CONTENTS 



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Introduction 9 



General information regarding Negros 10 



Geographical location 10 



Size, shape, and area 10 



Mountains _ 11 



Rivers _ l] 



Climate ^ 11 



The sugar belt _ 14 



The east coast 15 



Other sugar-producing districts of Negros 15 



History of sugar production in Negros 16 



Recent statistics _ 16 



Varieties of cane grown in Xegros _ 18 



Cane diseases and insect enemies ^ 19 



Xationality of the planters _ 19 



Xative labor: Difficulties, past and present 20 



The principal sugar-producing districts of Negros 22 



Silay _... 22 



Bago _ 27 



Pontevedra-La Carlota 37 



Binalbagan-Isabela _ 43 



Ilog-Cabancalan 49 



San Carlos _ 55 



Bais _ 64 



The soil of Negros compared with that of other sugar-producing. countries.... 68 



Average composition of the soils of Negros 68 



Hawaiian soils 70 



Eg^'ptian soils - 70 



Louisiana soils 71 



Java soils - 71 



Demerara soils 71 



Berbice soils — 72 



^Mauritius soils 72 



Comparison of Negros soils with those of other countries 72 



Fertilization in Negros 73 



The cane of Negros _ - 76 



Average composition of the purple or native sugar cane in Negros 76 



Other varieties of cane grown in Negros — - 77 



Cane in the Hawaiian Islands 79 



Egyptian cane - 80 



Java cane - ~ 80 



Louisiana cane 80 



West Indian cane 81 



Negros as compared with other countries in respect to the quality of 



cane - 81 



Desirability of introducing other varieties of cane 81 



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