The harvesting of grain crops on private plots of the population is being completed in the Vitebsk region

August 19, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Agricultural enterprises in most districts of the Vitebsk region are completing their work to assist in harvesting grain crops on household plots of the population. As of August 19, nearly 26 thousand hectares have been mowed on household plots, which is 80.6% of the sown areas in the private sector. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Regional Executive Committee. A total of about 57 thousand tons of grain has been threshed on private farms, with an average yield of 22 centners per hectare. Grain crops have been completely mowed on private farms in Shumilino and Verkhnedvinsk districts, where more than 2.1 thousand tons and 1.8 thousand tons, respectively, have been threshed. Less than 1% of the private farm areas remain to be mowed in 6 districts, and less than 10% of the areas in 4 districts. The largest volume of work on private farms is yet to be completed in Braslav and Miory districts, where about 40% and almost 46% of the areas, respectively, have been mowed. The largest areas are allocated for grain crops on household farms in Gluboksky (almost 4 thousand hectares), Vitebsk (more than 2.7 thousand hectares), and Postavy (more than 2.6 thousand hectares) districts, where about 8 thousand tons, over 6.1 thousand tons, and almost 5.6 thousand tons, respectively, have been threshed. The highest yield of 32.1 centners per hectare was obtained on auxiliary farms in Orsha district. According to the results of 2009, more than 114 thousand tons of grain were threshed on household plots of the population with an average yield of 33.9 centners per hectare. In addition, this year, vegetables have been planted on 8.2 thousand hectares and potatoes on 41.7 thousand hectares on household plots. In working with these crops, the region's farms are also ready to support the population by providing equipment and horses for harvesting. -0-