. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 21 matter in the ground, turned up for the first time at the firstplanting. The object of all the ploughing, weeding, cultivating, fertiliz-ing and irrigating, is to produce a large number of strong, stur-dy stalks of cane, yielding a maximum amount of sugar. Thesugar is contained in solution in the sap or juice and the amountcan be materially increased by due care and attention. As some of the elements which form the plant are absorbedfrom the air through the leaves, favorable climatic condi
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE 21 matter in the ground, turned up for the first time at the firstplanting. The object of all the ploughing, weeding, cultivating, fertiliz-ing and irrigating, is to produce a large number of strong, stur-dy stalks of cane, yielding a maximum amount of sugar. Thesugar is contained in solution in the sap or juice and the amountcan be materially increased by due care and attention. As some of the elements which form the plant are absorbedfrom the air through the leaves, favorable climatic conditionsare essential to its full growth and development. Proper fertil-izers must be added to the soil, and water applied regularly aridin sufficient quantity. Commercial fertilizers are used in Hawaii probably to agreater extent than in any other country in the world. It isquite common for plantations to use half a ton of fertilizer peracre per crop, and at times as much as two thousand poundsper acre. The yearly fertilizer cost per acre will probably aver-age twenty-five
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