The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
27,38S TONS
SUGAR CROP
ESTIMATE
Manager Baldwin Submits Inter
esting Report at Annual Meet,
ing Of the Hawaiian Sugar Com
pahy Cane output Tor 1914 Is
Being Gathered from Area Gov.
cring 4555 Acres
(From Thursday Adyertiser. !

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The estimate Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Company's 1914 crop from its own
fields is 2l,l97 tons, and from the Cav
& Robinson fields 6192 tons, a grand
total Of e7,sso tons from 1855 acres
The combined area for 1915 crop "a
4504 acres. Manager ID. B. Baldwin.
in his report given out yesterday, says:
New Varieties Tried.
HThe cultivation Of new varieties Of
cane has had a good deal Of attention.
Experiments have been carried on for a
number of years and certain varieties
OF cane have been picked out as more
promising and are now being cultivated
more extensively. OF all the new va
i1eties, Demarara 1885 has made the
best showing. Twelve acres of this
variety were harvested during the past
year with very promising results, and
further experiments on a larger scale
with this particular variety OF cane are
now being carried ON.
" II 20, a Seeding from the expert.
ment station, Is also being tested out
ON larger scale. This variety Of cane
Is practically immune from the yellow
stripe disease and was principally
picked out to test on that account.
yellow Caledonia cane is being
grown at a high elevation. to compare
with bahaina. This variety Of cane has
been experipiented with for years at
Makaweli, but with poor results, and
mas never come up to the standard va.
riety of Lahaina. .7.T. -
Excellent Work Past YeAr.
No new machinery has been
added to the mill since last repott ma
there are no requirements reuuired for
the ensuing year. The mill rollers are
IN good shape and enough spares are
on hand to complete the present grind.
ing campaign. -'Ie
The factory did excellent work
during the past year, both In milling
and n the boiling house. The sugar
manufactured has reached the market
IN good condition and losses through
shipments. have been less than usual.
The average extraction for the past
season was 95.232. Mill losses Der 4 90
sucrose in cane 1902, and cost Of fuel
per ton sugar .006. go
The proposed reservoir on Mono.
pahu Ridge, which was mentioned in
last years report, has been completed
during the past year. 1t is a small
one and will hold four million gallons
Of water, but win be of great assist.
anee to that part of the plantation.
The average price for sugar for the
year 1918 was 3.5S4c per pound or
s7l.6s average price per ton. AT this
rate the laborers were entitled to a
bonus of one per cent Of their wages.
The total amount paid out by This
Company in November payday was
$3.50, TO those receiving wages Of ESQ
and less. The amount Of bonus dine
the individual laborer is certainly small
this year, but they have received more
than was expected at first and cheer
fully accepted what was due them. .
The total assets of the Company at
date of December 81, 1913 were: Per.
manent improvements, $l,666, sos; grow
ing crops, $s30,lS7; sinking fund,
1880, 432; investments, $4,000; and
miscellaneous, 1911 $40; a total of
$S,Sl5,l74. Fifteen per cent dividends
were paid on the capital Of $4,000, 900.
There was surplus of $275I27 on
hand January l, 1914. = .... 4. ..