SERVIA. 



SMALIv RURAL INDUSTRIES IN SERVIA. 



OPFICIAI, SOURCES: 



Reports presented to the Department of Agriculture on the Work Done to Favour the 

 Progress of Agricultural Economy and the Measures to be Taken for the purpose. 

 Publication of the Agricultural Department. Belgrade, 191 1. (In Servian). 



Servia at the Universal Exhibition of 1911 at Turin. Published by the Department 

 of Commerce. Belgrade, 19 10. State Printing Office. 



OTHER SOURCES: 



Domestic indgstries in Servia. Article in the Review : " Tzarinski Glasnik " {Customs 



Messenger) 1910. (In Servian). 

 Domestic Manufacture of Pirot Tapestry. Article in the Monthly Review: " Delos " 



(Work). January, 1911. 



§ I. Introduction. 



The industries auxiliary to agriculture are specially important in a 

 country like Servia. It is economically speaking a young country, in which 

 manufactures have only just been started. 



There are no large landed estates and direct sale is the general rule. 

 Of 100 landowners, 



54.65 % possess less than 5 hectares. 



27.55 % " between 5 and 10 hectares 



13-87 % " " 10 " 20 



2.60 % " " 20 " 30 



1-33 % " more than 30 



The prevalence of small holdings and rather extensive cultivation and 

 the climatic conditions force the Servian peasants to undertake various 

 industries auxiliary to agriculture. . The produce of these industries is very 

 considerable, forming one fourth of the total produce of the country, which 

 shows how important they are for the national economy. 



