Some Notes and Observations on the Field Transport of Sugar Cane

One of the major operations on every sugar farm or estate is the transport of the crop from the field where it is grown to. the point where any further transport is no longer the responsibility of the planter. This point is either the locomotive line, a South African Railways siding or the mill yard.. Being one of the important features of sugar planting, transport has a big influence on the cost of production and the object of this paper is to discuss briefly, various methods of transport with their relative advantages and disadvantages.