PROIZVODNJA DUHANA U HERCEGOVINI NA PRIMJERU RADA DUHANSKE STANICE MOSTAR U 1932. GODINI
THE PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO IN HERZEGOVINA ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE MOSTAR TOBACCO STATION IN 1932

Summary/Abstract: Tobacco came to Herzegovina during the period of Ottoman rule, and with the establishing of Austro-Hungarian administration the state instituted monopoly on its production, which was continued in the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Herzegovina was a suitable area for the cultivation of tobacco, especially of the more quality kinds. The planting of tobacco was a very serious, demanding and risky business which required at least ten months of work per year. The state authorities, charged with monitoring these activities, had through their officials and tobacco stations, as is shown in this paper on the example of the Mostar tobacco station in 1932, invested maximum efforts so that farmers would cultivate fields that were appropriate for this culture, to plant those kinds of tobacco for which they were given seeds, and the whole process did not end there, but was continued until the buyout at the end of the year. A strict inspection overview was maintained through various measures, from counting of bundles and leaves, submitting of tobacco damaged by natural causes, sorting of tobacco according to the rules of submitting crops, and through many other control measures. It can be said that the whole procedure was placed under strict supervision of legal regulations, state authorities and their inspection officials. Apart from domestic use, the tobacco of Herzegovina was also exported as a quality and recognizable good.

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