



CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE, 

 SACRAMENTO, February 28, 1900. 



To His Excellency HENRY T. GAGE, Governor of California: 



SIR: Urgent requests having been made to this Board for an 

 investigation of the supposed unfruitfulness of the olive in 

 different portions of the State, and also for information on 

 methods of planting, pruning, extraction of oil, etc., it was 

 determined to make an examination of the causes of complaint 

 and to furnish the desired information. These deductions, in 

 concise form, are embodied in the report herewith submitted 

 by our Secretary, who was detailed to make the investigation, 

 being a research covering almost every section of the State 

 where the olive is grown. The investigation not yet being 

 complete, this will form part of a report on same, to be con- 

 cluded in our Biennial Report at the close of the present fiscal 

 year. 



Respectfully submitted. 



ELLWOOD COOPER, 



President. 



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