MILK DELIVERIES LOW; FALL SOWING LAGS

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• Publication Date: November 10, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Economic - Agriculture
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PUBLISHED 30 Sep - 3 Oct 1950
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TN IS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ESPIONAGE ACT SO
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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SCORES LOW MILK DELIVERIES -- Sofia, Izgrev, 30 Sep 50
In spite of various measures introduced to speed and increase the deliv-
eries of cow and buffalo milk, deliveri:-'s are still appallingly low. As of
1 September, the plan had as a whole been fulfilled by only 28.74 percent, and
free deliveries reached 26.76 percent, whereas the yearly plan for sheep's and
goat's milk had been fulfilled by 105.26 percent and by 107.8 percent for free
deliveries. Most okoliyas have failed to fulfill their quota deliveries, and,
in these where the over-all plan has been fulfilled, many individual farmer]
have failed to deliver their compulsory quotas. The only exception was shown
in the Rhodopes area, where, due to the dispersion of villages and the prevail-
ing local custom, butter is mostly being purchaoed instead of milk.
The reasons for the shortages are partly due to the drought, but also
other factors, such as the poor organization of many rayon cooperatives, inad-
equate cooperation of the okoliya people's soviets and party committees in col-
lecting the. milk and the lack of control which permitted the kulaks to hide
their milk animals. Even the people a sponsible for the deliveries have been
found guilty of concealing their sheep and cows. For example, in Sveti Nikola
village, Burgas Okoliya, farmer Kosta Ilhutcv, who owns 30 milk ewes, did not
deliver a single liter of milk; Marin Ivanov Nikolov from Khurlets village,
Oryakhovo Okoliya, who owne 27 milk ewes and is registered for 1,027 liters of
milk, delivered only 25; a farmer in Stalin Okoliya, with 39 sheep, delivered
only one-half a liter daily, and another,, with 39 sheep, did not deliver any
milk. Many of the responsible supervisors are showing complete laxity in the
performance of their duties.
Kosta Nikolov Nachev, chairman of the village soviet inTurnava village,
Byala Slating Okoliya, reported that his village had .'only 60 milk tows, where-
as a check disclosed that there wer... 480. One of the village group leaders
had concealed nice cows, one of which belonged to him and two to. the director
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of the local cooperative. In Butan village, Oryakhovo Okoliya, only 20 liters
of milk daily were delivered from 380 cows; the chairman of the Farm Workers'
Cooperative declared that although they had enough cows, there was nobody to
milk them. A village group leader in Glozhene village concealed his two cows
together with those belonging to two of the local kaiaks.
The chairman of the villagc soviet in Popitsa village, Byala Slatina Oko-
liya, refused any cooperation in milk collecting; the party secretary in Bo-
tevo village, Pavlikeni Okoliya, had not delivered a single liter of milk as
late as 25 August; and the chairman of the village soviet still owes 300 liters.
In Nedan village, Pavlikeni Okcliya, the chairman of the village soviet told
the chairman of the rayon cooperative; "Whatever you do, we cannot deliver the
milk." The truck of the Cherven Bryag Rayon Cooperative Union traveled for 2
days throughout the villages, but could scarcely round up 50-60 liters of milk;
the cost of transportation considerably exceeded the price of the milk.
In many areas the responsible organizations claim that the milk could not
be delivered because of the drought, but i~ has been ascertained beyond any
doubt that the negligence and unreliability of the proper authorities through-
out the okoliyas are equally responsible for the failures. It is high time to
establish strict measure to eliminate these conditions, and to make an accurate
registration of cows and buffalo cows. An intensive educational campaign must
awaken the people to their responsibilities and put an end to the concealment
of animals. Severe sanctions must be imposed on all those guilty of not ful-
filling the quotas.
FALL PLOWING BEHIND PLAN -- Sofia, Izgrev, 3 Oct 50
This year's plowing campaign is proceeding under most unfavorable climatic
conditions due to the drought. However, such mishaps must not delay the strict
fulfillment of the fall plowing and sewing plans. As in 1948, the operations
must be carried out in dry weather without waiting for the rainy season. The
campaign requires the fullest cooperation of the people's soviets and other mass
organizations.
So far, the progress of plowing has been very slow. The reasons for this
may be seen in yielding to hardships, disruption of supervisory units, and u-
restrained kulak propaganda demanding that the operations be delayed until the
start of the rainy season. As a result, the presowing campaign has been seri-
ously handicapped; as of 25 September the plowing had been completed by only
8.5 percent in Yambol 0krug, 8.6 in Ko.larovgrad, 8.4 in Ruse, 8.7 in Burgas,
9.2 in Vidin, and 9.6 percent in Vratsa Okrug.
The MTS and farm workers' cooperatives are just as deficient in this regard
as the private farmers. The Byala Slatina MTSP which had 14 powerful Soviet
tractors as of 25 September, has plowed only 14,000 decares. The Vasil Kolarov
cooperative, with its good technical equipment and large number of draft animals,
has plowed only 2,860 decares. Similar shortcomings are frequent throughout the
country.
All resources must now be mobilized to conclude the presowing plowing cam-
paign before 10 October; the dry sowing operations must start on that date and
be completed not later than 30 October. The start of the fall rainy season is
expected on 23 October.
To assure the full success of the plowing campaign, all plowing machines
must be adequately provided with well sharpened and thinned blades. Furrows
must be made as narrow as possible to prevent the formation of lumps; the fields
must be carefully cleaned of corn and sunflower stalks, as dry plowing is a very
sensitive operation during which the soil easily forms into lumps. The depth of
plowing should not exceed 8-10 centimeters.
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The okoliya people's soviets and all political and public organizations are
called on to take the necessary measures to carry out the presowing plowing op-
erations on all newly established or expanded farm workers' cooperatives. The
latter have been so busy setting ~xp the new land blocks, transferring livestock,
etc., that they have not yet started their plowing campaigns. The campaigns
must now be started without delay and must include all the necessary animals,
regardless of whether the formalities of their transfer to the cooperatives have
been concluded or not.
According to Decree No 2272 of the Council of Ministers and the Central
Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, 70 percent of seed cleaning and dis-
infecting operations in m:?untain areas and 50 percent in field areas was to be
concluded by 15 September. However, only 46 percent of the seed had been cleaned
on that date and only 33.7 disinfected throughout the country, whereas as of
25 September, 55.8 percent had been cleaned and 43.5 disinfected.
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These figures show that in many areas the seed is taken from the processing
centers before ti's completion of disinfecting operations under the excuse that
disinfecting will be provided at home. However, it has been ascertained that
disinfecting at.home is not being properly executed, if at all. In the future,
farmers must not fail to bring their grain to the centers on the indicated dates
and make . :e that the cleaning and disinfecting is properly completed before
sowing time. Educational campaigns must be conducted by party organizations and
the Dimitrov Youth Association. The dangerous tardiness and laxity in seed clean-
ing and disinfecting operations must be overcome with the greatest determination.
The introduction of hourly charts for tractor work in the USSR has entailed
a far more intensive utilization of every work hour, and every minute during the
operations has be--n effectively used. Following the Soviet example, hour charts
were introduced this fall at some Bulgarian MTS in Gorna Oryakhovitsa and Yambol.
Operators working under the new system plowed 37.5 decares per hour on the first
day and 38.4 decares on the second day, whereas the norm provided for only 30
decares. Simultaneously, 3.5 kilograms (or 3.6 percent) of fuel were saved the
first day and 7 kilograms (or 7 percent) the second day.
Fuel is still one of the major problems for MTS, and the savings represent
a great contribution to their work. Some operators have been highly successful
in this regard. One of them, in Turnovo Okoliya, completed 3,200 decares of
shallow plowing in one week and saved 1,500 kilograms of fuel. A mass campaign
should be conducted to provide further substantial fuel savings throughout the
country.
OPEN SCHOOLS FOR AGRICULTURAL BRIGADES -- Sofia, Izgrev, 30 Sep 50
The Ministry of Agriculture this year is opening 19 schools for brigade
members of farm workers' cooperatives. The-schools feature one-year courses in
field work, livestock breeding, tobacco culture, semitropical plant culture,
truck farming, and sericulture. Male applicants must be between 18 and 35 years
old, and girls between 17 and 35. All applicants must have one year of work ex-
perience on farm workers' cooperatives. In areas where the cooperatives are
still being organized, experience on private farms will also be accepted for the
present.
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SOVIET EXPERTS PRAISE BULGARIAN LIVESTOCK -- Sofia, Izgrev, 30 Sep 50
A group of Soviet agricultural experts touring Bulgaria visited the Georgi
Dimitrov state livestock farm on 28 September. The delegates paid high tribute
to breeding achievements on the-farm. Evgeniy Bugrimov, chief of the breeding
section at the Ministry of State Farms USSR, remarked that close attention
should be given to the improvement of local livestock breeds, especially horses,
cattle, pigs, and others. The Nonius horses, due to their build, are adaptable
for every type of use. The Georgi Dimitrov stud now includes this type of
horses, due to the improvement of the local horse stock. Bugrimov further re-
marked that a model e?tablishment such as the Georgi Dimitrov farm should not
permit the suckling -,f calves, which considerably reduces the milk capacity of
cows.
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