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FIELD AND FACTORY CONTROL. 



The data derived from a perfect Control for an estate would show 

 the condition of the soils, the condition of the cane, the work in the 

 field, the condition of the factory, the work done on the cane by the 

 factory, and the financial condition of the estate; so that at the end 

 of the year or other required period, the status of every department 

 of the organization could he known, from what it costs to deliver a 

 ton of sugar to its destination to what fertilizing elements are needed 

 for the soil. The reports from the factory, the reports from the labo- 

 ratory, the accounts from the office, would all go to make it up. 



Even under the best conditions, it would require a number of 

 years to put such a full control into perfect operation, and there are 

 probably few estates that would care to support the necessary corp of 

 workers. 



There is, however, a very practical and satisfactory Field and 

 Factory Control that most estates could establish. After sifting the 

 mass of data that could be furnished if labor were sufficient, the 

 accompanying Control Chart (filled out for the sake of illustration) 

 represents the data that has been found to be best adapted to 

 conditions at Hacienda Cartavio. For other estates, or in other coun- 

 tries, modifications would in all probability be necessary. 



Tiie value of such a Control is that it should lead to an intelligent 

 understanding of the conditions of the soil, the behavior of the cane 

 upon the soil, the quality of cane grown, the work of the factory 

 upon the cane, and the influences that have modified these. By 

 the careful consideration and comparison of a series of such reports, 

 the planter should be able to more judiciously direct the work of the 

 field and factory. 



