24 THECUBAREVIEW 



Comparative Slaiemcnt of CvUivalions and Lands Owned by (he Company on September 30, 



1917 and 1916. 



Acreage 



Cultivations. 1917 1916 



Sugarcane 25.530 24.709 



Pasture 13,711 13.711 



Total acres cultivated lands ^^'li\ ^?'tI2 



Improved land other than cultivations . . 6,223 oo'I^o 



Unimproved land 64,651 83,573 



Total acres land owned 110,115 127,789 



Comparative Statement oj Live Stock Owned by the Ccmpany on Septeviber 30, 



1917 and 1916. 



Description 1917 1916 



Cowf"''= 533 428 



BuUs 675 696 



Oxen:::;::;:::::; 2,453 1,727 



Steers ' 61 145 



clTves ;;::::;: 599 327 



Heifers 165 124 



Total 4,486 3,447 



Horses and Mules: 



StalUons 31 30 



ATores 47 51 



Gdcdn^.-;:: :::::: m les 



Colts 21 21 



ffis.-.;::::::.: 202 193 



Asses 1 1 



Total 473 465 



Comparative Statement oJ Railways, Tramways and Eqxdpment Owned by the Company 

 on September 30, 1917 and 1916 



Railways: 1917 1916 



Miles of road (gauge, 4 ft. 8H inchs) . . . 89.7 87.24 



Equipment: 



Number of Baldwin locomotives 13 11 



Number of cars : 

 (Mostly steel frames; capacity, 40,000 



pounds; each equipped vWth automatic 



couplers and air brakes) . 



Cane 416 341 



Flat 83 56 



Gondola 10 10 



Tank 4 4 



Box 4 4 



Repair J- | 



Pile driver 1 1 



Passenger „1 • • • • 



Dump 24 4 



Miscellaneous o o 



550 427 

 Tramways (portable track) : 



Miles of road (gauge. 30 inches) .... 2.2 .... 

 EQuipment: 



GUANTANAMO SUGAR COMPANY 



THE TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 30, 1917 



In order fully to cover the operations of each crop, the directors, on June 27, 1917. adopted 

 a resolution changing the annual closing date from June 30th to Sept. 30th; and the accounts 

 of the company are submitted for the fifteen months ending September 30, 1917, with a copy 

 of the Balance Sheet and the report of the General Manager. 



Increased plantings and favorable weather during the Fall of 1916, produced a large supply 

 of cane for 1917, which was late in reaching maturity. Spring rains set in early and continued in 

 excessive volume throughout April, May and June, impeding harvestmg; and the average yield 

 of sugar per ton of cane for the crop was imusually low. 



Grinding operations were further hampered by poUtical disturbances, affecting the labor 

 situation; but the company's properties suffered little damage on this account. 



