▁ra ins . ▁ ▁The ▁banks ▁forec l osed , ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Rock ham pton ▁back ers . ▁ ▁They ▁au ction ed ▁it ▁prompt ly ▁at ▁a ▁significant ▁loss ▁to ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁mill ' s ▁former ▁share hold ers . ▁ ▁R uther ford ▁Arm strong ▁took ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁vent ure , ▁renamed ▁the ▁F arn borough ▁Sug ar ▁Plant ation . ▁ ▁He ▁tre bled ▁production ▁and ▁several ▁good ▁seasons ▁followed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁twenty ▁properties ▁were ▁growing ▁can e ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁tons ▁per ▁a cre , ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁industry . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁De pression ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁world ▁sugar ▁price ▁and ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Island ers ▁Prote ction ▁Act , ▁brought ▁the ▁mill ▁to ▁its ▁kne es ▁once ▁more . ▁ ▁It ▁finally ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁▁ ▁As ▁late ▁at ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁various ▁parties ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁the ▁sugar ▁industry ▁with ▁propos als ▁for ▁central ▁mill s ▁at ▁Rock ham pton ▁and ▁Ye pp oon , ▁however ▁people ' s ▁mem ories ▁were ▁long , ▁and ▁financi er ' s ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁forth . ▁With ▁no ▁financial ▁guarante es hip ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁industry , ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁Commission ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁building ▁mill s ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁state