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4th — The heavy work of pruning and harvest can be done at dif- 

 ferent times so that they do not interfere with one another. In fact 

 the pruning of the vine may precede that of the olive and the vin- 

 tage comes when the olive begins to turn. Thus the consociate cul- 

 tivation of the olive and vine will enable one to keep the same lab- 

 oring force right through the year and avoid the constant shifting 

 of hands which is so great a drawback. 



5th — The olive and vine being so different in size, the tree only 

 affects unfavorably the nearest vines. 



6th — Being both potash plants they prosper in the same land and 

 are benefitted by the same manure. 



7th — If the consociation is temporary, the vines will gradually 

 pass away by the time the olive, at thirty years, has reached its nor- 

 mal development, but will have in the meantime contributed largely 

 to pay the expenses of the place if they have not entirely done so, 

 and if the consociation is permanent a certain number of vines are 

 up-rooted and a broad belt left to olives. 



