Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-25
.COSTOF PRODUCING TONOF OLAA !.
CANE SCUT ALMOST 5OPER Cent

/ and 322l.4e acres OF rat0onS.
| up to the present time the 1917
crop has made excellent Roadway, and
with the exception of a few late start
ed patches is in splendid condition. 1t
! is not too much to expect that this
crop will surpass the 1915 yields by a
| very vide margin ...
Crop 1918.
The total area for this crop will be
| in the neighborhood OF GAO acres. a
| special effort having been made dur
! ing the past several years to bring the
even and odd-yeaf crops into adjust
ment by 1918 Tor obvious economic
reasons. This adjustment IL being &C.
complished by short ratooning odd
| year cane into even years, and by
gradually taking in new land for the
even-year crops The outside planters
will show an extension Of practically
500 acres for 1918, Of which approx
mately $50 acres will be in the Pahoa
section and 140 acres In the Olaa sec
| ton. ... "........ -.
| Proposed Improvements. 49,.
With the greatly increased crops
which the plantation has in sight 1t
has become imperative that the ca
pacity of the mill be increased at least
so per cent. This will be accom-
plished during the present year
through the installation Of a new
standard quadruple evaporation, Scar
by shredder. and additional filter
presses. The standard evaporator will
have 10000 square feet heating capac-
ity, thus being somewhat larger than
the present Lille effect, which will
be left in place and run in an auxil-
larry capacity when required. The pro-
posed shredder will be of the larger
type, AZ feet by 70 feet, and run by
900 horsepower steam turbine of the
Kerr pattern. The capacity of the mill
will be increased by the addition of
this new machinery to at least IS tons
cane per hour, whereas at present so
tons cane per hour can be handled
with difficulty, and only under special
ly favorable circumstances.
Railroad Equipment. . .r% ( 7
THE present railroad equipment
will be increased by one 50-ton Bald
win locomotive, 100 steel cars. 1900
feet of permanent track and 2640 feet
of portable track. This will material
ly strengthen the railroad transporta-
ton system so that when fluming
operations are retarded during periods
of drought, larger supplies of cane will
be available for the mill than for
merly. III: -,
'Tt is very important that the plan
tation stock be kept up to an efficient
standard, since inferior draught ami
mails add materially to the field costs
in spraying, cultivating and blowing
operations. Last year the plantation
purchased so. mules, and the year be-
fore, 80. In January of this year 80
more we're added to the general stock,
so that the average quality has been
raised considerably during the past
few years.
Fumes and Water Supply.
At the end of the 1916 harvesting
operations one mile of ingot iron
flume will be installed between the
Kaumana tunnel and the Kaumana
road, and the corresponding stretch
of present wooden fiume will be dis
carded The Kaumana flume carries
the main supply of water for fluming
purposes and is now very old and in
parts is past repair. It is proposed to
iron fume for corresponding length
of wooden flume each year until the
main supply of water is carried entire
ly by the iron type. -. - H. /.
%The flume known as the IS Mile.
branch of the Olaa system will be torn
down at the emu of the 1916 harvest
and fiume with double the capacity
viii be installed in its place. This
stretch of flume, which is practically,
four miles long, is employed in taking
of the MountainView cane, and it is
figured that gain of about one months
in the harvesting Of this area can be
effected through DETECTING a larger
supply of water into this particular
channel. The Is Mile flume has
reached very much the same state as
repair requirements are very costly.
Water Shortage Costly. ii
HThe occasional water shortage DUR
ing the harvesting seasons at Olaa has
at times proved a costly handicap. Not
only is such shortage felt through a
reduced average quality. of the cane in
consequence of the prolonged grinding
season, but the delayed starting of the
young crop carries with it reduced
average yields and higher acre costs,
By increasing the capacity of the min
as planned, and strengthening the
fiuming and railroad systems in the,
manner indicated, larger crops of cane
can be harvested in less time than was
required for the previous smaller
crops. During periods when there is
a copious supply Of water, the fullest,
advantage will be taken Of the fumes,
and the mill will be in position to-
take from IS to 100 tons an hour. With
slackening of the water supply the
mill will be able to lean more heavily
than formerly on the railroad equip
ment. with the result that the seasons.
grinding will not be unduly extended.
Camp Improvements. Z
THE general Improvement of the
plantation camps is a matter which.
calls for attention, and it is planned.
TO go somewhat further along this line.
during the present year, than ordi-
narily.
New Boarding House. j
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