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Paere 
Summary and Conclusions 1 
Place of Yugoslavia in World Prune Production 4 
General Features of Yugoslavia 4 
Topography, climate and population 5 
Position of Prunes in the Yugoslav Economy 5 
Relation of prunes to other exports 6 
Prod act ion and exports of fruit other than prunes 7 
Distribution of Prune Producing Areas 
Bosnian and Serbian districts 
Or: gin and Development of the Prune Industry 9 
Prune industry shows decline 
Causes for the decline 10 
Cultural Aspects of the Yugoslav Prune Industry 11 
Varieties f prunes gro.vn in Yugoslavia 11 
Prox^agat '. on of trees 12 
Plantings and cultivation 14 
Plant diseases and pests 14 
Spraying 15 
Quality of Yugoslav prunes 15 
Organisation for the promotion of better cultural methods . . 16 
Harvesting and Drying Pranes in Yugoslavia IV 
Time of harvest 17 
Production costs 17 
Drying methods 18 
Cooperative drying in Yugoslavia 20 
Local Handling and Marketing of Prunes 21 
Marketing the crop 21 
The prune merchant 22 
Price factors 22 
Handling of pranes closely supervised by the Government ... 23 
Grading and Packing Operations 24 
Grading methods 24 
PacKing prunes 24 
Pacing prunes 25 
The Yugoslav prune box 27 
Silling Prunes For Export 27 
Export procedure in marKetirg Yugoslav prunes 27 
Export classification 28 
Length of shipping season 28 
Export distribution of Yugoslav dried prunes 30 
Exports of fresh pranes 31 
af ac fare and export of prune .jam 31 
afacture of prune brrndy 32 
Bag shipment vs. boxes 32 
Transportation facilities 33 
