6. Winter rye .................. 169.525 1,764.490 10.70
Fe DEUS vorenarercens sosensamnres UB2A50 © 3,450.438 10.05
Total ............... 4.817.068 68,476.400
Besides the cultivation of these cereals, which are the chief crops, a conside-
rable area is devoted to the growth of spelt millet, buckwheat, rice etc.
The largest areas of maize are in the departments of Belgrade, Batka and
Srem and of wheat in the Belgrade, Backa and Osek departments. The wheat in
‘hese parts is excellent in quality, containing a high proportion of protein, and
2njoys a European reputation under the name of , Tissa’” wheat.
The pod plant which gives the largest export is the haricot bean. In 1925
35.745 hectares were sown with haricots and gave a yield of 379.213 met. cwts,
or 10.22 met. cwts per hectare. In addition there was a crop of 535.409 met cwts
of haricots grown as a secondary crop. In the same year 262.578 met. cwts of haricot
beans were exported.
The most important root crop is the potato. In 1925 233.306 hectares were
sown and gave a yield of 12,237.774 met. cwts or 53.08 per hectare. The yield
of potatoes grown as a secondary crop was 120.776 met. cwts. In 1925, 65.137
met, cwts of potatoes were exported.
The table which follows shows the area, production and yield of the chief
industrial plants grown in the country in 1925.
Total crop.
met. cwts.
433.088
5,107.172
120.612
102.141
13.497
22.505
11.061
22.337
4.195
Hectares
Plant sown
1. Hemp for thread ............ 39.787
2. Sugar beet .... 34.086
3. Tobacco .............c.eeenee.. 15.306
4. Flax for thread ............... 13.49
5. Opium ..... 5.379
6. Rapeseed ................. 2.804
Ze BODE oes vies me 2.155
8. Chicory ............ ........ 272
9. Cotton... ... . een 880
10. Other indus. plants ......... 4.01~
Total .....cccon.n.n. 117.877
Hemp is mostly grown in Backa (Novi Sad, 52.49, of the total output) and
also in the valley of the Morava (Vranje, Leskovac). Sugar beet is grown mostly
in the Belgrade, Batka, Srem and Osek departments. The better kinds of tobacco
are produced in Herzegovina and South Serbia. Hops are cultivated chiefly in
Badka (Novi Sad).
The following is the table of vegetables grown, according to the official
‘igures of the Ministry of Agriculture for 1925.
Area cultivated
37.826
17.545
4.713
Plant
1. Cabbage .........
2. Onion .......
3. Tomatoe ...
Total crop Yield per hect.
met. cwtis. met. cwis.
2,562.499 69.06
598.797 34.79
245.616 53.95
