The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-03
FARMERS AIDING
SOVIET UNIONS
RECONSTRUCTION
Experimental arm s
Aid the Peasants
BY ALFRED kNuTeEN.
iapeolaI 70 The Daily Workerl

Especial TO The Daily Worleerl
MOSCOW, U. 8. 9. r., juno LII
all signs do not fall agriculture In the
Soviet Union will In the next 10 or
IS years take a tremendous step for
ward. Here we have vast stretched
Of fine, tlllable land, In extent much
larger than the entire territory Of the
United States, waiting for modern
farm machinery to turn the rich soil
to productive uses.
Modern farming methods are de-
stined to transform agricultural pro
duction all over this country and
their influence upon the intellectual
and social life Of the people are bound
to be tremendous.
Revolution Stimulated Farming.
The revolution has cleared the
decks for action in the field Of agri-
culture, Under the car practically
nothing was done to stimulate scienti-
flc agriculture and the whole Of the
peasantry was kept in frightful slavery
and ignorance. Soviet government of
workers and farmers is starting out
along the lines Of science, culture and
enlightenment, and despite the trem-
endous difficulties it has had to con-
tend with, good deal has already
been accomplished in undermining
farming In the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics.
Peasants Support sovIets.
When we read in the capitalist
press in America that the farmers in
the Soviet Union are only waiting for
an opportune moment to revolt
against the Soviet government, it is
to laugh l dare say that the farmers
here are supporting their government
to far greater degree than the Amer
lean farmers are supporting the cap
italist government of the United
States, and for very good reasons.
The Soviet government belongs to
the workers and farmers while the
government of the United States be-
longs to the American capitalists.
Establish Experimental Farms.
What is the Soviet government do
ing in the field Of agriculture? In this
article want briefly to point out two
things that are significant First, the
establishment Of Soviet experimental
farms. | have seen two such farms,
one at Ramensko, near Moscow, and
another a few miles from Karkov.
These farms are operated under the
supervision of the Soviet department
of agriculture and they have as their
object the production Of various kinds
of grain, corn, alfalfa, clover, braps,
peas. beets and other root crops, fruits
of many varieties, hogs, cattle, ETC.,
ETC., and the scientific knowledge thus
gained is communicated to the farm
ers thruout the district and these
farms also furnish the farmers with
good seeds.
There are scores of these expert
mentalfarms turnout the Soviet Union
and one interesting feature is that
the aim is to make them entirely self
supporting. The one at Ramensko is
self-supporting, while the one at
Karkov is nearly so.
Manufactures Farm Machinery.
Then the Soviet government is
directing its attention towards the
manufacture of farm machinery. At
Karkov was agreeably surprised to
find that one factory turned out 102
caterpillar tractors per month, each
Of 30 H. p. capable Of pulling eight
16-in. plows and blowing $3.50 acres
per day.
This work. naturally, is recent, but
it is very significant of what is in
the minds of the leaders OF the new
Russia. The Russian social revolu-
ton is binging about tremendous
revolution in the production Of farm
products.