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OUVKS 



The olive, like the date, is peculiarly adapted to arid conditions 

 such as are found in the Southwest, and should receive favorable 

 consideration as an adjunct planting on the Mesa. Its value for 

 both pickles and oil has become so fully established that the de- 

 mand for these products is permanently assured. With proper 

 handling this fruit should yield very profitable returns. 



GRAPES 



It is believed that the grape would give quicker returns on the 

 Yuma Mesa than any of the fruits, paying crops being produced 

 the second year from planting. Furthermore, the grape can be 



Fig. IS. — Two-year-old grape vines on the Yuma Mesa 



relied upon to bear every year. Both the soil and climate are con- 

 ducive to the production of the highest quality European grapes, 

 nnequaled in point of earliness by any other section of the United 

 States. By planting early maturing varieties, such as the Thomp- 

 son Seedless, table grapes could be grown and placed on the mar- 

 ket in advance of the bulk of the grape crop from the older com- 

 mercial grape growing centers, and as a consequence command 

 the best prices. It is not only true that table grapes could be profit- 



