Sugar cane plantations--Hawaii

A flatcar filled with sugarcane to go to a mill northwest of Lihue, Kauai. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Nearer view of one of the cars in I122."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Cranes loading sugarcane on small flatcars (I123) to go to mill. Cane is first bulldozed into windrows, along with some earth, and cranes pick it up with grappling hooks. Earth is picked up in large quantities. This is on Maui."

A harvested sugarcane plantation in Maui. In the background are a line of loaded flatcars and a diesel caterpillar tractor. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "String of small flatcars loaded with cane across field that has been harvested. These are on temporary track, are to be moved by small diesel motor with caterpillar treads to fixed track on which small locomotive can operate."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Growing cane along one of field roads on plantation northwest of Lihue, Kauai. To left of Plymouth, cane is about 14 months old and to right of Plymouth about 10 months old; neither yet ready for harvest."

A closeup of some sugarcane plants on a plantation northwest of Lihue, Kauai. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Small clump of sugarcane plants about 2 years old and 10 feet tall, with nodes of plants clearly evident, in field near I124."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Small flatcars loaded with cane for mill northwest of Lihue, Kauai. This area is marginal for cane because of poor drainage and pan in soils."

A sugarcane field with an irrigation ditch in the foreground near Ewa-Schofield Barracks in Oahu. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Sugar cane on soils of the Molokai family near the site of I135."