Reception of milk from the farms of the Nikiforovsky district of the Tambov region at the receiving point. Milk trucks are standing at the collection point, waiting for the milk delivery line. Determination of the fat content of milk. The plot contains critical information about the poor organization of work on receiving milk from farms, about the destruction of standards in determining its fat content. A critical story about mismanagement, disorganization in the transportation of agricultural machinery to the destination. Railway train with deformed, dismantled agricultural machinery. Spare parts that have fallen out during the movement of the train are lying around; type of car with broken glass cabins, headlights. View of a welding unit idle near the constructed bridge near the village of Ozerki, Tambov region due to the lack of transport.