ECONOMIC - AGRICULTURE

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2011
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• Publication Date: March 14, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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C,NTRAL INTELLI CE AGENCY REPS
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COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Sconaaic - Agriculture
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1S1'BLDPH01D 331 POLME AGRICULTURE
A08ICUI? URAL R1CC381RUCTIO3i -- Robotnek, No 339, 9 Dec 48
Despite the priority of indpstry due to the decision to iadnstrialiae
the country, the state financial effort to modernize agriculture in 1948
was ocnaidarabls, namely, 18.6 billion zlotys were allotted to agriculture,
not including outlay for buildings; 4 billion zlotys were spent an machinery
both of doe stio manufacture and imports. The number of active tractors
use increased to 12,600. Also,440,000 tons of artificial fertilizer had
been supplied for the 1948 harvests and 430,000 tons for fall planting.
ncramS!D AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT Trybuna Ludo, No 7, 22 Dee 46
The 6-year plan estimates the 1955 crop yield will be 14-15 quintals
per hectare of land from ordinary farms and 17-18 quintals per heaters
iron state Estes. The peak prerar Drop yield was 13.6 quintals per heaters.
TiDOD CdPlpOL AND DBAIIiA_CM -- Zyaaie Warssavy, No 358, 30 Doc 48
DIri,ig 1948, under the 3 rie iotion of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Agricultural Retns, 100 k1Zom*4b. rr of =buck Outs for flood control ware
built, mainly along the villa (Vistula) River. in addition, another 800
kilo waters of such embankments were repaired and restored. On the banks of
the Oder and Villa rivers, 20 thousand hectares of arable land were re-
claimed.
Substantial capital outlays have also been made for the control of
non-aavisable rivers. This represents a basic improvement project for
drainage of land. 31ne1 kilometers of new projects and 1,500 kilometers
restoration projects will eventually pArsit the drainage of about 100,000
hectares daily.
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Furthermore, 640 kilometers of ditches were thug for the drainage of 250
thousand hectares of arable land, and 1,500 kilometers of.old ditches were
restored.
CREDIT FOR ARTIFICIAL PERT ii2.PR -- Gazeta ': Iowa, No 322, 11 Dec 48
At the request of the Ministry of A-ioultvre, the State bank released
1,953,660,000 zlotys of short-term oredi or the purchase of artificial
fertiliser for the spring season. Of th. sum,. 750 million slot's we do.
sigieted for farmers with small- and aadiuw-size holdings, 9L3,4 15,000 for
State Agricultural Holdings, 178,814,000 for State institute for Hertioul-
tore, and. 65,609 for State Bores Breeding Farms. Further credit is fore-
seen for higher agricultural schools and research in the amount of 45#830,001
zlotys; this asount will be increase& as the necessity arises,
ARTVTCIAL FARTILIZERS -- Trpbnna Imda, No 7, 22 Dec 48
The 6-year plan estimates the 195`# artificial fertilizer protuotioa
per hectare to be an follower nitrogen, 12.5 kilograsse; phosphoras, 14.5;
and potassium, 10. This in ooppareA with the 1938 production rhiohVast
nitrogen, 1.T kilogram; phosphorous, 3.1; and potassium, 2.3.
SOVW TRACTOR D IBUTION -- Rzeoapospolita, No 346, 16 Dec 1,8
The Prseeysl Powiat, Bzeezow WeJewodztwo, has received 50 Soviet
tractors for distribution among the varions villages within the poviat.
Ten of these tractors are assigned to the State Agricultural Holdings In
Stubno and another tan to the State A ioultural Holding 'in Nearly..'
reeeaining tractors will be distributed snug' the other villages by 20
Deoepber 1948.
TRACTOR PRODOCTION -- Trybuna Iudu, No 7, 22 Dec 48
The 6-year plan ostimatee the 1955 production of tractors to reach
12,000. In 1948, the production was 1,200; in 1947, 152, 1938, zaro.
COOPHRATIVZ MILIS -- Gazeta *udavn, No 314, 2 Dec 48
Milling oouperativos regulate 798 mills in Poland. The largest
m bei? of pills, 127, to found in the Poznan Wojevodztvo and 120 in
Bialystok Wojewodztvo; the smallest, 20, in in the Szoze61n Wojevodstw.
The largest of the cooperative sills can produce up to 80 tare &day;
the average produces about 4.3 two k day.
The cooperative iaills, working at capacity, r?,en process 951,760 tone
of grain annaaliy. Thl*, is 27 percent of iblaxA c. total milled 'ro4jA ttioh
eaoants to 3,282,388 tons annsnlly.
HIG$ PI TO CRICK IL.BGAL BTAUGHM OF I,IVSSTOCX -- Zycie Werszawy, No 358,
30 Dec 48
The Ministry of Agriculture has standardized fees for the inspsotioo
of slaagkter anips]a and at. The fees are particularly hi# in appll-
cation to mast originating in 111 & almedMeer. Y st>apie, the taupet-
tiaes fie far a Tasr6or cut of weal. >Snaa i11ad-t slaa*ter esments to 700
zletps. avewa ispestiaa at tie seen .ne t at asst at tie .l tur
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house costa 40 zlotys. It le expected that this measure will make the
illegal slaughter of animrslb ?~t_,