ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FARMING IN THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Mongolian People's Republic
Animal Husbandry and Farming in the
Mongolian People's Republic
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amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
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1. The Herdsmen's Council (Bain Malohidin Horal) of the Mongolian People's
Republic (MPR) was first instituted in 1944. It consists of representatives,
selected on the basis of achievement, from each aymag, the number from each
aymag varying from ten upwards. This council meets twice a year to consider
requests from people engaged in animal husbandry, to make studies which will
improve the breeds, to carry on liaison between the Government and the Party,
and to receive direatives fro e Government. According to a Ulan Bator
25X1 the Herdsmen'.s Council at its March meetini;
of animal husbandry, the keystone of our national economy. It is need-
less to say that the grass harvest yield forms the basis of animal hus-
bandry today. Therefore the Government and the Party urge all those
concerned with the mowing and gathering of the grass and hay crops to
be alert and efficient in this year's harvest. All of us know that a
poor hay harvest will mean a decrease in our flocks in the ensuing year
so let us all work hard toward the goal of a good harvest." 25X1
"Haying time is here again and to date it has been proven that proper
.preparations for this season were not made, and where actual mowing
operations have been conducted the results have been terrible. The
had debated at length the question of the need for additional wells. It was
generally agreed that the country was in dire need of at least 6,700 wells,
and suggested that this requirement could be met in part by the repair of
old wells which had fallen into disuse, and by the drilling of new wells.
2. The season for gathering hay in the MPR is extremely short, lasting from
late July until mid-August, and any failure to out and gather the grass and
ha durin this period results in hardship. Ulan Bator 25X1
evealed official concern with regard to a genera lax-
ness in carrying out the hay harvest.
a. "Both the Government and the Party have a great concern in the progress
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work has been unsystematic and poorly directed. The labor gathered to
perform this simple chore proved utterly incompetent. It is not only a
problem of poor direction and unwillingness on the part of the laborers,
there is a real labor shortage this year. These problems must be solved
quickly or our internal economy will suffer. It must be kept in mind that
a shortage of labor and poorly trained, unwilling laborers are not
restricted to the agri try, but extend into every phase of
our industrial life." 1 ~7
3. In July 1953 transportation difficulties were affecting the
25X1 adversely. The following item was Q by Ulan Bator 25X1
"Because of a failure in the internal transportation system, a large
.quantity of wool is being held in the local areas and not reaching the
processing plants from which it would eater the export trade. A survey
of the situation reveals that 1,738 tons of first-quality wool is stored
and awaiting transportation in Jabhan Aymag (N 47-45, E 96-50). A like
situation exists in Dorono Gobi Aymag (N 4450, E 110-00) where 728 tons
of wool is stored and awaiting transportation.
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On the Ulan Bator included the following items on
successes in animal husbandry and in the processing of animal products.,
a. "A report from Suh'e Ba'atar indicates that uhe:'B ata .Aymag (N.46-15k
E 113-30) has completed the 1953 schedule for livestock breeding. The
final report shows that this aymag increased its herds by 279,689 head,
or 32.7 percent."
b. "A UNEN report shows that Hobdo Aymag (N 47-00, E.92-30) exceeded the
,established norm by 95,000 head of livestock."
G* "The milk-prooessin plant in Erdeni Chagto Somon, Obor Hangay Aymag
(N 46-00, E 102-30), was singled out as the outstanding factory of its
type. Not only is the factory considered a model plant, but it also
exceeded its norm by 5 percent9 giving a total production of 105 percent."
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