The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-21
MAUI AGRICULTURAL COMPANY
EXCEEDED PREVIOUS RECORDS

Both in total output for the year
and in the production of sugar per
acre, the Maui Agricultural Company's
plantations last year exceeded any of
It's previous records, az cording to the
annual report Of Manager H. A. Bald
win, made to the annual stockholders
meeting of the company held this
morning in the offices of Alexander &
Baldwin. The net profits of the year
amounted to $943, 3S549, or which !
amount 1853, 321.25 was distributed
among the several partner companies
of the corporation. The total assets !
of the company are given as $6,34S,-
| 000,30 The balance carried forward |
to next years account amounts to 81
365, 356.22.
There was no change made in the
management of the company.
Manager Baldwin's report is in part !
as follows:
The operating expenses We're
somewhat higher than estimated due
to the fact that certain expenditures
originally estimated as for improve
ments we're for requirements and
| chargeable to operating expenses. !
| Both operating expenses and eXpendi-
| lures for permanent Improvements
were under what they were for 1910,
although the labor expense in both
instances was higher in 1911, the re
duction being in the amounts paid for
materials.
1911 CT o.
/ In my last years report | stated
that this crop should give us at least
$4,000 tons of sugar. In the fall, prior
to grinding, we estimated that there
would be 10000 tons, which amount
was exceeded by us tons. The best.
yield in sugar was from the Keahua
plant cane which was 1884 tons per
acre. although the heaviest yield i'm
cane came from the old Paia fiat of
$3.50 tons per acre, producing ll.45
tons of sugar The average yield of
the plant cane was 911 tons of sugar
per acre and of the ratoons $50, as
against S.41 and 6.49 respectively for
the 1910 crop. The average polariza-
ton of the sugar for the 1911 crop
was 9S.4S
1912 croi,
"This crop will come from 1897
acres of plant cane and 237O acres of
ratoons. Prior to the commencement
Of harvesting we estimated that we
should get for this crop 81 ,764 tons
OF sugar. We beOan grinding Novem.
Der Is and since then have had uu-
usually clear weather and cool nights
, and the cane has ripened rapidly, so
that it has required an average of
only S.3 tons cane to one ton of sugar
bagged, whereas last year up to cor
responding time the average amount
, of cane to produce one ton of sugar
1 was 81 tons. At the present writ
ing the cane harvested has yielded APP
proximately 1000 tons over the esti-
: mate, and we can be sure, | think, Of
at least $4,000 tons for the crop.
+ Factory.
T. In last years report ! stated thaJ
the most pressing need at that time
, in the factory was more effect or
. evaporating capacity. We have OBJ
4. tanned this at practically no cost by
improving the drainage from the
. drums and the distribution of steam
in them. This has increased the eff
Rciency 50 per cent, and with a belt
and two coils added to one of our
/ vacuum pans we are able to handle
= the Juice much faster. To date for
Y the 1912 crop we have manufactured
12,431 tons of sugar, whereas last
year at a corresponding time, al
I though we commenced only one week
later, we had but 747O tons We have
= constructed a sugar elevator and con
. veyor in the sugar warehouse that has
facilitated the handling of the sugar
5 and made it possible 20 pile to a
e greater height, thus increasing the
storage room.
p Ranch
"The ranch made an especially good