OLIVIC-GROWIXG AXD PRODUCTION' IX SPAIX 1 733 



The most urgent needs of the olive industry are a scientific study 

 of all varieties in regard to the nature of the fruit and oil and to the con- 

 ditions which affect the growth of the tree ; a similar study of the methods 

 of propagation with special attention to the effects of the various forms 

 of grafting ; and a general and determined effort to cope with the nume- 

 rous parasites and pests to which the tree is liable. These important tasks 

 should engage the attention of the State, and of the societies of olive planters. 



To the sphere of political economy should be assigned those measures 

 needed to protect the pure olive oil against the competition of inferior 

 foreign oils, and against adulteration and blending to which the decrease 

 in exports to foreign markets are largely due. 



These measures are of importance to all countries in which olive- 

 growing is a fundamental industry. 



