Eureka Reporter | 1906-07-13 | Page 5 | Olives Fail in Texas

OLIVES FAIL IN TEXAS san antonio the production ol 01 oiiver in the texas coast country has no been successful the trees make fine growth but they do not bear well As a matter of fact many of cannot be made to bear at all harvey stiles the california man who was induced to locate in the cit rus tault section ol 01 texas by the re marak bly fine fruit land there has announced the failure of the olive orchard at beeville the trees are now eight or ten years old and have not been fruiting mr stiles says he Is not surprised at the failure of the olave growing industry i he says it is a fact not generally baoan that but one variety of olives J skytta 4 produces successfully in american soils this Is the tree that was intro deuced by tha franciscan monks la sou thein california trees planted by the laonas years ago survive and are lu good condition bearing annually in all other lines of tropical and sub tropical fruits the texas citrus fruit section la a great success and the orange and lemon orchards as well the dates and figs are making wonderful s accesses esses mr stiles is conducting an experimental farm and nursery at where the most remarkable things are being done with native and foreign fruits the adaptability of the southwest texas soil to tropical fruits Is being worked out in a very successful manner