. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. January American ^^e Jonrnal The Olive—Its Cultivation and Commercial Value By Col. E. S. WEEDEN This emblem of peace and prosperity is one of God's priceless gifts, minis- tering to man's physical, mental and financial advantage. It is the poor man's food, and the rich man's luxury. It is also the emblem of immortality it never dies of old age. There are olive trees in Rome now over 2000 years old, still flourishing and fruitful. If the identical tree from which the dove plucked a leaf to carry to Noah has not been destroyed by violence, we assume it
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. January American ^^e Jonrnal The Olive—Its Cultivation and Commercial Value By Col. E. S. WEEDEN This emblem of peace and prosperity is one of God's priceless gifts, minis- tering to man's physical, mental and financial advantage. It is the poor man's food, and the rich man's luxury. It is also the emblem of immortality it never dies of old age. There are olive trees in Rome now over 2000 years old, still flourishing and fruitful. If the identical tree from which the dove plucked a leaf to carry to Noah has not been destroyed by violence, we assume it is still living, and has been bearing fruit all these ages. It is a sturdy, vigorous grower, and when planted in stony places (if all else is satisfactory) it will wrestle with the rocks and wring from scanty soil suffi- cient nourishment to insure life, growth and fruitfulness. It will live where all else will die of thirst. Yet such con- ditions are not to its liking, and if neg- lected it will be extremely slow in de- velopment. For example, in the Medi- terranean country—its native land—the grower expects to wait 14 years for a harvest, while in Butte Co., Cal.—its paradise—under kindly conditions it will smile its thanks with a showing of fruit the third year, and the fourth will give a harvest worth gathering. Doubt- less its slow development in the first instance is due partly to a less favor- able location, but largely to less intel- ligent care. The olive finds a difference between the culture given by an Italian, and the intelligent industry of a citizen of Cali- fornia. 1 Mis tree will grow almost anywhere in our State, yet it has a clear-cut pref- erence as to soil and location. In the Coast counties and Southern California it suffers greatly from the "black scale," requiring a vigorous, persistent, expensive battle for its life. But in the warm interior valleys, and deep, rich, red soil of the foothills of Butte county, it has no enemies of any
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