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Care of Bearing Orcharda- 



Calendar of Operations ; • 



Irrigation : Ample moisture needed. Irrigated one week before 



blossoming and from July 15 to September 30, 

 (15 - 30 days apart) Give 30" or more, rain- 

 fall and irrigation. 



Pruning : Pruned during January or February. Superfluous or 



useless growth and dead v/ood removed. Olives 

 borne on wood produced previous year. 



Fertilizing : Some (altho little) fertilizing done; necessary to 



keep up humus and plant foods, • 



Cultivating : Plowed 6 - 10" after rains in February or March. 



Cultivated once a month from April to November. 



Spraying : ^or scale in foggy climate. Usually not required 



in interior. "vVhen sprayed oil emulsion is 

 used in September (altho Jajiuary is preferable) 



Harvest- 



Time 



Method 

 Oil 



October - December. 



Pulled off by hand or knocked off with poles, and delivered 

 in lug boxes or sacks. 

 Pickling- Carefully hand picked into lined baskets, and delivered in 

 ■ small lined lug boxes (40^) 



% of Different Grades- 



Pickling 

 Oil 



40/, 

 60^ 



Yields- 



Good 

 Usual 



2 tons 



1 1/2 tons 



Commercial Sections - 



Country tributary to towns of Oroville, Anderson, Auburn, Sacramento, 

 Napa, Fresno, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego. 



