OLIVE GROWING.
of t m [from our own correspondent.] London, December 19. "y Onb of the chief assets of popular wealt 21 in Tunis is the production of olives. Th to trees grow everywhere, but the large fo. jj. ests lie on the east coast. Roughly speal -'s ing there is only one very good year . ur four. Thus 1909 was very moderate, 191 o- ood, 1911 very moderate again, 1912 goo< ig, and 1913 offers every prospect of being quil ed exceptionally good- It » est!nmte3 th, ty the output will double that of 1914, 1 whirf. olive oil was exported to the vali of *825,000. The large bulk of olives crushed to make oil, some, and chief! residues, being used for the manufacture ' of soap at Kj m] There is an excellei th quality of table olives, but so restricted i nd quantity as not to exceed local com "? \\ on In the favoured region (L« Sahe he fine olive trees are worth from £6 to £ elsewhere the value ranges from 16s to 30
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15520, 30 January 1914, Page 5
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