The sun., 1883-12-30
THE OLIVE GROVES OF CALIFORNIA.
How 20 Fiant tho Trees and How to 0sshss
the Fruit when kipe.

How 60 Ffant tho Trees and How TO- 0sAhsr
the Fruit when Kipe.
Prr,, the santa Press.
The common and preferred method is to
plant the S cuttings taken iron the growns " n
inch in diameter to one and half inches: and
rEW to inches Gns ThHse
tho months OF December and January. neatly
trimmed. without hTmsin}E. and ca1,eiuliy ,
preferred. They should be planted in per-
inancnt sites from Feb. 20 to March 20 depend
ws wei prep rrcparod rcd and sncen,yry so that there
is n mud, AMI tho weather warm ,u.,.
tho top soil with hoe or iron rake for a con-
siderable distance around the cuttings is. nec-
essary during tho spring and summer About
three -f@ur,hs M Of all that nre we'll planted vii!
S and f' Them nHT Tsn saosa ss
end down IA and at "a an Az anglo OF about forty-MySs S
MARI the place with n stake. Bynianing them
obliauey. the bottom end will be from ten
rope tho trees are planted from twenty soven
to thirty three feet apart.
All trees, ~ rule. should he rropagated
| tho tree il not SO nbe TO hn blown over. and
n" growth more hut have hsnc not been
ommsnd the cn;ting, II The tres are propa-
| necessary that the seeds should pass through
the stonachs OF birds before they could DO
the srrouting would lie secured. have not
seen the result of either experiment, and no.
The cutting viii throw up numerous shoots
or sprouts, all of which should be left to grow
the growth Of the, roots. 1t wouli be advisable.
however, where there are two or ln,2rc vigorous
tho sam" cutting. to pinch THO tops of all. OK
cepiing the one TO be left for the future tree SO
one. on y In the foiiowing spring When ,ho ground
is warm and sufficiently dry. all sprouts, eI-
snS oHs to to the
also De removed by tho aid OF, sharl saw:
can can be " we'll secured 70 ' Keep the trunk sraisSt
ana avoid nny disturbance OF the roots. and
should be kept until the tree is tonr or i've
deal Of timo viii be saved and better trees Sc:
cured. The lateral branches should be allowed
to grow untll the tree is twoor three years old:
bit in every ] Ease when said , hrhnches m are r., rap; @
not allowed to rob the trunk;
In ths rruni6ns during the rSt 1. years bayS
tho woody growth into one main trunk. This
being done the tree will naturally form u beau.
the tree Of to day or to-morrow. but tho trne Of
ton years hence. All branches to tho height Of
Ave 10 iye and hai fsei ShCni be M remoysd.
Trees planted ut tho distance of twenty feet
and well kept viii in ten years touch each "tlser.
full bearing. md therefore will require con-
slant pruning or cutting back. 1t IS mulch
|
teiGently done. 1t will improve the fruit and
be produced under any other conditions.
. some 2r,rardI IN h Eur?ne af" da pnn'Gd1 ,1.d tn
planted in the form Of triangle and three feet
apart. This method would require ne rows t9
Would We give about tho 10 same number Of trees TO
tho acre rs by planting nt % 'wcnty @ feet ons
ing : in in this this way" Way no stalking IS reauroi the
trees protect one another from the most violent
%na n s Il" Is s mDns@ sa Sn,s% nns
Trees growing from cuttings will produSs
iruit tho fourth yenr. and somctmcs under tho
teG the ri ySar is tho @ habt SIX" q
tire 10 3ycIHirar and as e"nieGn}enco ,}l i VIII
ruio in ,aIornia, :, Mr Davis wh9 hai charge
surcd me that lie had gathered from the, same
tree two years in sp ccGssion over $50 gallons Of
tho Filming T%s ' cnliSa"r tor % rot forge.
that the shoots or branches must be two year,
p pruning ovory @ year viii give p"ril"i crop. m
My oldest orchard was plan,ed Feb. 81, 1872.
trces m % over % two gal ions Of berros IN 1878 over
thirty gallons each Gir few q the trees. .o. the tho
seventh yonr. tho crop WAS not nearly SO large.
had planted several Thousand cuttings IN the
sRfs yoaT n Ss rss ena tss 4t Ho
4 n"w Is as E"2i nnI hi nt
yield OF some Of the best and fullest trees will
@yir Cs aSns o fIas at &c
OF twenty "ot VII occIHy Psariy all the ground
"eoa oas Am ar"
formly tho quantity as above wonli give tho
asrc al ar 9nS xacns t" rs
would he an enormous crop. nnprcccdented.
""a far 9h any syR d the in HHis
ye,nnrly would be a very profitable. crop. ~,
T ,ha ana . cn9es, ysars Of our aos s w
making has bren tho business for 50 many
gcneraiions. Our climate IL c"Dgcninl To the
habit Of the tree, II blooms from tho Isl to the
d iq'G Of May ana AZ In the s the 1S
or heat Nowere ia lie worI arc re ali The iha con- con-
The ,olive usually rieans in n November r In
some l9c",i.s IN Eaftern fonntr,es ''urin.
} as early as October, ani'ior picking, IN Sep
no 4 .sna S ' lsaS SSi d s S.Srs S III !" S: @
"a a' Of nrny @ so
tho middle OF February and up TO the middle Gi d
@ over f II INss bsnr Sr neeib l. ana II
yearly average
The fruit should be gathered as soon as 4
, will be lighter in color and more fragrant. bui
snme,That less in quantity
the berries Is 10 Knock Them from ti i,e tree, ,@s
,dnp w!tm ,"ss hy d They ars then ssksa from n.
I rles. This plan has serious objections the
fruit being more or less bruised cnnsng de-
y composition. and the contact with the snrth II
ilaOio tD give tho oil an unpleasant taste and
: odOr. The more economical plan OF gathering
7 $50 pick from the trees by hand and by tn,
I aid OF Intelligent contliyanccs an active mar
0 can pick 400 pounds each day.
7 haye arranged on q ranch wagon platforms
= With ladders securely fastened. 30 that tn,
0 fruit frem difrerent heights of even large tree
cnn he gathered from the wagon, which Il
| lul al tree
0 pieked from each side. This plan obviatos tn
= necessarily Of moving ladders. climbing &c an,
y relieves the nckcrs from tho labor OF cairyinl
g the fruit, as the sacks containing the same ar
hysht hand on the platform. The leave
ana imperfect berries are separated by passini
o tho whole through q wInnowing mlll. Thi
J. process leaves tho fruit in tho hest possib!