ORDERS FIX NEW CROP-PURCHASE QUOTAS

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• Publication Date: April 5, 1950
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ORDERS FIX NEW CROP-PURCHASE QUOTAS
QUOTAS SET FOR CROP PURCHASE OF WOOL -- Bashkimi, No 1599, 9 Feb 50
The Order of the Albanian government on Compulsory Deliveries and the
Purchase of Wool for 1950, effective today, includes the following provisions:
Article T T. -- Individual farms with up to ten head of sheep and goats per
hectare must deliver to the state 1.25 kilograms of wool. Individual farms wiith
over ten head must deliver the following quantities in addition: for 11
head, 0.5 kilogram} for 21 to 40 head, 0.6 kilogram; for 41 to 75 head, 0.7
kilogram; for 76 to 100 head, 0.8 kilogramj and for 101 or more head, 0.9 kilo-
gram.
Individual livestock farms must deliver the following quantities of wool
per head of sheep to the state: for 1 to 10 head, 0.3 kilogram) for 11 to 20 head,
0.4 kilogram; for 21 to 40 head. o.6 kilogramj for 41 to 75 head. 0.7 kilogrnny
for 76 to 100 head, 0.8 kilogres::; and for 101 or more head 0.9 kilogram.
Agricultural. cooperatives must deliver to the state 0.4 kilogram of wool
per hectare of land and 2 kilograms of wool for each cooperative courtyard fprivate
family plot on a cooperative farm;
Livestock cooperatives must deliver to the state 0.4 kilogram of wool per
head of sheep or goats.
State livestock enterprises and farms must make compulsory deliveries
of wool to the Crop-Purchase Enterprise according to the plan approved by the
government.
Town dwellers who have up to five head of sheep or goats are exempt
from deliveries of wool. If they have more they must deliver the quantities
specified above for individual livestock farms. When delivery quotas are reckoned
according to the number of hectares, all the land belonging to the farms must
be counted (cultivated land, fallow land, orchards, olive groves, vineyards,
meadows, pasture, etc.) and all the sheep and goats belonging to the farm must
be counted.
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For computing delivery quotas, four goats are equivalent to one sheep.
Article 2. -- Wool delivered according to the above quotas must be clean
and properly sheared from local sheep and goats. It must be well dried and may
contain not over 3 percent of foreign matter. Wool from dead sheep and dirty
wool are not acceptable. Various types and qualities of wool may be substi-
tuted according to a specified table of equivalents.
Article 3. -- Compulsory deliveries of wool shall be made to crop-purchase
centers at the following prices: wool from local sheep, properly sheared: first
quality 30 lek, second duality 27 lek; inferior sheep's wool and lamb's wool,
22 lek; goats's hair, 20 lek; fine curly sheep's wool from the first shearing,
40 lek; fine curly sheep's wool from the second shearing and from lambs, 48 lek;
cleaned wool from local sheep, 50 lek.
Article 4. -- The deadline for compulsory deliveries of wool throughout
Albania is 30 July, except for individual agricultural and livestock farms, which
have until 15 October.
Article 5. -- Specified categories shall be exempt from compulsory deliv-
eries of wool in 1950.
Article 6. -- In case of extraordinary loss of animals in a district, lo-
cality, or village because of epidemics or forces of nature, the Executive Com-
mittees of the Jistrict and the crop-purchase plenipotentiary shall determine
what reduction may be made in the delivery quotas in the area affected. No de-
cision shall be put into effect without the approval of the Crop-Purchase Com-
mittee.
Article 7. -- Farms which have no sheep or goats may be permitted by the
plenipotentiary and the Crop-Purchase Committee in special cases to me..t their
obligations for wool deliveries by substituting other agricultural or livestock
products, regarding one kilogram of wool as equivalent to: 5 kilograms of meat
live weight; 4 kilograms of poultry meat; 60 eggs; 800 grams of butter; 7 kilo-
grams of beans; one kilogram of rendered lard; 24 kilograms of wheat; or one
kilogram of olive oil.
Article 8. -- Individual agricultural and livestock farms, agricultural
and livestock cooperatives, and all cooperative courtyards that meet their ob-
ligation:; toward the stute as to deliveries of wool may sell their surpluses
on the market without restriction.
Article 10. -- Any person who fails to meet the quotas prescribed herein
by the deadline will be subject to immediate confiscation of his quota of wool
by the plenipotentiary.
Persons who have no sheep or goats and fail to meet their obligations
of wool with other products as provided in Article 6 shall be prosecuted and
forced to give up their quota of wool, according to the provisions of Decree No
234 of 16 April 1946.
-- Anyone who refuses delivery, conceals or destroys wool, makes
a false declaration, or uses other means to avoid delivering wool shall be prose-
cuted for hindering trade, speculation, and sabotage.
NEW QUOTAS SET FOR MEAT DELIVERY -- Bashkimi, No 1598, 8 Feb 50
The Albanian government's Order on the Compulsory Delivery of Meat in 1950
sets up the following quotas of meat to be delivered by individual farmers, agri-
cultural and livestock cooperatives, atxiliary farms belonging to enterprises
and state organizations, and religious communities, beginning 1 January 1950:
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Article 1. -- Individual farmers who own up to 40 head of cattle must de-
liver to the state 32 kilograms of meat, live xeight, per hectare of land.
Individual farmers who own livestock equivalent to 40 head of cattle
(one cow or buffalo is equivalent to five head of small livestock) must de-
liver to the state, in addition to the above, 5 kilograms of meat, live weight,
per head, if they have 1-20 head of cattle or the equivalent; 6 kilograms if
they have 21-40 head, 7 kilograms' if they have 41-60 head, 9 kilograms if they
have 61-100 head, 10 kilograms if they have 101-150 head, and 12 kilograms if
they have 151 head or more.
Stock farmers who live off the income from their livestock and town
dwellers "ho own more than one dairy cow or five head of small livestock must
deliver the following quantities of meat to the state: 3 kilograms of meat,
live weight, per head, if they have 1-20 cattle, 3.5 kilograms if they have
21-40 head, 4 kilograms if they have 41-60 head, 5 kilograms if they have 61-
80 head, 6 kilograms if they have 61-80 head, 7 kilograms if they have 101-150
head, 8 kilograms if they have 151-200 head; 10 kilograms if they have 201 head
or more.
Agricultural cooperetieco oust deliver to the state 16 kilograms of
meat, live weight, per hectare, and 40 kilo
yard grams of meat per cooperative court-
Livestock cooperatives are required to deliver for compulsory sale 3
kilograms of meat for each head of small livestock owned.
All auxiliary farms belonging to enterprises, institutions, and or-
ganizations must deliver 16 kilograms of meat, live weight, to the state for
each hectare of land. Hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes, and children's homes
are exempted from this provision.
Quotas of meat per hectare will be levied on all land belonging to the
farm (cultivated land, orchards, olive groves, meadows, vineyards, pasture, etc.)
and on all livestock belonging to the farm.
Pigv_ cure not counted in assigning quotas per head of livestock.
Ar:icle 2. -- Deliveries of meat to the state are to be made as follows:
35 percent in the second quarter, 35 percent in the third, and 30 percent in the
fourth.
All farmers who are subject to these quotas may make the required de-
liveries ahead of schedule or for next ;aar in advance.
Article 3. -- The compulsory quotas of meat set in Article 1 of this or-
der may be satisfied with any kind of meat, Including beef, buffalo meat, meat
from small livestock, pork, and poultry, if it is delivered in the area where it
was raised. Live weight for animals and poultry involves an allowance of 3 per-
cent for waste.
Ar.t t -- Purchase prices of meat and fowl, live weight, shall be as fol-
lows: beef, buffalo, veal, 10 lek per kilogram; lamb and chevon, 11 lek per kilo-
gram; mutton, 9 lek per kilogram; goat, 8 lek; pork, 14 lek; poultry, 20 lek.
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ORDER FIXES DELIVERY QUOTAS FOR EGGS -- Bashkimi, No 1600, 10 Feb 50
The Order on the Compulsory Delivery of Eggs and Their Purchase recently is-
sued by the Albanian government includes the following provisions:
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Article 2. -- A1.1 private farms of the first category (Durres, Tirana, El-
basan, Lushnje, Fier, Berat, Shkoder, Kruje, Vlone, Sarande, Korce and Lezhe)
must deliver 80 eggs per hectare. Those of the second category (Pogradec, Gramsh,
Burrel, Gjinokaster, and Peshkopi) must deliver 60 eggs per hectare. Those of
the third category (Tepelene) Permet, Erseke, Kukes, Puke, Tropoje, Rreshen, and
Skrapar) must deliver 40 eggs per hectare.
Agricultural cooperatives of the first category must deliver 30 eggs per
?hectare and 80 eggs..ner cooperative courtyard 5rivate family plot on a coopera-
tive farm 7 plot. Those of the secona category must deliver 30 eggs per hectare
and 60 eggs per cooperative courtyard. Those of the third category must deliver
20 eggs per hectare and 40 eggs per cooperative courtyard.
Obligations per hectare must be reckoned on the basis of all the land
belonging to the farm (cultivated land, orchard, olive groves, meadow, vineyard,
pasture, etc)?
Article 4. -- The .Scecutive Committees of the districts are permitted to
raise or lower the quotas for the farms under their jurisdiction by a maximum
of 25 percent.
Article 4. -- individual and cooperative farms shall make their compulsory
deliveries of eggs as follows: 35 percent during the second quarter, 35 percent
during the third quarter, and 30 percent during the last quarter of the year.
ticle -- The Plenipotentiary of the Crop-Purchase Committee may per-
mit farms that cannot deliver their quota of eggs to substitute other agricul-
tural and livestock products asfollows: 10 eggs are equivalent to 3 kilograms
wheat, 2 kilograms beans, 3 kilograms rice, ene kilogram. meat (turkey, goose,
duck, chicken), 1.5 kilograms meat (live weight), .15 kilogram butter, .225 kilo-
gram olive oil, or .2 kilogram rendered lard.
Article 6. -- The compulsory deliveries of eggs defined in this order shall
be made by individual :arms and agricultural cooperatives to buying and selling
cooperatives. The price shall be one lek per egg.
Article 7. -- All individual farms established during 1950 and certain other
specified categories shall be exempt from compulsory deliveries of eggs.
Article 9. --',Anyone who fails to make his compulsory deliveries in the
quantities or by tee time prescribed in this order shall be forced to deliver
the remainder of his quota plus 25 percent.
Article 1L -- This order is in effect as of the date of its appearance in
Bashkimi and Zeri i Popullit.
CROP PURCHASE OF CORN 71 PERCENT OF PLAN -- Bashkimi, No 1600, 10 Feb 50
Tirana -- According to the records of the Crop-Purchase Committee, the plan
for the crop purchase of corn through Albania had been realized 71.15 percent as
of 5 February.
Good results were ach?.eved in the Gramsh district, which achieved 94.61 per-
cent of the plan; the Skrapar district, with 91.5 percent; the Pogradec district,
with 86.54 percent; the Peshkopi district, with 88.35 percent, and the Korce dis-
trict, with 85.29 percent.
In other districts, where the crop-purchase campaign was late in develop-
ing or where work was poorly organized, results were unsatisfactory. Thus in the
Vlone district the plan was realized only 48.35 percent, in Fier only 53.51 per-
cent. in Lushnje only 56.99 percent, and in Tepelene only 64.68.percent.
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The deadline for meeting obligations for compulsory deliveries of corn has
passed. The Executive Committees of the delinquent districts must undertake seri-
ous educational measures among the peasants and exercise vigilance over the ku-
lake to prevent them from hindering the realization of the crop-purchase plan.
SURPLUSES MAY BE SOLD FREELY -- Zeri i Popullit, No 320, 5 Jan 50
In Decision No 687 of 31 December 1949, effective todpy, the Council of
Ministers, observing that the plan for the compulsory crop purchase of cereals
was fulfilled satisfactorily, permits the free sale of surpluses of oat, rye,
barley, and spelt flours and 'heir by-products in the district of Burrel, Lushn-
,je, Elbasan, Beret, Pogradec, and Tirana.
In Decision No 686 of 31 December 1949, also effective today, observing that
the 1949 plan for the crop purchase of corn in the Puke and Burrel districts was
fulfilled 100 percent, the Council of Ministers permits the free sale of surpluses
of corn and corn meal in those districts.
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