THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULUTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE VALJEVO AREA IN THE DRINA BANOVINA 1929-1941

Abstract

Agricultural production of the residents of the region of Valjevo is observed through farmers’ debts, and agricultural and social structure of the peasantry of the Valjevo area. The subject of this paper was the analysis of farm sizes, arable lands in the Valjevo area, population structure that made their living in agriculture and tillage machines used for cultivation of the land. The aim of the paper was to compare the branches of agriculture – livestock breeding and agronomy, and quantity and quality of residents’ agricultural products in the Valjevo area in relation to the Drina Banovina and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Special attention was paid to the analysis of fruit growing, primarily the production of plums, because the Valjevo area was the most significant producer of plums in the country.

Keywords

• The Valjevo area 1929-41
• the Drina Banovina
• agriculture
• social structure
• tillage machines
• farmer s’ debts