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108Narcisa Mituconsolidation of collective agricultural households. This way, in 1962, in Olteniathere were 80 libraries containing 15 676 volumes 17 . For an increasing ofeducation for collectivists, in the purpose of forming the socialist conscience,there were even used filmstrips and film on agricultural themes.A bigger attention had been given through this period, especially, to thelow developed agricultural households. It was enforced, by the party organizationsand specialists, to take some measures so that those households would be in thesame line with the well developed households, economically talking.The measures taken were 18 :- To make some perspective plans till December 1 st 1962, for the nextperiod 1963-1965, and till December 31 st the same year, to make someperspective plans according to the indications given by the regional party bureaufor all the collective agricultural households, according to the existing climateconditions and the establishing of the production profile. A better attention hadto be given to those branches which could be profitable.- To intensify the extending actions of the arable surfaces given back tothe agricultural circuit as a consequence of the 500 ha grubbing within theappliance og the 385 Ministry Council Decree, the abrogation of the uselessroads within the lands, the diminishing of the land roads, the taking off of theindividual trees. Above this action it had been decided that it was needed theparticipation of the youth organizations, the women commissions from thecollective agricultural households and also all the collective members.- The use of organic fertilizer to fertlize the soil.- The increasing of the corn and wheat production especially.The endowment of machine and tractors stations with a bigger numberof tractors, combines and sowers.- The development of the trees and vines cultures especially on thatlands which aren`t good for cereal cultures.- The allocation of seeds first of all in those agricultural households.- In the animal zone it was necessary to improve the races and to raisetheir productivity.- To select the experienced collectivists, the vicepresidents andpresidents which had to involve in the development of these collectiveagricultural households.- They had been sent to qualification schools 5 - 10 months 4 presidents,60 field keepers, viticultural keepers and fruit-growing keepers.- The reorganization of brigades and teams, choosing the brigadiers andthe team leaders which had lands to develop.- The maintaining of collective agricultural households specialists bygiving an extra to the payment according to the difficult conditions within thezone and the distance from it. Through the 427 / 1962 Decree, 8 th article, this17 Idem, dos. 41/1962, f. 318-329.18 Idem, dos. 48/1962, f. 5-10.