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on a sled, dragged to the new location and in some cases planted after 

 having been exposed to the weather for 48 hours, in holes sufficiently 

 large to contain the roots Avithout croAvding. AVithin six woeks they 

 have put out a fine ncAV groAvth. 



Olives this season have sold at very high prices. Missions eleven- 

 sixteenth inches and up brought $200 per ton at Corning; Queen 

 oHa'cs sold for $200 per ton on the trees. Buyers paid prices ranging 

 from $45 per ton for oil olives to $160 for pickles. 



The above statements represent conditions as obtaining in this 

 county for the season of 1913-1914, and are not given as the results 

 of long experiments or extensive observations. The future at present 

 looks very bright for tlie olive industry, and if prospective olive 

 groAvers will remember that an olive is not an abnormal freak in horti- 

 culture but an orchard tree AA'hich requires good soil and intelligent 

 handling to produce maximum results, fcAV Avill go Avrong Avhen 

 planting them. 



