Ex olea fructus duplex: oleum, quod omnibus notum, et amurca, cuius utilitatem quod ignorant plerique, licet videre e torculis oleariis fluere in agros ac non solum denigrare terram, sed multitudine facere sterilem; cum is umor modicus cum ad multas res tum ad agri culturam pertineat vehementer, quod circum arborum radices infundi solet, maxime ad oleam, et ubicumque in agro herba nocet.
The olive yields two products: oil, well known to all, and amurca. As most people are ignorant of the value of the latter, you may see it flowing out from the olive presses on to the fields, and not only blackening the ground but rendering it barren when there is a large quantity of it; whereas, in moderate quantities, this fluid is not only extremely valuable for many purposes, but is especially valuable in agriculture, as it is usually poured around the roots of trees, chiefly olive trees, and wherever noxious weeds grow in the fields.
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