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Of the arc;is cultivrifed by the Company there were: 



Hectares. Acres. 



Harvested 3,733.47 9,221 .67 



Burnt , not harvested 21 . 20 52 . 36 



Used for seed 46.34 114.46 



Left standing 179.00 442. 13 



In phmt cane for 1916-17 367.04 906.58 



Total 4,347.05 10,737.20 



Most of the cane left standing is to be used for seed. A small portion was unfit for cutting. 

 The cane harvested by the Company and purchased from Colonos was as follows 



Tonnes. Per Heel. Per Acre. 



Company 158,221 41 .0 16.6 



Colonos — companv land 52,760 36 . 5 14.7 



Colonos— own land 94,580 35.7 14.5 



Total 305,561 38.3 15.5 



The percentage of cane harvested by the Company to total cane was as follows. 



1915-16 1914-15 1913-14 1912-13 1911-12 



51.7 49.5 50.12 41.46 37.62 



The percentage of total sugar (96° test) obtained on the cane was as follows: 



1915-16 1914-15 1913-14 1912-13 1911-12 



Soledad 11.46 10.26 11.24 10.74 9.99 



Ysabel 12.32 10.64 11.47 10,85 10.90 



LosCanos 10.82 10.51 10.78 10.72 10.67 



Average 11.47 10,40 11.17 10.76 10,36 



The amount of sugar made in bags of 325 .Spanish pounds was: 



Soledad. . . . 



Ysabel 



Los Caiios. 



Total 228,240 241,376 290,444 238,604 227,998 



The expenditiu-es on improvements and betterments during the year have licen a.s follows. 



Cane planted, new lands S21,476.78 



Buildings and fences 19,043 . 01 



Narrow gauge railway and equipment 19,017. 19 



Standard gauge railroad 105,610.68 



Factories 147,197.40 



Miscellaneous 3,608 . 36 



Total $315,951 . 42 



Other changes in capital assets during the year were as follows: 



Additions: 

 Live stock .$16,095 . 00 



Deductions: 



Timber lands (stumpage) S6,279 . 36 



Other properties (sales) 670 . 00 §6,949 . 36 



Xotwithstanding the short crop, the Guantanamo Railroad has made a satisfactory 

 showing:. 



The following is the result from the operation of the railroad: 



1915-16 1914-15 1913-14 



Gro.ss income S308,548 . 82 S261,494 . 42 S282,532 . 29 



Operating expenses and taxes 166,998.51 192,886.50 198,104.37 



$141,550.31 $68,607.92 $84,427.92 



