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Africa, ancient, importance of dry-land arboriculture S-12 



Agriculture, dry-land, importance of arboriculture 38" 



Algeria, ancient, flourishing condition, causes, etc 10-12 



population 9 



condition from third to seventh century 0-12 



Almond, cultivation in ancient Tunis 11 



orchards, establishment by French capitalists , 13 



Amins, Sfax, duties in settling contracts 35 



Amphitheater of Thysdrus 10 



Arabs, destruction of olive orchards in ancient Tunis 12 



Arboriculture, importance in ancient Africa 8-12 



Arizona, Tucson, precipitation compared with Sfax 15 



temperature changes compared with Sfax 15 



Barley growing in olive orchards 27 



Basin, olive tree, purposes 26-27 



Basins, olive orchards, use in conservation of moisture 39 



Beans, horse, growing in olive orchards 27 



Bermuda grass. See Grass, Bermuda. 



Bertainchand, opinion on cause of excess of stearin in Sfax olives 20 



Calcium carbonate. See Lime. 



California, Fresno, precipitation compared with Sfax 15 



San Diego, precipitation compared with Sfax 15 



Camels, use in cultivation of olive orchards, Sfax 35 



marketing olives, Sfax 30-31 



Chemlaly olive, oil content 19 



quality 19 



sale in European countries 19 



tree, description 19-20 



Christ thorn, habits 17 



Sfax, resemblance to mesquite of New Mexico 17 



Cisterns, ancient Tunis, remains 10 



Sfax, description, use, etc 16 



Clay content, soils of Sfax region 18 



Clearing land for olive planting 21-22 



Sfax region, difficulties from Christ thorn 17 



Contract system, olive orchards, Sfax 34-36 



advantages 36 



increase of expense 35 



Contracts, care of olive orchards, Sfax, advance payments , 35 



olive orchard planting and care, Sfax 34-36 



Cottonwood, propagation in Kansas from " snags " 20 



Crops, field, grown in olive orchards, Sfax, ownership 35 



125 43 



