The director of one of the prosperous Western Siberian state farms, a public-minded man, a captain of rural industry, described the experience of mechanized teams that operate without work orders [beznariadnye zven'ia]. This form of organization of work is unquestionably progressive and increases labor productivity dramatically because people show a greater degree of responsibility and initiative in their work. As a result the average earnings (wages) of equipment operators on these teams, on the basis of the results for the year, were 500-600 rubles a month.