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Precipitation, Sfax, annual , 15-16, 33 



variation for different years 16 



Tucson, Ariz., compared with Sfax 15 



Tunis 8 



Presses, olive oil, steam and animal traction, numbers at Sfax 32 



Prices of olive trees at different ages 31 



olives at factory 31 



Propagation of olive at Sfax, methods 20-21 



use of truncheons at Sfax 39 



Priming olive trees, annual, Sfax 20-30 



biennial, time, etc 20 



cost by the day 36 



relation of method to harvesting 30 



Sfax, cost 28 



methods 27-30, 30 



Susa region 38 



Rainfall. See Precipitation. 



Ripening, olive : 30 



Root shoots, olive tree, priming 28 



system, olive tree 10, 22 



Run-off, utilization in olive culture in Tunis 38 



Sagebrush, Sfax 17 



Sahara Desert, olive oil of oases, resemblance to that of northern Tunis, 



causes 20 



Sand content of soils of Sfax region 18 



Sea water, use in Sfax 16 



Sfax, climate 14,15-16,38 



olive orchards 10-36 



precipitation, annual average 15-16 



variation for different years 16 



region, characteristics 14-10 



climate, description 14-17, 38 



reestablishment of olive culture 12-14 



temperature, average monthly 14 



topography, vegetation, soils, etc 17-10 



Shoots, olive truncheons, management 23 



Silt content of soils of Sfax region 18 



Soils, olive culture, high lime content necessary 19 



Sfax region IS 



chemical analyses, results 18-19 



description 17-19, 3S 



mechanical analyses, results 18 



water content 17-18 



Susa region, compared to Sfax region 37 



Stearin content, Chemlaly olive oil 19, 20 



high content in olive oil, causes 20 



Suffetula, flourishing condition, third to seventh century 10 



Summary of bulletin 38-30 



Susa, annual rainfall 37 



region, topography 37 



situation 37 



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