FOOD FOR AXIS

Grey River Argus, 28 June 1943, Page 5

FOOD FOR AXIS

Ukraine Crops Good (Rec. 9.30) NEW YORK, June 26. Mr. Sulzberger “New York Times” correspondent in Moscow says: Provided their calculations are not upset by this summer’s military operations, this year will be the first year since thev swept the area, in 1941, that the Germans can be expected to derive any! major benefits by their occupation of the Ukraine. The Germans took over the Ukraine province nearly two years ago. It was then too late and too chaotic for them to secure any important food gains. Destruction wrought by xvar conditions, disappearance of livestock ana draught animals either by slaughter or evacuation, and removal of most tractors under a “scorched earth policy; prevented the Axis from gathering any harvest. The prospects this year are far better from the German viewpoint. Climatically June has been an excellent month. May provided heavy rains, thus making up for an exceptionally dry winter? with light snowfalls, and above lhe average harvests are expected throughout Russia. .While this helps Unoccupied Russia, it also will unquestionably help Germany in some of her conquered areas. The organisation for the occupation is more eifleient now after more than eighteen months of enemy tenacy of the majoi 1 portion of the Ukraine.