was
1461 per cent as against 14.GS per cent
for 1905 the yield for 1909 exceeded
that of the previous year by 0.29 tons
per acre. In fact the results all around
were better than for several years past,
and, taking into account the lessened
expense of production, may be consid
cred very satisfactory"
Crop of 1911.
The crop of 1911 will be taken from
the following acres:
Plant cane, 1850 acres; long first
ratoons, 1864 acres; long second
ratoons, 1892 acres; long third ratoons,
294.24 acres; long fourth ratoons, 460.0l
acres; long fifth ratoons, 1850 acres;
short ratoons, 3s0.37 acres, making a
total of 3721.4s acres.
There will also be ground for the
Apokaa Sugar Company the cane from
94.70 acres.
Regarding the crop Mr.. Renton re-
ports:
"The past summer has been cool, and
the weather, from the opening of the
grinding season up to the present, has
not been favorable to rapid ripening.
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as long as those of last year. For
these reasons it is considered that the
output for 1910 will not be as large
as that for 1909, and the estimate IS
placed at 10000 tons. Grinding was
begun on November 90 last. Already
9112.71 tons of sugar have been manu-
featured and it is expected that by
July 81, harvesting will be completed. -
Crop of 1911.
For the crop of 1911 the largest area
in the history of Eva plantation will
be ground. The total area will be
404s acres made up as follows:
Plant cane, S55.62 acres; long first
ratoons, 397,S1 acres; long second
ratoons, 4SS.27 acres; long third ratoons,
1922 acres; long fourth ratoons, 277.-
80 acres; long fifth ratoons, 29.30 acres;
long sixth ratoons, $3.50 acres; short
IdlOOhS' Ofb.fO
The Apokaa area for that year will
be 52.73 acres.
Mill Crop 1909.
Under the above head Mr.. Renton
says in his report:
Grinding was begun December 16,
1908, and was finished on July 81, 1900
with 34,340.425 tons manufactured. Very
good work was done in the factory, the
total loss on the sugar in the cane be-
ing but 11.S19 per cent During por-
ton of the season our crushing an
paratus was run as a fifteen-roller mill
which gave an increase in extraction
of 1.37 per cent over the two ninerolleI
mills. During the present season OF
1910 it is the intention to use the fif
teen-roller mill the entire time. With
the experience gained last year much
better work is now being done with this
apparatus, and it is considered to be
amply demonstrated that 1900 tons pei
day can be ground with an extraction
of SO per cent.
Permanent improvements.
"The fetal expenditure on this ac
count has been $ll4,992. 66 for the year
and of this amount $43,634.09 has been
spent for buildings alone. One hundred
and twenty-nine cottages have been
built for married laborers and thirty
six houses have been enlarged. Tive
overseers dwellings have been erected
and an addition to the hospital for the
accommodation of an X.ray apparatus
has been made, which instrument II