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acroasro. culture, crop, and yiold in oil of the various Spanish provinces, together 

 with a report by L. J. Rosenberg on the cro[) results, methods of harvesting, and 

 production of oil in Andalusia. 



The total area planted in olive trees in Spain and the Balearic Islands in 190G 

 is given as 3,323,577 acres, and the amount of oil extracted as about 38,350,164 

 gal. 



Olive oil productions, D. I. Muupiiy {Daily Consular and Trade Rpts. [U. S.], 

 li)07, \o. ^!iin\ ini. l--'i). — A brief account is given of olive culture along the 

 French Mediterranean coast, including varieties, cultural operations, harvest- 

 ing, etc.. and the manufacture of oil. The value of the olive oil exported from 

 Bordeaux to the United States from 1902 to 190G, inclusive, is given as .$1,015,716. 

 Statistics are also given showing the production of oil in different Mediter- 

 ranean countries from 19U0 to 1905. 



Green persimmons made marketable {VaJ. Fruit Grower, 36 {1901), No. 

 1007, 1)1). .'/, J). — According to this item, G. C. Roeding of Fresno, Cal., has 

 been successful in curing Japanese persimmons by the method employed in 

 Japan (E, S. R., 17, p. 618), which consists in placing the fruit in tubs from 

 which sake or Japanese " rice beer " has been lately removed. The tubs are 

 then hermetically sealed and the fruit is allowed to remain in them from 8 to 

 10 days, after which it appears to have lost its astringent qualities and may be 

 eaten out of hand like an apple. 



Tea in Formosa and Japan, W. H. Ukers {Tea and Co'ffcc Trade Jour., 13 

 {1901). yo. 1, pp. ll-2.'t, figs. 21). — This is a popular illustrated account of tea 

 culture in Formosa and Japan, including statistics of production, varieties 

 grown, and the methods of manufacturing and marketing. 



Of the 115,000,000 lbs. of tea bought by the United States in 1900, Formosa 

 is said to have supplied about 15 per cent, or 17,100,000 lbs. The Formosan tea 

 shipment to the United States has i-emained approximately the same for several 

 years. On the other hand, the tea export of Japan to the United States has de- 

 creased from 46 per cent of the whole amount consumed in 1885 to 32 per cent 

 of the total in 1905. The consumption of Indian and Ceylon teas in America 

 has increased from 2 per cent of the total in 1885 to 10 per cent in 1905. The 

 decline in the consumption of Japanese teas is thought to be mainly due to the 

 extensive advertising methods of the Indian and Ceylon tea planters. 



While it is believed that the delicately flavored Formosa oolongs can never 

 be marketed so cheaply as certain other coarser machine-manufactui'ed teas, it 

 is felt that in order to extend the trade they must be produced and marketed 

 cheaper than at present. 



The plant food requirements of the paprika plant (Capsicum), R. Windisch 

 {Zt.sehr. Laudw. Vcrmch.^w. Osterr., 10 {1901), No. 6, pp. 552-511, dgm. i).— A 

 detailed account is given of fertilizer experiments conducted by the author 

 during the season of 1902, to determine the food requirements of the red pepper. 

 The text is accompanied with numerous tables, including meteoi-ological data 

 and analyses showing the production of organic substance, crude ash, and dry 

 matter, and the assimilation of nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid during 

 the growing season. 



The seed was sown on March 20 and the plants set out on May 10. In all 

 five analyses were made, the last about the middle of August. During the 

 greater jiart of the growing season the more important plant foods were assimi- 

 lated in regard to quantity in the following order: Potash, phosphoric acid, and 

 nitrogen, while at the last examination the order was changed 1o phosi)horic 

 acid, potash, and nitrogen. 



On account of the lack of comparative data the results of this ex]ieriment are 

 not considered us cuuclusive. 



