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' Total Value 1920 1921 



Railroad tracks $175,000,000 $126,000,000 



Rolling stock. 40,000,000 20,000,000 



$215,000,000 $146,000,000 



3. The Lands {not Including the Cane) 



In 1917 the mills controlled an area of 96,486 caballerias (a caballeria .being about 

 33J^ acres), and if we estimate the increase in 1920 as 15%, we get a total of 110,000 

 caballerias in 1920, of which we may consider that two-thirds is first-class land suitable 

 for cane, and the remaining one-third is second-class land devoted to pastures, etc. 

 The value of these lands may be estimated as follows: 



1920 1921 



75,000 caballerias at $3,000 and $2,000, respectively $225,000,000 $150,000,000 

 35,000 caballerias at $1,000 and $500, respectively 35,000,000 17,500,000 



$260,000,000 $167,500,000 



In addition, the planters ("colonos") own or control, independently of the mills, 

 about 46,000 caballerias of land devoted to cane, and about the same number employed 

 for pastures, etc., or in reserve. 



1920 1921 



46,000 caballerias at $3,000 and $2,000, respectively $138,000,000 $92,000,000 

 46,000 caballerias at $1,000 and $500, respectively 46,000,000 23,000,000 



$184,000,000 $115,000,000 



4. The Cane (not Including the Land) 



It may be estimated that 70,000 caballerias of cane are reciuired to produce 4,000,- 

 000 long tons of sugar, which is our present crop, and that in addition there must be 

 at the same time about 35,000 caballerias of cane planted but not ready to be cut. 



The cost of this cane, exclusive of the value of the land, may be estimated to be: 



1920 1921 



70,000 caballerias at $3,000 and $1,600, respectively $210,000,000 $112,000,000 

 35,000 caballerias at $1,600 and $800, respectively. 56,000,000 28,000,000 



$266,000,000 $140,000,000 

 5. Miscellaneous 



The carts, oxen, agricultural implements, dwellings in the cane farms ("colonias"), 

 water tanks, etc., may be estimated to have a value of: 



In 1920 $150,000,000 



In 1921 100,000,000 



The number of oxen employed, at the rate of three yoke for each cart or "carreta," 

 may be estimated to be 60,000 yoke. 



Summary 1920 1921 



Plants, with machinery and buHdings $600,000,000 $300,000,000 



Railroad tracks and roUing stock 215,000,000 146,000,000 



The lands, not including the cane 444,000,000 282,500,000 



The cane, not including the land 266,000,000 140,000,000 



Miscellaneous 150,000,000 100,000,000 



$1,675,000,000 $968,500,000 



