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The following tat>3e b ives results from experiments made with the 
three types of driers above described: 
Operations 
Fresh prunes used 
Dry prunes obtained 
Rate of dry-dov/n 
"•"eight of firewood used .. 
Weight of firewood con- 
sumed per 100 Kilos of . 
fresh prunes 
-eight of firewood per 100 
kilos of dried prunes . . 
Duration of drying 
Duration of drying per 100 
Kilos of fresh prunes .. 
Percentage of dry prunes 
obtained 
Average charge at one time 
Unit 
Kilos 
ii 
Hatio 
Xi.los 
n 
tt 
Hour s 
n 
Per cent 
Kilos 
BosansKa 
1268 
616 
3.45 
1634 
, 127 ■ 17 
438.67 
30 3. 
9.19 
28.88 
322 
Glavinich 
1285 
366 
3.49 
1105 
85 . 99 
300.27 
29. oO 
9.11 
28.63 
621 
Mr. Kenneth p a tton, American Consul at 
Note: One kilo = 2.2046 pounds. 
Cooperati ve drying in Yugo s layia 
Belgrade 
Stoykovich 
2928 
835 
3.5 
1219 
41.17 
145.93 
55.30 
6.17 
26 . 54 
682 
Cooperation among farmers in the Kingdom is limited very largely 
to financial and credit associations. Their object is to furnish long 
time loans at low rates of interest and to buy seeds, implements and fer- 
tilizer at cost for the farmers. The need of cooperation among prune 
growers is nowhere greater than in drying. Prune plantings are too small 
to allow o£ investments for expensive drier equipment but sucn equipment 
could be financed cooperatively. One cooperative drying enterprise has 
been in successful operation in the progressive prune district near Cacak. 
Twelve of the Stoykovich or improved type driers have been constructed 
there at a cost or from 15,000 to 20,000 dinars, «i>26? to $353 each. The 
Government contributed 120,000 dinars, $21,000 towards this construction. 
Growers donated labor during construction and shares v, ere sold at 100 
d:m^r s , pbout *2. Of) per hectare (2.471 seres). A president, vice-president 
and six or seven directors constitute the fe overnin£. board. In addition to 
the driers a central building supplies storage, ^radin*, and office space. 
The latest government efforts to aid the prune industry include courses in 
the construction of driers as well as financial assistance in the building 
of cooperative driers of the more improved type. 
