JUST ISSUED. 



Order No, 412. 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE ISLAND OF NEQROS 



By HERBERT S. WALKER. 



145 pages, 10 photographic plates, and 1 map. 



Price $1.25, United States currency, postpaid. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 9 



General information regarding Negros 10 



Geographical location 10 



Size, shape, and area 10 



Mountains 11 



Rivers 11 



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 Negros 18 



Cane diseases and insect enemies 19 



Nationality of the planters _ _ 19 



Native 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 



Egyptian 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 



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