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 _ _ ig 



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 1 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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