Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-04
Planters Will Hear Timely Reports When They Meet In
Annual Session. Progress of Past Year to be Reviewed
Strong ENDORSEMENT GIVEN return
TOSHREDD|N6BY SEARBY METHOD

a higher extraction than last year,
even with 14.5 per cent fiber in cane,
with less effort than that with which
the lower extraction of last year was
obtained As a matter of fact, our
average extraction for the season Of
1916 was 1921, as against $500 for
the season of 1915.
"F. =. Baldwin, Hawaiian CONNER.
cial & Sugar Company: 1t is my opin-
ion that the Searby system of shred
ding cane is the best method of
preparation for milling that has been
introduced up To the present time dts
advantages may be considered as COM
ing under two main heads: Increased
flexibility of the mills and higher
extraction.
THE higher extraction is due to
the fine state of division of the harder
portions of the cane, enabling the first
mills in the train to extract rind juice
as we'll as the juice from the pith.
Others Adopting Plan
Two other plantations, Pioneer
and Hawaiian Sugar Company, shred
ded their cane during part OF the sea-
son. For next season six more plan
tations have adopted the process Of
shredding, namely: Olaa, Waiakea,
Onomea, Laupahoehoe, Hawi and
Kohala.
This seasons results with the
shredder also furnish evidence on the
important question of whether the
cane had best be shredded directly or
after 1t has passed through the
crusher The excellent results that
have been obtained on the Honolulu
mill give strong evidence in favor of
shredding the cane before crushing.
From observations at the mills I'M
der the two different arrangements, 1t
is apparent that it is not as finely dis
integrated when shredded direct as
when first crushed, but the results at
Honolulu mill indicate that this is not
as important a factor as it might at
first appear to be. Cane can be
shredded directly fine enough for all
practical purposes.
Since large part of the power re-
quired at the mill is consumed by the
crusher there is probably a consider
able saving in power by shredding
directly ss-s-s'' s'>-s-s--ss
Mr.. Glib has stated the advantages
in shredding the cane very concisely.
Another important advantage, in adj
dition to the three that he has given,
is that it increases the efficiency OF
the maceration, making 1t possible
for the water and diluted juices TO
penetrate more thoroughly into the
interior of the cane. This Is espe-
cially true of the bagasse of the first
mills.
Other Methods of Preparing the Cane
for Milling
1.-THE use of multiple sets of revolv-
ing knives is extending.
"A much more efficient form of re-
yolying knives has been used on sew
eral mills during the season. The
Meinecke knives are set close to-
gether and near to the conveyor and
reyolye at very high speed. When
these knives are properly installed
they cut the cane up nearly as Tine
as a shredder They have been tested
most thoroughly on the mill of the
Maui Agricultural Company, and &C.
cording to the report we have from
there the results were highly salts
factory.
"H. A. Baldwin, Maui Agricultural
Company: To the 'Meinecke knives
we give the credit for increased ca
pacity and increased extraction. Our
extraction increased about 0.S per
cent over that of the previous season
and we believe that the 'Meinecke
knives have been largely responsible
for the increase, in that they enabled
US to close up all the mills consider
ably"