The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-14
KAHUKU PROMISES SPECIAL DIVIDEND
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Dividends paid 1910 amounted to 100000 and profits
I'd sundry earnings $99S2644
Other interesting facts and figures appear report of Ma
m Adams below Attention may he called especially to the stat
en number of small independent planters who annual
II their to the company is constantly increasing
MANAGERS REPORT.
To the President and Directors of the Kahuu Plantation Com
pany.
Gentlemen Following brief report plantation condi
tons for the year 1910:
CROP OF 1910 The yield of sugar from Kahulu fields har
for this crop $500 2295 TONS An additional yield of
1877 322 sugar from the fields of outside planters
brought crop 553 555 Unusual conditions
familiar you all which prevailed while this crop approach
ing maturity ampered the of cultivation which at that
period of its growth should and probably influenced the
yield of sugar theefrom The in from Kahuku
fields averaged only $50. The short raoon fortified in
accordance formula which reference made in the
report had higher content than the long
and yielded only 63 tons and 33 tons less
per less total per of sugar Financially the
crop profitable.
CROP OF 1911 The total of of which this crop
has been altered somewhat since the last report and is
now up plant 321 40 long $50 20
acres 81 O5 total of 1913. "a The
year past favorable growing The yield of
gar from this crop expected nearly equal that from the 1910
crop although the $50 less. Harvesting
commenced early in December The total sugar produced from
the fields harvested date of the estimated yield al
though the continued rainfall has retarded the rpenng of the
CROP OF 1912 An 800 81 planted for this
CROP 47 SIS of long have been brought About
800 will be cultivated for short attoons the acreage
depending somewhat climatic conditions The total will
therefore equal about 1850 The planting completed
early and the fields intended long taken under
cultivation in good The has had good growth
and is looking we'll.
IMPROVEMENTS The of $8,11 90 expended
during the for permanent improvements Over $3OOO0
of this total was for live stock.
GENERAL During the year colonies of tachinid flies,
parasites of the borer liberated of the fields
The annual losses this Company from the of the
borer have been of small dimensions. campaign
against this pest has been conducted for many years. During
various and much money and vital energy spent their
destruction The borer still Should the
parasite introduced last year work effectively the boer
at Kauu does the producing country from which
imported the value of this property will be greatly
creased.
The number of small independent planters who annually sell
their this Company constantly increasing largely
the favorable under which purchased
time goes the factory will each considerable
of from other than the plantation fields
addition other small planters five occupants of government
homesteads in Hauua already selling their this
pany Occupants of three adjoining homeseads will plant
this year for the crop of 1918.
The health of the community has been excellent during the past
year
Americans Europeans Portuguese Hawaians Porto Rcans
and Fipnos still constitute about 500 of the employees
Company
Respectfully submitted