The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
ANNUAL NEE TING or
KAHUKU PLANTATION

At the meeting of Kahulu Plantation Co. held this mornn
the offices of Alexander Baldwin the following directors er
George F. Davies and r. Gait meeting of directors will
ED this afternoon for the purpose of eecing officers
The ueasurer report showed very satisfactory condition of h
anauons hnances Following was the report of the manager
To the President and Directors of the Plantation Com
pany:
Gentlemen Following brief report on plantation condi
CROP OF 19o9-The yield of sugar from the fields harvest
ed for this crop 63G2 Is TONS This includes sugar manu-
featured from grown by outside planters greater ton
mage was expected The last fields late and I'M
doubleday suffered from rot being kept in the best con-
dton owing shortage of labor which nearly three
months These fields especially suffered from borer The
average of the cane was far from satisfactory II
hoped that this will not be the future crops are ha
vested including the short raoons for 1910 CROP
being used mixed new formula advised by the expert
ment station of the Planters Association after exhaustive expert
mens by that institution Financially crop was profitable
CROP OF IoIo-Th crop made I'D of the following acres
$500 plant 600 o8 long ratoons 352o3
exceed the estimated Weld there will probably be
yield Of less than 5000 tons Of sugar from this of
from grown by outside planters AS report
1905 the planting this crop unusually early and
the raoons started we'll Until the end of May 1900 the was
carefully cultivated For nearly three months following date
the Japanese aboers of the plantations strike
ing that time there shortage of labor which partially
filled by aborers unaccustomed cultivation From
Ist to the end of the year bor beetles gathered
this had ample opportunity
interruption The loss the plantation this crop from
cient cultivation during this period will exceed the original est
CROP OF 1911 This crop will be small An area of 321 40
planted 1873 70 brought on for long rat
toons and 48 for short ratoons total of
AS stated in the 1908 report certain of the improbable
under the high lift pumps have been abandoned because of
their appropriateness This affects somewhat the for the
crop Planting delayed because of the strike. Field
c. planted almost wholly by the boys from the
Waialee Industrial School These boys worked extremely we'll
Their application wholesome employment and their demeanor
while at work good evidences of the excellence of that in
stitution
IMPROVEMENTS: The Of $11,557. o7 was expended
during the for improvements; of which SILL
49, for buildings, mainly trtyeigt cottages for
Portuguese and Porto Rcan families and three cottages for the
families of semsdled employees.
GENERAL:-Neary $500 expended during the year
in continuing the work of improving the sanitary conditions of
the place This completed work in concrete and should last
for many years with very little expense of maintenance.
The of $oI53 "a expended during the year
pairs buildings mainly abore houses large percentage
of the aboerof all natonaes housed in detached
ages with family assigned each cottage which consists of
least and kitchen This repair work will continue
until every family in the employ of the company shall occupy
detached cottage.
Americans, Europeans, Portuguese Hawaiians Porto Rcan
and Philippines constitute than 900 of the employees of
the Company
ANDREW ADAMS,
Manager Katuku Plantation Company.
Kahuku February end, 1910.