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