Farms in the Vitebsk region have started harvesting corn

August 30, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Farms in the Vitebsk region have started harvesting corn, a BELTA correspondent was informed at the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Agriculture and Food Department. As of August 30, 1.7 thousand hectares, or 1.8% of the area, have been harvested in the region. All districts, except Beshenkovichi, Glubokoye, Dubrovno, Lepel, Postavy, Senno, and Sharkovshchina, have started harvesting corn. In Gorodok, Liozno, and Tolochin districts, the first hectares were harvested on August 29. Corn harvesting is most actively carried out in Dokshitsy (9.2% of the area harvested), Braslav (7.5%), and Rossony (6.1%) districts. The gross yield of green mass amounted to 44 thousand tons with an average yield of 259.6 centners per hectare. The highest yield is noted in Verkhnedvinsk (432.1 centners per hectare), Ushachi (355.6 centners per hectare), and Dokshitsy (333.8 centners per hectare) districts. The harvesting of grain and leguminous crops is nearing completion in the region. Currently, 83.8% of the area, or 409.5 thousand hectares, has been harvested. 1.246 million tons of grain have been threshed. The average yield has decreased to 30.4 centners per hectare. Buckwheat harvesting is also underway. 429 tons of this crop have already been threshed. A total of 800 tons are planned to be delivered under the state order. -0-