STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN CHEIN AND MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1867, sig. 109-5/95

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65 - 11 - There is a lack of turnip seeds, clover seeds, vegetal and vegetative seeds. What is available is a min - the good mixture. The farmers complain that they have not yet received the ordered spring seed, namely barley, oats and early-year wheat, as well as seed potatoes; since the field work is very late, ed is necessary that these products be delivered to them immediately, so that they can sow and plant immediately on the occurrence of favourable weather conditions. This restriction will have an adverse impact on the future harvest, all the more so because the level of fertilisers in the barn is also low as a result of the straw shortage. The government police department in Nachod is paying attention to the fact that the cattle's level has fallen so much that some small farmers will not be able to cultivate their fields. FEL The general lack of feed of all kinds is already so great in some districts that farmers visit the authorities in groups and complain that they do not only have concentrated feed but also no straw. The idea of the grain association was unsuccessful, since the association simply pointed out that straw and hay are not forcibly farmed and therefore can be bought freely. The purchase in districts which have no surplus is impossible, since these protect themselves by export bans.