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I'm studying Nazi economy. Just wondering if anyone could tell me about the agricultural side of schacht's new plan. i've found stuff about the mefo bills and trade but cant find anything on agriculture.
Any help welcome, I need a point in the right direction.
Thank you
Any help welcome, I need a point in the right direction.
Thank you
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As far as I'm aware, the New Plan was a purely industrialised measure and so it wouldn't include agricultural methods - at a push, you could mention the policy of autarky (self-sufficiency) and therefore the need for increased production in rural areas to feed the workers..
However I just found my old AS notes and I've got some stuff about general agriculture under Schacht, which might help, so here you go.
He established the Landhilfe which was a version of the RAD in rural areas, basically to encourage young people (16-24 year olds) to volunteer to help in agriculture - so free labour. This was effective with 159,000 young people volunteering for the Landhilfe in 1933-34.
He also established the Reich Food Estate which was an organisation all German farmers had to join if they wanted to trade/sell their produce - by 1935 all 3 million German farms were a part of this and it led to greater state control, as well as availability of new efficient mechanics like tractors etc on a wider scale.
The Reich Entailed Farm Law (1935) also set prices and controlled wages for farms, which protected small farms against their larger competitors as there was a minimum fixed price at which goods could be sold.
Hope this helps!
However I just found my old AS notes and I've got some stuff about general agriculture under Schacht, which might help, so here you go.
He established the Landhilfe which was a version of the RAD in rural areas, basically to encourage young people (16-24 year olds) to volunteer to help in agriculture - so free labour. This was effective with 159,000 young people volunteering for the Landhilfe in 1933-34.
He also established the Reich Food Estate which was an organisation all German farmers had to join if they wanted to trade/sell their produce - by 1935 all 3 million German farms were a part of this and it led to greater state control, as well as availability of new efficient mechanics like tractors etc on a wider scale.
The Reich Entailed Farm Law (1935) also set prices and controlled wages for farms, which protected small farms against their larger competitors as there was a minimum fixed price at which goods could be sold.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you ever so much. Was starting to think i had copied my homework down wrong and agriculture wasn't in it!!
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(Original post by lazzyfuzzylou)
As far as I'm aware, the New Plan was a purely industrialised measure and so it wouldn't include agricultural methods - at a push, you could mention the policy of autarky (self-sufficiency) and therefore the need for increased production in rural areas to feed the workers..
However I just found my old AS notes and I've got some stuff about general agriculture under Schacht, which might help, so here you go.
He established the Landhilfe which was a version of the RAD in rural areas, basically to encourage young people (16-24 year olds) to volunteer to help in agriculture - so free labour. This was effective with 159,000 young people volunteering for the Landhilfe in 1933-34.
He also established the Reich Food Estate which was an organisation all German farmers had to join if they wanted to trade/sell their produce - by 1935 all 3 million German farms were a part of this and it led to greater state control, as well as availability of new efficient mechanics like tractors etc on a wider scale.
The Reich Entailed Farm Law (1935) also set prices and controlled wages for farms, which protected small farms against their larger competitors as there was a minimum fixed price at which goods could be sold.
Hope this helps!
As far as I'm aware, the New Plan was a purely industrialised measure and so it wouldn't include agricultural methods - at a push, you could mention the policy of autarky (self-sufficiency) and therefore the need for increased production in rural areas to feed the workers..
However I just found my old AS notes and I've got some stuff about general agriculture under Schacht, which might help, so here you go.
He established the Landhilfe which was a version of the RAD in rural areas, basically to encourage young people (16-24 year olds) to volunteer to help in agriculture - so free labour. This was effective with 159,000 young people volunteering for the Landhilfe in 1933-34.
He also established the Reich Food Estate which was an organisation all German farmers had to join if they wanted to trade/sell their produce - by 1935 all 3 million German farms were a part of this and it led to greater state control, as well as availability of new efficient mechanics like tractors etc on a wider scale.
The Reich Entailed Farm Law (1935) also set prices and controlled wages for farms, which protected small farms against their larger competitors as there was a minimum fixed price at which goods could be sold.
Hope this helps!
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I think I did a different exam board to you because when we did Schacht etc, it wasn't a source paper - sorry! What board are you?
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(Original post by lazzyfuzzylou)
I think I did a different exam board to you because when we did Schacht etc, it wasn't a source paper - sorry! What board are you?
I think I did a different exam board to you because when we did Schacht etc, it wasn't a source paper - sorry! What board are you?
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just a note: the Entailed Farm Law had some seriously negative consequences. i'm not entirely sure, but i think it was due to the fixed ownership it instituted - this was intended to stop farm ownership changing hands (kept them in the family).
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^ Yes - it was basically like Russian serfdom and collectivisation combined. Alongside that, the fixed price scheme meant that larger farms couldn't actually make enough profit to keep themselves running, so many were bankrupt. Debate over whether this was intentional to force migration to the towns and participation in things like the Public Works Scheme?
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(Original post by made_of_fail)
just a note: the Entailed Farm Law had some seriously negative consequences. i'm not entirely sure, but i think it was due to the fixed ownership it instituted - this was intended to stop farm ownership changing hands (kept them in the family).
just a note: the Entailed Farm Law had some seriously negative consequences. i'm not entirely sure, but i think it was due to the fixed ownership it instituted - this was intended to stop farm ownership changing hands (kept them in the family).
(Original post by lazzyfuzzylou)
^ Yes - it was basically like Russian serfdom and collectivisation combined. Alongside that, the fixed price scheme meant that larger farms couldn't actually make enough profit to keep themselves running, so many were bankrupt. Debate over whether this was intentional to force migration to the towns and participation in things like the Public Works Scheme?
^ Yes - it was basically like Russian serfdom and collectivisation combined. Alongside that, the fixed price scheme meant that larger farms couldn't actually make enough profit to keep themselves running, so many were bankrupt. Debate over whether this was intentional to force migration to the towns and participation in things like the Public Works Scheme?
I was researching about the Reich Entailed Farm Law and just couldn't stop myself from registering into the forum in order to comment on those two stunning posts.
made_of_fail is saying that the law had some seriously negative consequences because the farm went from the fathers' hands to the sons' hands and wasn't splitted up and sold peace by peace. How the hell that broughtseriouslynegative consequences?! On the contrary, this policy saved the farms and they continued to feed the next owner.
Alongside that, the fixed price scheme meant that larger farms couldn't actually make enough profit to keep themselves running, so many were bankrupt.
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Hi, I know this is an old post however
I don't believe this is correct if the law specifically made farms hereditary and protected farmers from the feudal hierarchy the Courts of Social Honour tried to emulate (from heinemann advanced history)
(Original post by lazzyfuzzylou)
^ Yes - it was basically like Russian serfdom
^ Yes - it was basically like Russian serfdom
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