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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE ISLAND OF NEGROS 
By HERBERT S. WALKER. 
145 pages, 10 photographic plates, and 1 map. 
Price $1.25, United States currency, postpaid. 
CONTENTS. | 
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Introduction .............. si SER aT : 9 
General information regarding Nir iccisercetresssevcctcrpecete: ssi acres sceeciessscoeneness 10 
Geographical Location cscs scabimetctsetstiaresneoneessets stu fe ce ees 10 
‘ Size, shape, and area poly RS RR ro OE 10 
DV ua rte ria Pecos cc seers ecco ere eta ace TE eee ee corte caves Leesa rst etsoceetecomteerencticetee 11 
TRIVORS ( ciectes corte ee ee eee ; 11 a 
CUR C6 oso Scere ceca ei eteeeinoseee aes 11 
Tew tyzer Del tccs1.- vcs cscs aerate ane slau Cae Oh aca eames enstiseie 14 
The Cast COast........-.sssessssenberssenbise seccense tied : 15 
Other sugar-producing districts of Negros oe 15 ; 
History of sugar prodwUcis@myMemriPOe nn. :<- ccs. enncsdsvenetesccesentinst ence nscneneoseseovs 16 
Recent statistics BRS ooh gape Rll gaia ececarctgeeeecnes 16 
Varieties of cane grown in Negros Pade : 18 a 
PE imea som O10 iNOGCk WIM ssseennceescs~------~+-<+- ches scoecesscsnasnsensecunecnsazecvonecs 19 
ements Y Of the plamtar ea tirescesssccscq-ccecccccenas-eaccecenenesseccenomensesensecess 19 
Native labor: Difficulties, past and present....................-.-- aes acest 20 
The principal sugar-producing districts of Negros..............-..---..-:::1e:seeee eee 22 
POR iin saeacis sc once onntecee a 22 
Bago ine es Ale SEA Sa 27 
Pontevedra-La Carlota, .............-.0-+.-+---++ een ee = 37 
Binalbagan-Isabela ~ oe 2 ue i 43 = 
Tlog-Cabancalan aaa ba tis ass te veedecco nse evsesecsd oceaecarcgeceassons 49 ; 
San Carlos . <sccscccsesteaiieneieitssgueseosecsy-oshinen cixjsathcreateosnse 55 , 
Bain sc. foe ee ee 64 
The soil of Negros compared with that of other sugar-producing countries.... 68 | 
Average composition of the soils of Negros. .............-..-.:s:scscesccseessceceeeeeeeemeees 68 
Hawaiian soils pak acep seine causenees sree 70 , 
Egyptian soils Me cher a eran 70 4 
Louisiana soils........ 71 
PVR ORS «a aan eeshesace nace ienterweses 71 | 
Demerara soils................ fk 
SOT G BL a care ocre ca es tiisorencnns sees cna son tet chen Sane enfeweeresyriveer erence: 72 
Mauritius soils... eee 72 ’ 
Comparison of Negros soils with those of other countries 72 
Fertilization in Negros 73 
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