ECONOMIC - AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, CROPS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600140243-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 243
• Publication Date: April 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
German Democratic Republic
Economic - Agriculture, livestock, crops
DATE DIST.3?A Apr 1952
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The plan for the German Democratic Republic, including Berlin, was ful-
filled 99.6 percent, indicating a trend toward converting from animal power
to mechanized power in agriculturA. This was achieved by the MAS (Machine
Rental Stations). The plan for horses up to 3 years old was surpassed by 26.7
percent, thus decreasing the average age of the horses. This may be considered
a result of the compulsory breeding act of 1947 and 1948. Such measures will
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no longer be neceveac=y. ~-,re must. be placed on good selection.
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The GDP plan was fulfilled only 98.9 percent. The failure to fulfil: the
plan by approximately 41,000 head ?aas mainly due to Mecklenburg, which was
still short about $7,000 head of cattle at the end of the plan period. This
vas the result of insufficient work by the Ministry of Agriculture and, Forestry,
which failed to convince the new farmers to raise cattle, particularly in the
evstern ?seise (districts). Coopexntion between the BED (Peasants' Trade Co-
operatives) of the vdgD (Peasants' Mutual Aid Association) and the Kreiee leaves
The plan for cove was fulfilled 100.8 percent. This was a result of the
prohibition against slaughtering female breeding and dairy cattle. Havever,
the herds are relatively young. The problem of operating costs cannot as yet
be treated equally in all iaender? under the 1951 agricultural plan, since many
farmers have not yet had full demands placed on then in respect to cattle rais-
ing. Mecklenburg, Sachsen-Anbalt, and Thueringen have not fulfilled the plan;
Y+ecklenburg for the above-mentioned reason, while in Tkaaeringen fodder diffi-
culties caused nonfulfillment, in Sachsen-Anhalt ffeminder of sentence missing
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C. EJAS
The plan was barely 100 percent fulfilled. Sacbsen-Anhalt and Mue-
ringeh did not meet their plans. Errors in planning and fodder difficulties
were to blame. The plan for sows vas fulfilled 89.1 percent. There ware or-
ganizational difficulties in all Laender, particularly in the management of
pig breeding. The BFO of the YdgB failed completely to impress the farmers
in advance with the importance of plan fulfillment for the coming year. The
government, therefore, found it necessary to take measures to offset this loss
in the 1951 pork production.
D. Etlek
The plan was only 67.4 percent fulfilled as a result of the failure of
the entire sheep-raising project. The lack of an expert economist is being
felt more and more. In addition, it seems that with the varying conditions on
the OXiR farms it will be impossible to put production of wool on a hectare
quota basis in 1951. Sachsen is the only I*md that surpassed the plan. The
prohibition in Sachsen against slaughtering sheep was very successful. The
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry must decide whether or not slaughtering
should also be prohibited in the other Laender.
The plan for ewes was fulfilled 96.1 percent. Brandenburg, Mecklenburg,
and Sachsen surpassed the plan. Sachsen-Anhalt encountered difficulties in
meeting the plan because the number of sheep per hectare has already reached
the maxis=. Thueringen could not fulfill the plan because of fodder diffi-
culties refsultine from the loss of forest pastures.
1. The plan for the 1950 harvest provide8 for planting an area of
5,010,000 hectares plus 78,000 hectares of new land, making a total of 5,088,000
hectares. The soil utilization survey of 3 .7une 1950 showed 5,033,400 hectares
of farmland. The plan for adding new farmland vas not fulfilled because the
responsibility for plowing up grassland was delegated by the Lsender to the
Kreise and by the Kreiae to the towns, which had, no knowledge of meadow qon-
ditions. Therefore, in the spring of 1251 a grassland survey was conducted,
after which the selection of grassland for plowing was more successful. Of
the 5,030,400 hectares of farmland, 26,500 hectares were not ylanted; a series
of necessary measures were put into effect by the decree for the fulfillment
of the 1951 spring planting to prevent a repetition of this poor performance.
The plan for winter wheat, forage root crops, and field forage plants
was surpassed. More winter wheat was planted because it can be oown late In
the winter and brings a higher yield than Sumner wheat. The greater cultiva-
tion: of forage root coos and field forage crops wa:s due to the emphasis on
Livestock breeding, i.e., the area in which forage wzw raised as a main crop
erns enlarged rather than the area in which it vaa raised as a secondary crop
buvveen ethos crops.
2. As a result of the improvement of MAS work av;thods which made pos-
sible intensive soil cultivation, better fertilization (commercial fertilizer,
as well as stable manure from the increased number of livestock), and further
improvement of the Bead supply, the planned 1950 hectare yield and total
yield were not only reached, but also surpassed, with the exception of oleag-
isa.s r=r)ps.
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Fulfillment ('%)
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20.4
20.9
102.5
03e a fiber p.ante
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10.7
75.4
Pata~teea
180.6
181.2
100.3
Sugar beets
272.0
273.1
100.4
*Althou& no Freight =it is indicated, the figurea probably represent
double-cze as a, one,doOla-meatner being eaua1 to 100 kilogra=s
, eree t*ge tultili*eut of olea moos crops may be greater than
that iud9.eht4. ' eve, the yield will be somewhat below tte planned goal
as a result, or the hi4 p Zer tege or viuter -killed crops. The summer crops
planted to replace then had 'a couiderssbly lover yield.
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