The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-24
SUGAR GROWING IN THE PHILIPPINES

interesting official Philippines entitled
"The Sugar Industry in the Negro by Herbert
Walker of the chemical laboratory oO and makes book of
45 with heavy plates bearing engavngs eac added
Originally the preface Dr. Paul Freer editor the
Philippine Journal of Science the purpose make
thorough study sugar produced Philip
Islands, the of the soils disclosed by chemical and
examination the planted the available for sugar.
Circumstances however, should
Negroes produces the greatest
sugar any given in the Philippine Islands
With reference to former large volumes the Philippine
sugar industry being reports hearings the subject Wash
ingOn Walker says Whe undoubtedly true and cOnser
vae contained therein they covered by
exaggerated cOncue and estimates made by
enemies the Philippines be practically vaueless
information few facts and observations of Mr.
Walker will be of interest to Hawaiian readers
history Negros sugapoducng country practically be
gins with the 1S9 in which the island by command of the
Spanish was placed under the jurisdiction oil e re
the RecOeos The rapid development of the industry
which at during the forty at
rbuted to the enthusiastic unng this corporation
ably the then British vcecOnsu Nicholas Loney What
the industry in 1908 may be gathered from the fol
of growers 4S4 of growers land actually
cultivated sugar. hecaes adapted culture
planted 345 hectares of other land not planted
hectares pculs 6325 Kilograms of 6146 metric
TONS whole numbers 62 The number of growers men
toned $50 municipalities of Negroes
Occidental in thirteen municipalities of Negroes Oriental the
Occidental having Oriental 234S hectares cultivated in
sugar.
The average yield per throughout Ngros 42 pcu
271 This average is low owing to comparatively
large number growers that do properly for their
cane Walker that well managed plantation the
conditions of land actually planted IN
fall below GO pculs (3S metric tons) ana
Later, in discussing the ate
probable limits of annual sugar production
the fifteen might be estimated at
to under the system OF small IN
500 600 with adequate
change modern methods
of manufacture just which limits will be nearly
it depends almost entirely upon
the methods shall be substituted for DID,
There comparisons NrOs soils and canes with those OF
including Hawaii Mention made of the eXaggera
ton sugar yield by many nexac and reason
for this is given the the highest yields Honolulu
observed by aveersand on irrigated and
lintensiveIy cultivated land.
The length which the is allowed to remain in
varies from nine to fourteen MONTHS ana VIII
probably average eleven and twelve n Hawaii it is from
The of producing in Ne
oO including 10 cent interest ON capl
tai borrowed placed at OF 5 pesos per pcu Oh
G5G1 pesos (about $32.S0) per metric ton.
cultivation and manufacture both far behind those
employed Yet of the pictures at the end
traction engine drawing two disc pOw which
Although Hawaii drawing
complaint UNIVERSAL Negroes Mr.
difficulty of obtaining suhCency of labor
Labor is paid average % Philippine
furnished by the hacienda and costing about Il
day As each small planter has his
number bOres required in the few months
the afford to
entire needed only in the grinding
additional nduCemen advance 10 to %
for desired Breaches of faith by contractors frequent
and twenty thirty reporting for work.
receiving months advance half the number will have
ESCAPED within week Several planters have informed Mr. Walker
that they annually money this way through all Other
combined Year it complained find out tina
they and unpublished the practice is becoming
more Forester and Agrulturst for December