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indigéne sont a rejeter complétement. Le nenrage insuffisant 
talsse trop d’huile dans les grignons. 
La culture de l’olivier est cependant en voie d’amélioration, 
tout au moins dans la region du Nord, grace a l’action du 
gouvernement et des grandes sociétés agricoles. De plus, les 
officiers chefs de district, a la fois soldats et agriculteurs, 
enseignent aux Arabes les bonnes méthodes de taille et 
d’ exploitation. Déja des progres ont été accomplis, mais il 
reste encore beaucoup de chemin a parcourir pour rendre a la 
Tunisie le rang que sous l’occupation romaine elle occupait en 
Afrique du Nord. Cette rénovation, commencée déja, est 
tout a V’honneur des hautes compétences du protectorat, qui 
certainement ne s’arréteront pas en si beau chemin dans cette 
ceuvre de civilisation et de progres. 
[ TRANSLATION. | 
THE CULTIVATION OF THE OLIVE IN TUNIS. 
Of all the arboricultural products of Tunis, the olive should 
have the place of honour; unfortunately carelessness and even 
unwillingness, on the part of the natives, are too often met 
with. 
The following are the latest figures issued by the French 
Customs administration : — 
Exports To FRANCE IN IQII. 
Olive oils... ale ... 2,486.580 francs 
Olive oil cake or fee 371,084 | Total 2,857,664 francs 
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Figures showing native consumption cannot be given, as 
it is impossible to procure the information, notwithstanding all 
the zeal and intelligence of our Colonial administrators. 
The trees are generally planted 24 metres by 24 metres, or 
17 Olive trees to the hectare. This facilitates intercalary 
cultivation, and is also rendered necessary by the dryness and 
heat of the Tunisian climate. 
It is necessary above all to endeavour to achieve a more 
rational cultivation of the olive tree. Often the native is 
content to gather the produce but not to take care of his trees. 
Pruning is unknown, notwithstanding the efforts of the skilful 
instructors provided by the Government. 
Further, the system by which twigs and broken branches, 
which are chiefly a refuge for insects, are piled at the foot of 
the tree, to avoid exposure of the roots, must be entirely 
abandoned. Only earthing up is to be adopted. 
