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(4) Where are the trees grown that produce the varieties above? 

 (a) Distance from sea. 



(&) Elevation above sea-level. 



(c) Exposure to sun. 



(d) Hilly, rolling, or level land, and which is best. 



(e) Soil and subsoil character. 



(5) Climatic influence. 



(a) Temperature minimum, maximum, and average. 



(&) Rain-fall, in inches. 



(c) When rain falls, as to growth of trees and fruit, and how much ? 



(6) Irrigation method, when and how much, and during what growth of trees and 



fruit. 



(7) Cultivation when and how t 



(8) Pruning when and how T 



(9) Picking. 



(a) At what stage of ripeness, both for pickling and oil. 

 (6) Next step after picking. 



(c) Give minutely the process of pickling and making oil until completed ready 

 for market. 



(10) At what age do trees commence fruiting ? 



(11) What is the average yield per tree or acre ? 



(12) What distance apart planted ? 



(13) How are trees propagated ? 



(14) Can you give other information that will help growers of olives in California 



to succeed I 



(15) Can you secure any printed matter, reports, methods, or statistics issued by the 



Government, agricultural colleges, newspapers, or otherwise ? 



(16) What insect pests, and how treated ? 

 (a) Are there any beneficial insects ? 



(&) Are there any parasites of the injurious insects f 

 (c) Name parasites, and tell how they work. 



