Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-03
TUESDAY P. M. SESSION

TUESDAY p. M. SESSION |
President Bishop, on calling the
meeting of the planters association
to order yesterday afternoon, asked
for remarks on the report of the com
mittee on cultivation and fertilization
on unirrigated plantations. Perhaps
the subject had been made thread
bare by the various authors OF pa.
Epers, yet some member might have
something new to offer. Mr.. Hind,
| he remarked amidst laughter, might
explain what he meant, in the con-
clusion Of his letter, by Saving the
Hilo planters. on account of the rain
fall in that district, had nothing to
do but watch the cane grow.
Noel DEER, on discussion on the
previous report offering, was called
ON to read his report entitled Annual
synopsis OF Mill Data" In the ex-
pertinent station series.
Mr.. Gartley thought the authors es-
innate on the basis Of efficiency a
very excellent thing. The great diff
ficulty was want of care in each days
extraction, so that two or three days
going wrong would greatly upset the
standard. Highest efficiency was In
the middle of the season, 1t goes of
at both ends.
Robert Hall asked IL the increased
dryness and hardness of the cane to-
ward the close of the season did not
make difference.
Mr.. Gartley did not think so, as the
condition was taken into account in
estimating
Mr. DEER, answering Mr.. NOR, said
the same formula. as between mill
and boiling house, was used In all
mills included in the calculations.
James Glib inquired II an increase
OF hydraulic pressure had anything to
do with 1t. He had heard of a case
where the weight was reduced in the
last mill. I.
Mr.. Gartley replied with technical
Information, his conclusion being that
where Is per cent was obtained in the
first rollers the extraction would be
good He thought it exceptional If the
Kraiewsid crusher Of the old style ex-
tracted more than 3S per cent.
John Hind had found at Hawaii that
increase of rolls was an improvement
over the Krajewski crusher
Mr.. DEER among other things said
a difficulty was that the hard outer
rind was not divided fine enough for
penetration Of the water. The 1S-
roller mill Eva, for this reason,
had not yields the. extraction calcu-
lated.
Experience 81 timers
Mr.. Gartiey lscribed growing
Eof rollers Whic Increased the tear
ing action. A diamond roller at Pa
Ehala had produced good results. Kra-
jewski rollers wore hollow at the mid
die, but the makers were now turn
Ing out an improved type.
Mr.. Weinzheimer used the Krajew-
ski at Pioneer mill although not OBJ
tanning as good results as reported
from other mills with diamond rollers
Secretary W. o. Smith related the
experiences of some Of the old-time
planters, which went to indicate that
results were affected by the condition
of the cane at different times during
the season. Mr.. DEER admitted that
cane conditions were a factor. and Mr..
Gartley mentioned certain cane yari-
cites that yielded easier extraction
than others. ~
w. w. Goodale. while conceding
that unripe and oyerripe cane were
not equally responsive to extraction,
believed that IL all the mill conditions
were right the qualities of cane would
cause little difference in degree of ex-
traction obtainable. Cane containing
IL per cent of sucrose could be made
to yield an extraction proportionate
to that gained from cane having Is or
Is per cent of sucrose He gave facts
of experiments made the past year
which showed that varying roll pres
sures caused but little variation in re-
suits Constant watching of every
process only left incomprehensible
problems. -.
George R. Ewart said that about S5
years ago planters reckoned that
March was the best month for taking
off plant cane.
Good Record Mt Hakalau
John A. Scott offered an explanation
of the good record made at Hakalau.
he having adopted mode from there
at Hilo mill Having ascertained that
HakaIau had its return bars set very
much higher than those at Hilo, he
had changed the setting of his return
bars accordingly. He had been get
ting an extraction Of SO to "a per
cent The mill was shut down and
new return bars we're fitted to the
rollers exactly the same as at Ha-
kalau, with the result that the extrac-
ton came up to 95 per cent and over.
Later, during his absence, his, engi-
neer changed the setting back to the
old way and the extraction dropped to
81 per cent. Last year he took in
new force of engineers, promoting
young man who had been night en-
sgineer to the position Of chief. They
saw that the mill was fitted with the
improved setting and the extraction