摘要：The researches of the hay produce were published as part of the project 5-02-023 »Economy of Varaždin County at the change of the 19th to the 20th ct«, accepted and financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia«. At the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th ct Varaždin County had all the features of an agricultural region. Agriculture dominated in economic structure. Despite the fact that meadows and paturages in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia were taking possesion of big land surfaces, it happened very often that cattle was loosing weight because of the lack of hy in late winter or in early spring. But, Varaždin County led the way in this production before the other counties of Croatia and Slavonia. For the period that lasted 23 years (1888-1910) the County had an average hay produce from meadows 27,18 q by jutro (1 jutro a 1600 čhv = 5754,64 m ), and from paturages 5,08 q by jutro. The entire hay produce value in the County from 1893 to 1910 was 129850000 krunas. In the same period the hay produce value in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia was 1566428000 krunas. On the basis of these facts we have calculated that the hay produce value of the County participated with 2,29% in the value of the Kingdom. The participation of the hay produce value in the entire value of the agricultural production was in the County in that period at average 25,25%. However hay from meadows and paturages was taking the 2nd position, behind cereals. These and lots of other quoted pieces of information pointed out at the fact that the hay production at the change of the centuries was very important for the entire economy in the County as well as for the Kingdom. If we connect the mentioned agriculture with the improving of cattle-breeding of Croatia and Slavonia, it makes clear the question - why in that period, the total growing number of cattle was noted together with the increased export.
