Order No. 412. 
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE ISLAND 
OF NEQROS. 
By Herbeut S. Walker. 
145 pages, 10 photographic plates, and 1 map. 
Price $1.25 United States currency, postp.aid. 
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ABSTRACT OF CONTENTS. 
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Introduction; general and geographical information regardin<T Xeo-ros t) 
Mountains, rivers, and climate '^ "'"' n 
The sugar-producing districts of Xegros : "" ' 14 
History of sugar production in Negjos; varieties of cane grow^n iii isfegros; 
cane diseases and insect enemies; nationality of the planters; native 
lahor; difficulties, past and present ■ i(] 
The soil of Negros compared with that of other sugar-producing countries" 68 
Average composition of the purple or native sugar cane in Xen^ros- other 
varieties of cane gro^^n in Negros; cane in the Hawaiian Islands; 
l^^gyptian cane; Java cane; Louisiana cane; West Indian cane; Ne<rros 
as compared with other countries in respect to the quality of cane; 
"t,i dt^sii'-'^uility of introducing other varieties of cane ... 7G 
The cultivation of sugar cane and the production of sugar as carried'oii 
at the present time iu Xegros; preparation of the soil; preparation of 
the seed; planting; cultural operations after planting; cultivation of 
ratoon canes; period of growth of the cane; cost of cultivation; cutting 
the cane; transporting the cane to the mill; cost of cuttiiiix the cane 
and transporting it to the mill g.^ 
Manufacture of sugar from the cane; extraction of the" juice"-" manufacture 
ot sugar from the juice; quality of the sugar produced in Negros; cost 
ot manufacture; transportation and sale of the sugar; estimate of aver- 
age cost of same ga 
Quantitative experiments to determine tlie weight of su^^ar produced from 
a given weight of cane J24 
Calculation of the average cost of producing sugar in Negro's V)"v"th7meThod8 
now employed; cost for labor alone; estimate of fixed charges for mam- 
tenance and depreciation of plant and interest on the capital invested* 
total cost of production ' ' l-?*l 
Possibilities for improvement; in cul"tivation7Tirmanufact\rrc;"adV^^^^^^^ 
oi a change to modern metliods of manufacture; the future of Xesrros- 
. summary; appendix; an investigation to discover if di^eases^ of the 
sugar cane exist in Xegros Tor 
Index , 
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