English Translation

87 - 6 - the agricultural sector has still managed to adapt to the circumstances and to adapt itself mainly to farm animal feed. It is remarkable that the hostile propaganda has been absolutely unsuccessful here. (That the hostile propaganda is growing for the Danish farmers. However, it is necessary for Germany to supply the necessary means of production for the Danish agricultural sector. As regards the supply of commercial fertilisers (especially nitrogen), agricultural vases and spare parts for agricultural machinery are not very favourable. Likewise, the previous German commitments on the sale of plant protection products are by no means sufficient to meet the necessary requirements. It is also possible to obtain sufficient quantities of iron (band iron, nails, wire) to produce the packaging materials required for export, and to maintain agricultural production, the presence of sufficient agricultural labour is an indispensable condition. By the fortifications on the west coast of Jutland and by the aerodrome work in the rest of the country, the migration of agricultural workers is so great that a decline in production in the Danish rural economy in these years is to be feared if not immediately remedyed. It is precisely the manned farms in Jutland, which is the most important area for the export of agricultural products, that suffer from the long-term shortage of skilled workers. It is only possible to remedy this situation by the fact that, with such an effect, no more agricultural workers are hired for the work of the Wehrmacht and that they are currently employed. Agricultural workers employed in fortification work