In 1948, taxes that were collected from kulaks surpassed their income, at the same time they were not allowed to join a collective farm. Thus, great number of families were forced to give up farming.
1948. aastal ületasid kulakutaludelt nõutavad maksud aga juba nende sissetulekud, samas ei olnud kulakutel võimalik ka kolhoosi astuda. Nõnda olid paljud pered sunnitud põllupidamisest loobuma.