125 



hampered by the lack of capital or credit. It may be added that this 

 is a purely imaginary plantation and is not intended to describe any 

 one place now in operation on the island. 



Estimate of the cost for land, equipment, and maintenance of a sugar plantation 

 in Negros containing 150 hectares of lafid, 50 of ivhich are cultivated in new 

 plant cane, 50 in ratoons, and the remainder left uncultivated, the anniuii 

 production being assumed to be 6.000 piculs or 379.5 metric tons of raw sugar 

 of an average polarisation of 82°. 



Item. 



150 hectares, at 100 pesos per hectare 



EQVIPMENT. 



Boiler, engine, and sugar mill of 8 nominal horsepower, having a capacity of 80 

 piculs or 5 metric tons of sugar per day, landed and set up ready for operation 



in Negros 



9 iron "cauas" or sugar kettles set up on the hacienda 



Materials and labor used in constructing the bagasse furnace, the brick or .stone 



work for the battery of "cauas," and the chimney 



Materials and labor used in constructing the "camarin" or sugar house 



Materials and labor used in constructing two bagas.se sheds 



Materials and labor used in constructing one dwelling house for manager and 



foreman 



Materials and labor used in constructing 40 light-material houses for plantation 



laborers, at 40 pesos each 



50 work animals (cf. p. 88), at 135 pesos each 



20 carts for hauling cane and sugar, at 50 pesos each 



1» kilometer portable tramway with 50 meters of curve sections and ten 1-ton cane 



cars, laid down on the hacienda 



40 plows, at 20 pesos each 



Other agricultural implements, such as harrows, hoes, bolos, etc 



Advances to laborers*' 



Cost in 

 Philippine 

 currency. 



Total 



Praos. 

 15, 000 



10, 000 

 900 



3,000 

 2,000 

 1,500 



1,600 

 H, 750 

 1,000 



3,500 



800 



1,000 



3, 000 



37, 050 



MAINTENANCE (AND RUNNING KXPENSES). 



Interest on the value of the land (15,000 pesos) at 10 per cent per annum 



Interest (10 per cent) and depreciation (10 per cent) on the equipment (37,050 pesos) . 



Taxes (0. 5 per cent of value of land and equipment) 



Salary of manager, at 100 pesos per month 



Salary of 1 "dependiente" or European foreman, at 50 pesos per month 



Wages of 2 "cabos" or native foremen, at 20 pesos per month each 



Hou.sehold expenses of manager and foreman, at 80 pesos per month 



Total fixed expen.ses per annum. 



12, 410 



a This is hardly sufficient tramway for a plantation of this size, but as many have no 

 tramway at all it was thought best to include only 1 kilometer here and make up the 

 deficit with cilne carts. 



b Since a portion of this capital is invariably lost through laborers breaking their 

 contracts and running away after securing advances, it is proper to include the amount 

 advanced under "equipment" and subject it to depreciation as well as interest. 



c The manager of an estate is generally paid a nominal salary and his living expenses, 

 receiving every year a bonus of a certain percentage of the net profits for the season. 



