The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-27

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plantation which is incorporated here
and listed on the local exchange, and as
the probable source of the capitaliZa-
ton and development Of other planta
tions and other sugar mills and compa-
MES, Honolulans find an interest attach.
ing 10 news Of the development Of the
sugar interest in those islands that Is
wanting IN the news from other sugar
producing districts. ,Er
In the last issue received here Of
Facts About Sugar appears the follow
ing resume Of crop conditions and the
progress OF sugar raising and milling,
under date of Manila, June 2: r.
The harvest Of The present sugar crop
Of the Philippines has not been as salts
factory as was anticipated, on account
of the unfavorable weather conditions
which have prevailed in the island OF
lNegros--the most important sugar dis
tict--during much Of the present har-
vest period, following similar conditions
which obtained during the same season
of last year, which caused the Young
cane TO be badly damaged from excess
of water and prevented proper attention
to the crop at time when cultivation
was Of material Importance. -
Better Grades Produced ......
I An encouraging fact in connection
with the recent haryests, however, is
the Improvement Of the grade Of mus.
covado sugar manufactured. This IS
due largely to the gradual adoption OF
more modern methods, which have been
advocated during the past three years
by the bureau of agriculture, in the
Qualification Of the juice and the erys-
tallisation Of the sugar. There are
also increased quantities of centrifugal
sugar manufactured each year in the
modern factories here.
A new factory has been planned for
the Pampanga sugar district Of Luzon.
This factory viii be strictly modern in
every particular and will be built with
an initial capacity which will eclipse
any of the factories at present in opera.
: ton. Due to the high sucrose content
and purity coefficient of the sugar cane
: grown in that province, a factory there
should experience a profitable run from
the very beginning. ,s. a.....tt
This district has been grown to sugar
for more than century, and a one-erop
system only has been employed, which
has caused the Land TO be somewhat de-
. pleted of its plant food material. This
accounts for the comparatively low
tonnage obtained per unit area. While
it is true that high percentage OF sue
p Irose ratios and purity coefiicients are
: obtained from the cane grown there, yet
$ the sugar manufacturer profits more IN
proportion from these favorable factors
$ than does the planter under the present
$ system of contracting for cane in tho
e Philippines. h'...
t Irrigasion FaRorably Received ''E>
= The modern system of growing can'
by the aid Of irrigation is now favor
e ably, received by the Filipino planters
= at the MindOro Sugar Estate, where a
+ present it is not an easy task to pro
e vide enough water to satisy their de
e sires, notwithstanding the fact that tn
. six-foot tunnel which passes through
: hill 10 the Busanga River should sup
ply an abundance Of water for a mucl
larger area than that now under cult
yation. This is in marked contrast Z
the condition of affairs prevailing Sias
yeaT, when some Of these same plant
crs not only refused to apply the lirrl
titi0n water provided, but also object
II ed to the company's irrigation fore
doing the work when they attempte'
to save the cane crop from the lon
, drouth. When such convincing proc
a as the above results from the observa
y tions of cane growth on irrigated an
v unirrigated plantations in the period
one year, il is anticipated that equaii
encouraging results will be obtained !
!. other districts in the near future an
J. that thus a better understanding wi
o be had of the most effective method Q
II applying the water and the prope
1 -. -, ID al M N
imum results,
70 A representative of the English mr.
L. handling the Norit patent, or ''Vci
Y: etable char" process for filtering an
q bleaching cane juices recently visite
' the archipelago with a view TO intr'
e ducing the use of this process into "a
e Islands. The patent rights foE the a
~ ehipelage- were purchased by lOei
le firm and hepceforth the process is q
e pected to be widely employed in prefe
y enee to the bone.char process, which
e said to be much more expensive and q
which IL IL, in addition, at present vel
n 1ificult to procure materials. ~. #.
z Poor Stand Of Cane IL
e Recent dispatches from the May
"a guaz and Arecibo districts Of Por
ie Rico state that extremely poor stan
pss of cane were obtained from the recei
~ planting and the Insular Agricultur
u Experiment Station staff was request
Rs to investigate the case, as ii was fear,
.. that some new plant disease was q
~ cause. 1t appears that the trouble
~ suited from using poor cane points az
in also from lack of attention TO Guilty
4 ton during the critical perioi
r. growth AZ we'll rs a possible defirlen'
D. OF needed plant food material
IN This same condition of affairs
y, brought 10 the writer s notice from IL
X ferent parts of the Philippines almo
tn every year, but in this country u
en- particularly common during the mon
Of April and the fore part Of May--t
&c cIole Of the long dry season--since
4" This time thcfe is scarcely euouj
ed moisture in the top layer Of the soil
give the points start, or to email,
thGm 90 retain their vitality until q
b. showers begin W appear AS conf
o uuenre OF the cane remaining IN ~
or condition for u time, insects, partle
larry terIDites, burrOw into the poin