AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN TROYANOVO VILLAGE, BURGAS DISTRICT

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
Bulgaria.
Agricultural Cooperative in
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DATE DISTR.
27 February 1953
Troyanovo Village, Burggs District
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1. Two al ,jor drives to persuade farmers in the vicinity of Troyanovo village (N 42-340
E 27-09) to join the agricultural cooperative were made after 19449 These were made
in 1917 and 1950 respectively and each drive was accompanied by the levying of addi-
tional taxes on the independent farmers. Those who were in this way forced to join
the cooperative had already surrendered their crops to the state and were therefore
unable to furnish their share of seed for the follo, ing years Ayer this ~reaedn, 'ttaee
beam im nedittely indebted to the oddperatilre and poor crops and th"e1 1 miss'of
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allotmts I m rade'i.t ' aoe able 'for them to off their debta.
At the end of 1951, all but 50 or 60 of the 600 fatt,l1el5 In Tr ovo had joined the
gooperatives The independent farmers still own 375 to 500 acres after having been
obliged to turn over 750 to 1 000 acres to the State because they had be unable to
pi theij taxes. This forfeited land is now cultivated by the State farm of Kamenovo
gem which is near T ovo, and is administered by the T?S (Trudovo Posellena
Bobetvenostj Land Development A ninietration) O scion of the Ministry of Agri-
aulre.
The cooperative owns appro .matelyr 8,000 acres (32 000 decares) of farm 3and and
about 1?y acres of vi eyrards. The cooperative and the village were completely
electrified in 1950, The cooperative has its an repair shop and a Recall flour
milli it owns a tractor, a threshing machine, a binder, and a driill. Additional
equip t including teams of ho es, is rented from the Kamonova machinery pool*
The rental is paid in cash rather than with a share of the crop quota which
would be 20 to 25 kilos for every decare sow, cultivated, and harvested.
The cooperative also s 2~10 horses, 60 oxen, approximately 5,000 sheep, 1,000
chickens, and 220 pigs,
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Production in 1951 was follows
Wheat
- 2900O''9000 kilos
Rye -
- 3009000 kilos
Barley
- boo ooa kilos
Oats
- 250.9000 kilos
Sunflower
seeds
1x509000 kilos
Maize
- 1009000 kilos
Tare
- 1,000 kilos
Cotton
- 3,000 kilos
Vegetables - Amount unlaaown9 sold for 190009000 lava (old currency)
The State's share of the 1951 production per decare of land 'is listed below# as
well as the share for each cooperative member per work dare
State Quota per Decare
Member's Share per Work Day
Wheat
38 kilos
'Wheat
- *3.7 kilos
Rye - 26 kilos Rye
4400 grams
Bar3e y - 13 kilos Barley
-'400 grams
Oats - 6 kilos Sunflower
seed
row
800'
Sunflower
g
seed
30' kilos
wool
7 gram
Maine -
140 kilos
Milk
2.00 grams
Tare
30 kilos
Money
100 levas
Cotton
Total production
Besides the crop quotas, any seed borrowed from the State in repaid at the and of
the season. Seed for the following year is taken out= then 10 percent of the remainder
is allocated to special funds of the cooperative before the memberen shares are oal-
Oi1ated according to the'number of darn each worked. The crop quota net aside for
special funds in, sold, and the money is divided an folk n
as Surplus fund, 62 peroent'
be Na4".,ional emergencies, 20 `percent, and
a. Cultural and social expenses, 18 percent.
6. Until 1949, 35 percent of the net production (i.*.;, after State p quotas, seed
quotas, and the special funds shares have been deducted) was allocated to those who
had turned their land over to the cooperative prorated according to the amount of
land contributed* The other 65 percent was to divided among all, members according
to their working days. Former land ganders are now given credit for additional
working d s, but under this system they do not gain an much as they did under the
oriaal p . The present scala is as follows.
One decare of lot quality (.sutra good) land 2 working dayal
be One decara of lot quality (good) land - 1*0 working
One dacare of 2nd quality land - 1A. working days., and
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d. One decare of 3rd quality land - 1.2 working dayss.
Wong days are computed acoordirg to various norms, depending upon the tae of work
donee A man who tills three de es of land with a team of oxen, or 305 deoaree with
a team of horses, is credited with 1.2 working days. Some types of labor require 10
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hours work for one working day. The largest number of working day credits possible
to earn 'durring a year is 300. Members who fail to report for work without -a good
reason are severely penalised.
l0. The crop plan for 1952 is listed below; the apecteda production figures are not
known8
Wheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Sunflower seed
Maize
Tare
Hemp
Vegetables
Cotton
Beads (for a d als)
17,500 deoarea
1,500' decares
3,000 decares
39000 decares
5,000 decares
3,000' decares
1,500 decares
100 deoarea
100 deoares
1,500 decares
100 dacares
11, Although in the past, a certain amount of land was left fallow each year, all
owned by the cooperative is now cultivated intensely each year.
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1. 0 m tt Possibly Kamen village (N 42?34, E 27-19) is mean
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