. The great cultures of the isle of Java. 30 photos . Plaiil;ili(in ol sui; Sugarcane, altaoked by the disease, calKi .sereh. •23 are made use of to a height of 2000 feet. In the irrigationand drainage great care must be taken. As a rule, theground is tilled about the months of March and Apriland planting is commenced in the month of July. Thismonth falling in the middle of the dry-season the youngplants are watered. Before and after the planting, the soilis manured with ammonia** sulphate and carvi cakes. Thecane ripens within ten to fourteen months in the plains;in higher grounds it
. The great cultures of the isle of Java. 30 photos . Plaiil;ili(in ol sui; Sugarcane, altaoked by the disease, calKi .sereh. •23 are made use of to a height of 2000 feet. In the irrigationand drainage great care must be taken. As a rule, theground is tilled about the months of March and Apriland planting is commenced in the month of July. Thismonth falling in the middle of the dry-season the youngplants are watered. Before and after the planting, the soilis manured with ammonia** sulphate and carvi cakes. Thecane ripens within ten to fourteen months in the plains;in higher grounds it takes not less than 18 months. Thecrop is gathered from .Tune till October. § 0. When the cane is ripe, it must be cut as soonas possible, as otherwise the sap diminishes in quantityand also diminishes in quality. It is cut off level with theground or plucked out by the roots. In the fields the leavesare taken off and the tops are cut to serve for the newplanting. § R. After the crop the cane is transported to themill to be crushed. The wood, dry leaves and ground caneare us
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