718 FRUIT CULTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



PICKLED OLIVES. 



Kilograms. 



Algeria 142,508 



France 58,727 



Great Britain 146,868 



Cuba 770,970 



Porto Rico 104,625 



United States 203,163 



Mexico • 31,563 



Argentine Republic 141,016 



Uruguay 33,797 



Veneznela 17,851 



Philippine Islands 38,982 



All other countries 32,875 



1. 722, 945 



Ernest L. Oppenheim, 



Consul. 

 United States Consttlate, 



Gadiz, March 11, 1884. 



MALAGA. 



BEPOltl BY CONSUL MARSTOIT. 



Varieties. — The name of the best variety for pickled olives is the 

 "Mansanilla;" the best varieties for olive oil are the " Picudo " and 

 " Ojiblanco." 



Other choice varieties worthy of culture and for profit are, for eating, 

 "Mansanilla," the largest of which are called the "Queen olive." In 

 Malaga for oil the best is the " Picudo ; " in Cordova, the " Ojiblanco." 



The trees which produce the above are grown in the provinces of 

 Malaga, Granada, Cordova, Jaen, and Seville. 



Situation. — Distances from the sea, 2 or 3 kilometers ; almost any 

 elevation above sea-level; the more sun the better. The olive tree 

 will grow almost anywhere, but best on level land; white subsoil is 

 best. 



Glimatio influences Temperature 45°, 90°, and 78° Fahr. 



No rain fall record to be had here. 



Trees and fruit require as much rain as possible. 



Irrigation No irrigation for olive trees. 



Cultivation. — The land is cultivated three times each year, during 

 winter and spring. 



Pruning — Every three years — one-third of the orchard each year. 



Piclcing. — For pickling, green ; for oil, when ripe. 



Pickling.— To pickle olives the following process is followed in this 

 province. Put the olives, when green and just before they ripen, in 

 fresh water for, say, fifteen or twenty days, changing the water every 



