CONTENTS. 

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Foreword 11 



Historic sketch of the sugar industry in the Philippines, by Harold M. Pitt.. 13 



Siifrar production in the provinces outside of Negros, by G. E. Nesom 18 



Introduction — 18 



Tlie sugar industry in the I'rovinco of Panipanpi 18 



Location 20 



Soil : 20 



Cane — - 20 



Plantinj; 20 



Ratoons _— 20 



Yield 21 



Mills .: 21 



Sugar production in the other provinces _ _ 22 



Batangas 22 



Iloilo 22 



Tarlac 22 



llocob Sur _ - 23 



Tlie modern cane-sugar industry, by G. E. Nesom..' 24 



Sugar eaue 24 



Nature and origin 24 



Parts of plant : 24 



The varieties of cane - 25 



Philippine varieties 25 



Adaptability to climate 25 



The effect of variety on yield 26 



Composition 27 



Climate and soil 28 



Range of climate _... 28 



Rainfall and irrigation 28 



Sugar-cane soils 29 



Fertilizers _ 33 



Cultivation 34 



Clearing the land 34 



Breaking 35 



Animal power _ 37 



Traction engines 38 



Automobile farm motors 40 



Cable plows - 40 



Heavy gang plows 41 



Method of propagation 41 



Time of planting _ 42 



Method of planting 42 



Cultivating 43 



Cultivators 44 



The growing period 47 



Ratoon crops _ 47 



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