ECONOMIC - AGRICULTURE

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• Publication Date: August 31, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIF ITION Si;CPi . ECJEJ
COUNTRY
SUBJECT Foonomic-.Agriculture
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
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PUBLISHED TfSSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 14 Jun - 14 Jul 1949
LANGUAGE Rus:aian
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REPORT
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INFORMATION 1949.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
KOLSHOZ FARMERS B l?2LE DEV1STATSD AREAS;
TRANSBAYKAL MEAT INDUSTRY SCORED
Many flax-growing regions of the RSFSR damaged during the war were de-
serted. Kolkhoz farmers are now migrating to these deserted regions. Over
1,600 kolkhoz families have arrived in the western rayons of Salinin Oblast
from the eastern rayons. The State assists the new arrivals in raising homes,
farm buildings, schools and clubs, and by granting long-term loans. Over
1,000 carpenters are now working in special conatraction brigades.
In the western rayons of Kalinin Oblast 1,200 houses have been built for
the migrants, and they have received over 2,000 head of cattle. Thirty-seven
kolkhozes have already been organized on the former waste land. Migrv.tion ~o
this oblast is now coming to an end.
New kolkhoz settlements are being built in Yurbarkas Uyezd, Lithuanian
SSR. Construction work has begun in the "Shviturie," imeni Voroehilov, "Aushra,"
"Pazhanga," "Pirmunae," "Nemunas," and other kolkhozes.
SOIYBBOZES COMPI 6-MONTH PIAN FOR STATE DEL17ERIAS -- Izvestiya, No 164,
14 Jul 49
Sovkhozes of the Ministry of State Farms USSR completed their 6-month
plane for State deliveries of milk, eggs, wool and meat, including pork.
Deliveries to the State were greater than during the same period of 1948: milk
by 34 percent, eggs by 8 percent, wool by 32 percent, meat by 50 percent, and
pork, over two times more.
CHITA ANIMAL-HUSBANDRY PLAN BOGS DOWN -- Za aykal'skiy Rabochiy, No 115, 14 Jun 49
G. I. Voronov, secretary of the Chita Oblast Committee VKP(b), reported to
the sixth plenum of the oblast committee on 13 June c's the status of the 3-year
plan for development of animel husbandry. The report stated that, during 1949,
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kolkhozes which have had land: increments: Solkhozee in rope MAST, aaeo.za
the number of large horned cattle 38 percent in the next 3' years in ceder td'',
ttain the established minimum. For the oblast as a whole, the miniaWll.fea~ R7igr
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requires an increase of 62 percent in the numbers of sheep. Rayoume xhioh 16 mat
now nave sheep fares must make every eff.xrt to organize them and attain thf"*i
im,=. The minimum for pigs requires a four fold increase. The con tion of
p. '.ltry farming in the oblast is completely unsatisfactory, with 231 kolue ee
?' ling to have poultry. In 1949, the increase in the numbers of fowl should
'-r five-fold, waile the entire 3-year plan requires an increase of 24 time the
plague. in 1.948, almost one third of the total number of cows, one fourth of
the ewes, and almost one fifth of the total number of sows were killed by the
plague. Iarge numbers of cattle are squandered n'rery year for so-called intrm-
kolkhoz needs and also by misappropriation of cattle from kolkhoz fame In?dio-
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lation of the Statute of Agricultural Artels. In 1948, almost as many oa
as were given to the State were slaughtered and sold by kolkhozes, at the same
time that the State plan for the development or animal husbandry was not ful-
filled. Many kollkhozee also waste large numbers of cattle by failure to main-
tain adequate feeding. If the kolkhozes deliver underfed and below-standard
cattle to the State for melt, they are required to give almost 50 - 100 per-
cent more cattle than if they had delivered well-fed and standard cattle. It
would pay kolkhozes to give more attention to feeding their cattle.
The drive to meet the 1949 plan, the first year of the 3-year development
program, is not going satisfactorily. As of 1 .Tune, the plan for large horned
cattle had been only 96-percent completed, for pigs 79 percent, and poultry 19
percent, while only the plane for sheep and goats have been mat. If the Oblast
had been able to eliminate losses of cattle by the plague and by squandering,
the plan for the development of animal husbandry would have been completely
met in the majority of rayons by 1 May.
The 3-year plan has established the average yield of milk per cow at from
1,100 tc, 1,300 liters . In 1948, the average yield per cc's in the ablest was
only 656 liters.
The oblaet's breeding facilities are also unsatisfactory. At present, the
proportion of pedigreed large-horned cattle in kolkhozes is only 12 percent of
the total, sheep 31 percent, and pigs 20 percent. There are only 21 breeding
farms for large horned cattle, and most of these have reduced the number of
cattle and lessened their quality. A survey of 17 of these farms in 1947 and
1948 revealed that only 5.4 percent of their cattle was first class.
Other problems discussed in the report include the oblact's lack of skilled
personnel, particularly uead.; of ferns. This group of workers must be brought
under the personal control of the first secretaries of rayon Party committees and
chairmen of rayon executive committees. The serious condition of the feed-crop
1:ase in the oblast must also be improved. Mechanization of labor-consuming
processes in animal +-rising is also at a low level, and almost all work is done
by hand. Only eight kolkhozes ha-c organized electric sheep shearing, and
electric milking has nou been intrerIuced at all. The majority of the kolkhoz
and sovkhoz animal husbandry farms do not have the equipment provided for in the
government decree.
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Many of the deficiencies in the ohlast'o animal husbandry arise fraa the
that very fey, only 1t; percent, of the rural Party members are wor dtteot
than one half of all Communists and 1omsomols working on kolkioaes sad sev3?hoaea
transfer to work on animal husbandry farms. Responsible workers in Party aid
soviet organizations, as well as those in agricultural agencies, must exeroiiue
their right to visit kol hoz and sovkhoz animal husbandry farms and inspect
conditions there, taking measures necessary to eliminate ahptrter in their
operation.
CEITA KOLRHOZLS MUST ADD MORE CATTLE ;FRET . Zabaykal'skiy Raboehiy, No 124, 96 79m 49
The 1949 plan approved by the Chita Oblast Committee requiras the oblaet's
kolkhozee to build now installations on animal husbandry faros for 80,000 bAam o1'
large horned cattle, 40,000 sheep,' 3,000 pigso and BQYbOO ffieRi2' 1'hO:~ty~:of'"
kolkhozes, up to the present.time, have done little: to hciuse ibheir'C % 1 t Gper]y,
Cattle usually winter in th,eopen, which leads to a, high lis9idsaae .t sickness
Administration reports that in mid+rTUne, only li? new 'a"C.ie i ?;,ifystltl.lAtrielts
pens, and pig sties have been built. Thud, lest than one fii'iii'oi' .;.e 1949 plan
has been met. the oulast Party comm.ottee has reoasszended that Yolkhozee set up
speolal construction brigades, and on large kolkhozee, special brigadoe to procure
building materials, in order to speed the work.
CHITA MEAT INDUSTRY MUST EXPAND, IMPROVE -- Zabaykal'skiy Rabochly, No 122, 24 Jun 49
In 194.8, the processing of meat by the Chita Oblast meat industry exceeded
the prewar level by 0 percent. Part of the cattle obtained by the industry last
year was below average quality. The unsatisfactory procurement of pigs resulted
in a low proportion, only 0.77 percent of the total output, of sausage and other
pig products, and considerably limited assortment. Inefficient maintenance of
cattle prior to slaughter in the Chita, Petrovsko-Zabeykal'skiy and gretensk meat
combines resulted in a large loss of cattle and a reduction of their quality. The
oblast's meat enterprises have not male a euffici3nt effort to produce high-quality
products, with the result that moat and fat products are below standard.
In 1949, the oblast'o meat industry must increase the output of meat 10
percent over 1948 and sausage products 13 percent, and must also increase assortment
and improve quality. The industry shoul?' use the summer season, which animal
husbandry farms use mainly for fattening cattle and delivery of cattle to meat
enterprises, to repair and expand plant equipment, buildings and structures, in
preparation for the big processing season. The FZO school in the Chita Meat Combine
will graduate a number of skilled personnel In August, in time for the season.
The increase in the procurement of meat demands an increase in the network
of meat combines and refrigerator units in the Transbaykal region, `Mechanized
refrigerator units are being constructed In the Olovyanninekiy and Petroveko-
Zabaykal'skiy meat combines.
The construction of the Borzya Meat-Canning Combine is of extreme importance
to the oblast and will bring a radices change in the operation of the Tranebaykal
meat industry, considerably enlarging its production assortment. -- V. Yemel'yanov,
director, Meat Trust.
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biGSHANZZES BU'PIEi. I^?DUSTRY -- Zabaykal'skiy Raboohiy, No 129, 3 Jul
Production in Chita Oblast creameries Is being extensively meobmlset th1e
cr. A separator with a -apacity.of 1,000 liters of ?ilk per hour a
heating tank, and a Jutter-making machine with a capacity of 5nn-lnn ka ,
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connection with the opening of a store of the Butter Industry Trust in Chita.
I:cluded in the assortment will be various types of butter, cream, sour cream,
c?rds, kefir, curdled ciilk, cheeses, ice cream, and other milk products.
CHITA'S HARVEST PROSPECTS GOOD Zabaykal'skly Rabochiy, No 115, 14 Jun 49
Chita Oblast is completing the spring; sowing campaign and has a record of
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the oblast's kolkhozea: had sown 28,000 more hectares of land than in 194A
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Recent rains, which were generally distributed over the oblast, have improves
NERCHINSK VETERTNARY SCHOOL ERR07S.S s uDZNTS -- Zabaykal'skiy Rabochi No 116
15 Jun 49` y, ,
The Nerchinek Zootechnical and Veterinary Technical School, Chita Oblast, is
registering students for the 1949 school year in the first and second courses of
the zootechnical and veterinary departments. The school accepts USSR citizens,
from 14 to 30 years of age, who have completed seven grades. Students I.ho have
completed 10 g.:ades will be accepted in the second-year course. All applicants,
except those who completed school with outstanding grades, must take examinations
in Russian language -.ni literature (oral and written dictation), mathematics
(oral and written) and USSR Constitution (oral). Applications will be accepted
until 15 August, at which time entrance examinations will begin. Classes start on
1 September, and those applicants who arrive later than 10 September will be
removed from the registration lists. Stipends of 140 rubles per month in the first
course, 160 rubles in the second course: and 180 rubles in the third course, will
be awarded on the basis of examination grades, with outstanding applicants receiving
an additional 25 percent of the stipend.
Those who complete the training program will be given the title of
veterinarian's assirtant. for those who consists the veterinary department, and
junior zoetechnician., for those who complete the zootechnical departatent, Oraduatee
will be assigned work by the Ministry of Agriculture RSFSR in rayon agricultural
departments, veterinary sectors and clinics; experimental stations, and large
animal husbandry farms on kolkhozes.
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MAP Ole STATE FOREST BELTS BEING FRtNT I) -- Sovotakaya Lttvs, No )6k` 1
The Sverdlove;:Cartographic Factory line ".asived the =4w to
of State forest belts in steppe and forest-steppe regime of the
The map gives a clear picture of the extensive forestation plan.
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The Buryat-Mongol Office of "W'.Iovodstroy" (Conetraotlon Of hr ltt
Reclamation Projeots) ie recruiting dri111nggtoremea vho harp had pradt oftbE
An operating the Ki2M-300 machine fordril],tng in crater. Applys 32 atitss
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