ECONOMIC - AGRICULTURE

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• Document Release Date: June 24, 2011
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• Publication Date: April 4, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
Yugoslavia
Economic - Agriculture
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1948-1949
DATE DIST. 4,. April 1949
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE
PUBLISHED ,December 1948 - February 1949
LANGUAGE Serbo-Croatian
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1948 REPORT ON YUGOSLAV AGRICULTURE
1948 AGRICULTURE REPORT -- Borba, No 314, 29 Dec 48
According to a report by Boris %idric, the 1948 sowing plan has been ful-
filled 100 percent in all the republics, and the plan for sowing in oropo
101 pe2oent, including wheat 96 percent, corn 108 percent, and rye 99 percent.
The plan for planting sugar beets was fulfilled 103 percent, rich 166, hemp
fiber 98, hemp seed 91, flax 54, cotton 155, and sunflowers 92. The plan for
garden crups was not only 92 percent. The production plane were fulfilled as
follows (in percent): grain, 110, including wheat 112, corn 109, rye 137:
rice 124; sugar beets 109; hemp fiber 109; hemp seed 79; flax 76; and cotton
139. The plan for ir.aber of fruit trees was stet in all Yugoslavia 96 percent,
in Serbia 98, in Croatia 112, in Slovenia 73, in Bosnia and Hercegovina 84,
in Ikoedonia 99, and in Montenegro 1C3. Fruit production, low bocause of bad
weather, was as follows: apples, 96 perovnt of the plan and 91 percent of the
1947 figure, plums 83 and 89 percent respectively, and olives 37 and 26 percent.
The plan for planting young fruit trees was not 122 percent for all Yugoslavia,
112 for Serbia, 761 for Croatia, 96 for Slovenia, 100 for Bosnia and Heroego-
vino, 100 for Macedonia, and 75 for Montenegro. The plan for vineyerde, in area,
was fulfilled 99 p'Jraent in all Yugoslavia, 100 in Serbia, 104 in Croatia, 81
is Slovenia, 100 in Bosnia and Hercegovina, 102 in Macedonia, and 90 in Monte-
negro. Grape production in all Yugoslavia was 110 percent of the plan.
The plan for number of horses was fulfilled 100 percent, or 105 percent of
the 1947 and 80 percent of the 1939 figure. The plan for number of cattle was
net 102 percent, or 104 and 105 percent respectively. The plan for the number
of hogs was not 90 percent, or 125 percent and 124 percent respectively. The
plan for amber of sheep was met 104 percent, or 106 percent of the 1939 figure.
The plan for crop purchase of white grains was fulfilled 134 percent, or
-139 percent of the 1947 figure. The meat purchase plan was fulfilled 82 per-
cent, but 135 percent of the 1047 figure. The crop purchase of potatoes and
beans will not be completed until spring, but 153 percent and 503 pa-oert re-
spectively of the 1947 crop purchase totals have been purchased.
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"PROGRESS IS AG1fl 1TL!! JRA2 RESBARCB -- Borba, No 31, 6 Feb 49
=zperimental plantings of certain plants for use in the textile industry,
espegially reads, vegetable sponge, and decoan heap,have been carried out in
experimental plantings in several districts of nos.+ia.
the Baca, and in Psmravlje in Br b:a. A?ym-sagbys grew very well last year in
eavinrlra Ibiiaa districts of Slovenia, in northwestern Crortis, in Slavonia near
Buocessful experiments with kok-seghys, krya-sagbys, and gmayule have shown
in 1949.
Cotton production in Yugoslavia has increased ninefold since before the war.
Before the war, rice was grown on an area of only 300 hectares in Macedonia,
as well as a little in the Vojvodina. After the liberation, the area was in-
creased by over 1,000 hectares in Macedonia. Ezperi=ente made in-1947-in Croatia
be greatly increased during 1949.
Eeroegovina), for exaspie. As a result, cotton planting in these districts will
Were the war, Yugoslav cotton and rice were grown a3wet exclusively in
Macedonia. Experiments by the federal Ministry of Agriculture have shorn that
cotton will thrive in many other areas; 1,200 hectares in Montenegro, Heroego-
vin?, and Dalmstia planted in cotton in 1947 and 1948 produced excellent crops*
wheat per hectare in 1948..
A new type of corn developed in 1948, "Novi Sad Golden Tooth," yields an
average of more than 6,300 kilograms (on the cob) per hectare.
for the first time. It to being grown in some parts of the USSR and in Yugo-
slav Macedonia. Academician lyaenko produced yields of 10,000 kilograms of this
loads of "heteroeie" seed will be distributed to farmers in 19 9.
Through their efforts, hybrid seed corn was distributed to farriers in all
parts of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1948. Fields planted with this "heterosie"
seed produced crops 15 to 25 percent greater than ordinary corn. Over 300 car-
via. Their equipsent is ?-0 times greater than before the war.
gro) and a net of experimental stations and farms are now operating in Yugosla-
Nine national institutions for scientific research on agriculture, in ad-
dition to 43 republic and provincial institutions (16 in Serbia, 8 in Croatia,
PAR= PLJ. FOR R?JESA -- Barba, No 30, 5 Feb 49
The agricnltural plan for Rijeka Oblast calls for the formation of many co-
operative econeies, livestock, poultry, pig,?an& other fares, and apiaries dur-
ing 1949. She plan calls for 15,500 fruit trees, 500 breeding sows, 600 horses,
and 400 breeding cows by the and of the year. Over 130 900 fruit trees on state
and cooperative farms will be planted and grafted in l919. Pruning of 200,000
fruit and 80,000 alive trees has began.
1'B0 B8 IN LIYE8TOCS RAISING -- Borba, No 31, 6 Feb 49
The Federal Institute for Animal Busbandry, founded b months ago, is now
working on the development of a new breed of sheep, well adapted to Yugoslav con-
ditions, but with better quality wool than that of the native stock. Since 1947,
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a program for breeding the native "cigaja " sheep with English Bampehiree, and
other native sheep with merinos,Corriedales and Romney Marshes has been in
progress. Experiments are being c?,inducted on the Belie, Coxes, and Nan-Pijeaak
state farms. last year "cigaja" sheep at Cokes produced a record yield of over
7 kilograms of wool per shee17.
Research on fattening hogs is being carried on at the Beije :.nd Vuko'var
state farms. Experiments with "expressed fat" were to begin early in February.
During February, a breeding program will be started under which the native
"mangalioa" hogs will be crossed with Yorkshires and Berkshires. Experiments
will follow on methods of feeding the crossbreeds in order to fatten them as
quickly and cheaply as possible.
An improved system for summer feeding of cattle has been developed, where-
by green feed is grown from early spring to late fall and fed. to cattle to save
concentrated feed such as bran and corn.
CROATIAII HOG-1 MSINrr SOCIALI7 D - . Borba, No 33, 8 Feb 49
late in 1948, the +rogram for buying up hogs from rich peasants in Croatia
was:ocstploted. Twnnty.one state economies were forced to care for the hogs. In
the 3 agntbs since then, about 2,500 bows have farrowed, and same 11,000 pigs
have been reared.
Because of increased experience, the plan for 1949 is expected to be ful-
filled 110 percent.
A session of the Presidium of the People's Skupstina of Serbia held on 3
February accepted the resignation of Radisav Nedeljkovic as Serbian Minister .of
Agriculture and appointed Rista Antunovio to replace him. Antunovio has been a
Minister in the Serbian Goverment and Chb!rman of the Committee for Cooperatives.
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