Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-14
CROP IN
1918 $4,000 7.
TONS

berg. lst vice-president III. Focke
I'd vice-president; H. Schultze, treas
urer; F. Klamp. secretary: A. Hane
berg, LIST vice-president; II. Focke
of the auditor and the addition Of
A. McCandless and P. Muhlendorf, con
stitGting the board Of directors.
| L. Weinzheimer, manager, says IL
his report that the weather during tht
year was very unfayoFa0le on account
of the small amount Of rainfall, caus
! ing shortage of water from all the
water sources. Mention is made d
the absence OF the usual winter rain
falls, and Mr.. Weinzheimer goes OF
to say. a
! During the year 1912 the water has
been steadily decreasing and wal
lower than during any previous year
Besides we did not have any freshets
! to speak Of, except twice during the
month OF February In all of our gluch
es, and one freshet In the month oil
October in the Kahonia gulch only
while in average years there are sew,
eral freshets during each winter
month and at least one rreshet during
Each summer month. The water In
The Honokahau ditch, which delivers
the water purchased :fom the Baldwin
Estate, has been the lowest on recorG
ever since this water has been deliy.
cred, and, partly on account Of the
poor condition Of the ditch itself. very
little water has reached our cant
fields" Figures are given showing
that the average flow In this ditch il
1910 was 161k million gallons; in 1911
Is million gallons, and in 1912, u mil
lion gallons, per "a hours. During
the whole year we had to rrigate two
crops" the manager says, 'and with
the shortage of water, making irriga
tion irregular, the expenses of irrigat
1 ing and wedding were much higher
than in former years.
Mr.. Weinzheimer makes the follow
ing crop statements:
+ Crop 1912: We started grinding No
Eyember 20, 1911, and finished August
20, 1912. The total output was 28,49.
tons of sugar at an average polariza-
ton OF 96.77 deg. This crop was
harvested from 2,125.95 acres of plant
cane, 2,004.40 acres Of long rattoons
and 1870 acres OF short rattoons, q
total of, 4,269.45 acres. The average
yield was 1853 tons Of cane per acre,
and as it took 6.98 tons OF cane to one
ton of sugar, the average yield was
6,67 tons Of sugar per acre. The
average yield per acre il 60-100 Of g.
ton less than harvested from the same.
fields crop 1910. We lost considers.
ABLY by not being able to irrigate the.
ripe cane sufficiently during the dry
months OF May, June and July.
Crop 1918: This crop consists Of
l,445.S5 acres of plant cane, 2,496. 95
acres of long rattoons, about $50 acres
rattoons in the. fiat and IS acres rat
toons from the Laflainamna school. 81
total Of 4,227. so acres. In this crop we
have about 700 acres less plant cane
and more long rattoons; / expect
about 26.e00 tons of sugar. We com
menced grinding November 10th, and
up to January 18th we have mann.
iactured 5,723.75 tons Of sugar. The
juices are about the same as last
year. -,
Crop 1914: This crop consists Of
l,3lO.6o acres Of plant cane, 1,S475O|
acres Of long LIST rattoons, 1876
long I'd rattoons, and $3.50 acres OF
short rattoons, total of 1855 30
acres. The area of the flat is not in.
Guided, but will be about 200 acres
rattoons. This crop is considerably
behind, the planting and rattoonina
was delayed on account Of the Short.
age of water. The fields at this time
are clean and free from weeds. Tn,
cane Is looking well, but is about two
months behind in. growth; therefor.
" Is difficult to make an estimate at
the present time. about 500 acres or
new land are in the plant area"
WORK at the factory was fairly goof
IL ground 1898 tons OF cane I'm 1y,
days, or 9S6.28 tons of cane per day
During the year the mill was CONVEX,
ed from a nine roller to a twelve roll
Ell one, and the new mill fl doing OK
eeilent work, the extraction bein,
about l IL per cent higher than wit:
the nine roller mill.
The pumps have been worksr
steadily all the year. with no oppor |
unity to shut down for<repairs. New
pumping machinery has been ordered /
N this connection the manager says
AS the water agreement with IN
late Hon. H. P Baldwin Is expiring In
1915, new agreement has been enter
ID into with the H. P. Baldwin Estate
to1 term of fifteen years, beginnint
with the date of the opening of a new
hitch with CAPACITY OF SO, zoe, 600 gal
lcBs, which Is now under eonstrueue
and will be finished about the sprins |
Of 1914. The entire length of this |
itch will be lined with cement |
erect a great deal of benefit froE.
mis- new ditch and will be able to TAX,
more land under cultivation" H. |
states that a new reservoir on the He |
lokawai section with a capacity OF sly
billion gallons will be finished abo,
Narch. 1913. Enlargement of one ole
eserVoir at Gauaula adds six million |
GALLONS. The Wahikuli reservoir is be-
ng enlarged, to make IT hold IN
';tional quantity of twenty million gal |
Ions.
Treasurer Schultze in his report |
els of the transactions relative to