Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-05
Says Mo|asses
Would Supply
Potash Needs
Hawaiian Cane Mills Lead in
Percentage of Extraction,
Planters Hear

Three reports, one BY Or. r. S. Nor
ris on Mill Data" one by H. P. Pm
hallow. chairman of the committee,
On Cultivation, Fertilization and lrri-
CATION Of Irrigated Plantations" and
another by David Forbes. chairman OF
the committee on Cultivation and
Fertilization OF Cnirrigated Pfan;d'
TONS" occupied the attention OF the
morning session OF the thirty-seVenth
annual meeting of the Ha "aH2n Sugar
Planters association.
During a discussion on lie report II
Mr.. Penhallow when the subject OF
fertilization VAS under consideration,
it was pointed out that if the plauta'
tfon mills Of the islands combined In
the work of extracting potash from
moIasses sufficient potash could he
secured TO satisfy the entire demand
Of the territory. This suggestion,
which came from J. y. S. Williams FOL
lowing remarks by other members
present on their experiences in secur-
ing potash from molasses, vas given
considerable discussion before the
next topic of the report was taken up.
In DR.. Norris report on Mill Data"
the fact that for the first tine IN the
history of Hawaiian sugar industry the
average extraction for the past season
has been 81 per cent was brought out.
Dr. Norris emphasized the fact that
Cuban sugar cane had an average ~
traction of 90 and Java sugar cane an
average extraction OF ~ and 81 per
cent. The figures secu ec in the sy-
nopsis of mill data are taken from the
annual reports of Al factories embrac-
ing all but one of the plantations in
the association.
The quality Of the cane IN the Ha.
waiian islands has increased" said DR..
Norris. The polarization is higher,
the percentage OF fiber lower and the
purity Of the Juice is higher" g..
In concluding the report DR.. Norris
pointed out that the losses by ba
gasse and press cake had beer re-
duced to such low point that they
exceed the efforts Of any other sugar
growing country. The loss In mo-
lasses, he said, Is, however, stin high
and should have more attention in i'm.
enlargements. The greater immediate
improvement, in his opinion, could be
brought by increased capacity in boil.
ing houses.
The report submitted by Mr.. Pen.
hallow on the subject OF Cultivation,
Fertilization and Irrigation of Irri.
GATED Plantations" marked the fact
that there had been several theories
: On fertilization which had been upset
during the past season, chief of which
was that 1t had been found more salts.
factory to apply fertilizer in one large
dose rather than in several small
doses on a great many plantations.
His report also contained the news
that a system of lining irrigation
bitches with concrete without impair.
ing their work at the time Of lining
had been devised and a patent applied
for 1t.
Included in the report were letters
from John Hind, James Glib and
Frank Alexander, members of the com.
mittee. e.: p.
- The third report read to the morn.
ing session was that Of the committee
on cultivation and fertilization of un-
irrigated plantations" David Forbes,
chairman of the committee, read the
report.
Just before the session closed
Chairman E. D. Tenney announced
that the StarsBulletin would photo
graph the members present following
the close Of the afternoon session and
jocularly advised all those who we're
to attend the afternoon meeting to
come in their best clothes.
The afternoon session took. up the
report OF the committee on cutting,
loading and general transportation,
submitted by L. Weinzheimer, chair.
man. c. ..~