Berlin, May 16, 1941. We. Ariculture 1. The official statistics regarding the operating expenses give a good idea of the technical equipment of German agriculture in the war. The attached memorandum analyzes the statistical data on the operating expenses in German agriculture for the fiscal year 1939-40. The provisional figures on the operating expenses for the fiscal year 1940-41, which are drawn up on the same bases as the previous memorandum regarding the fiscal year 1939-40, show that all figures for expenditures indicate an increase. This increase amounts to from 10 to 12 percent on the average. Hence it is sufficient, to get an approximate idea of the operating expenses of the farms in the second year of the war, to raise the figures at hand regarding the fiscal year 1939-40 by some 10 to 12 percent. This memorandum permits definite conclusions to be drawn regarding the status of the productive capacity of German agriculture under control. Expert opinions can themselves be formed from these data. 2. In the attached documents, further statistics are added on the figures for agricultural production. The |