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Investigation Made By The State Board Of Horticulture Of The California Olive Industry - Development Of The Industry, Unfruitfulness Of Varieties, Methods ... Culture, Pruning, Processing Of Fruit, Etc.
Investigation Made By The State Board Of Horticulture Of The California Olive Industry - Development Of The Industry Unfruitfulness Of Varieties Methods Culture Pruning Processing Of Fruit Etc Author:Various CALIFORNIA OLIVE CULTURE - 1900 - CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE ELLWOOD COOPER ---.---... President - ----------S . a nta Barbara Commissioner for the Los Angeles District. . S FRANK H. BUCK .---V - ic . e - President------... .-.. - - ..-.-V - a caville Commissioner for the Napa District. WILLIAM B. GESTER .----. - . Treasurer - - - - ... more »- --------------------Newcastle Commissioner for the El Dorado District. RUSS D. STEPHENS .--.-. - ---Auditor ------.-.-1 - - - -----.---S . a . c ramento Commissioner for the State at Large. THOMAS A. RICE - - - .------.-. --. - - --.--. - - - - ----------.-.-. . . . .-.. E 1 Rio Commissioner for the State at Large. H. WEINSTOCK - - - --.----------.-.----..--. - --.-. --------. - -. S . a crament0 Cornmissioncr for the Sacramento District. BEN M. MADDOX - --. - - - - - - - -----.----.---.-.-----------. - -. - - - ---Visalia Commissioner for the San Joaquin District. A. BLOCK - - - . - - - - ---------------.---. ----.... - - .--------.--.-. - --Santa Clar Commissioner for the San Francisco District. W. J. HOTCHKISS --------. - - . - --i - . . - . . - . -.---.-. - . - - H . - - e a - ld - s - bu rg Commissioner for the Sonoma D, istrict. B. M. LELONG ..-. .----. Secretary and Chief Horticultural Officer - ALEXANDER CRAW ..-. .. ---.-----. Quarantine Officer and Entonlologist - - . ELLA F. HALLAHAN ---.-. --.. ------.-. - --. - ---.---.-------. . - C lerk Branch OfBce, Clay Street Doclf, San Francisco. B CALIFORNIAST ATEB OARD O F HORTICULTURE, SACRARIENTFOeb, ruary 28,1900. To His Excellency HENRY T. GAGE, Governor of California SIR Urgent requests having been made to this Board for an investigation of the supposed unfruitfulness of the olive in diflerent portions of the State, and alao for information on methods of planting, pruning, extraction of oil, etc., it was determined to make an examination of the causeslof complaint and to furnish the desired information. These deductions, in concise form, are embodied in the report herewith submitted by our Secretary, who was detailed to make the investigation, being a research covering almost every section of the State where the olive is grown. The investigation not yet being complete, this will form part of a report on same, to be concluded in our Biennial Report at the close of the present fiscal year. Respectfully submitted. ELLWOOD COOPER, President. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION --.-. - ---.----.-L-. - - - - - - - - - - - --------. 7 THE OLIVE ...---------. - - - . -. . ------------. . - - . - - - - - .. - - - - - - - - - - --1 - 0 ---. PROPAGATION --------..-.-..-------.........--...---1 - 1 .--.----......----SOILS 19 OLIVES IN POOR SOILS ---. - - . - ..--.----------------.--2 - 3 ------.-------UNFRUITFULNESS OF THE OLIVE - --.. 25 TRANSPLANTING 29 PRUNING ---.--.---.--. . . -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .-.----. ----.---.---3 - 2 --------GRATING AND BUDDING - - . 38 VARIETIES -.-.-.--..--. . - - - - . . - - - - - - .. . . . . - ----..---... ---.-----.-49 . -.--. . . THE BIISSION OLIVE-. . -. . - - --.. ..-. - - - ..-----.-------. 50 - INTRODU V C AR E I D ET IES . -... . - . L ---.-. .-. - - . - . . . - . - . - - .-. . 52 CULTIVATEVDA RIETIES - --------.-. - . - ------. - - - --. -..--. - - - - - . - .. . 5 3 ORNANENTAVLA RIETIES - .--.. - .----. - -------.----.---5 . 6 - -.---. EXTRACTING OLITE O I L - - 5 7 PICKING APPARATUS .--. . .. .. - ---. - ----.-.. - .-----------.----.-.-. 6 . 8 OLIVE OIL FILTERING OR CLARIFYING .--. . - .--. 7 0 --PICKLING, PROCESSING, ETC...« less