the Austro-Hiinf/arian Einpire. 



36? 



The whole of the estate is cultivated by means of 186 horses 

 and 400 working oxen. Tlie croj)s are sown entirely with 

 Garrett's drills. English reapers, Clayton and Shuttleworth's 

 threshing-machines, and English implements, are in general 

 use. 



Three ploughings are usually given for rape and for sugar- 

 beet, and two ploughings are given for wheat, rye, and maize. 



The average crops are stated to be as toUow : — 



English Bushels 

 per Acre. 



20 



Austrian 

 Jletzen. 



ftape .. .. 22 per jocli 



AVheat 

 Eye 



Barley 



Oats 



Maize 



20 

 21 



28 

 42 

 24 



24 

 25 

 33 

 50 



2Si 



Cn-t. 



21 



300 

 380 



Hay .. .. 21 Vienna centner 

 Sugar-beet . . 300 , , , , 



Mangold . . 380 , , , , 



Maize, cut greeu 60 cwts. of dry produce. 



Lucern 41 , , , , 



Sairifciin 25 , , , , 



Ited clover 32 ,, ,, 



The entire live stock upon this vast area was as follows : — 



Total 



787 



KiS-SzALAS. 



The estate of Kis-Szalas offers, from its isolated character, a 

 noteworthv example of a Hungarian puszta. It lies 14 miles, 

 north of Maria-Theresiopel, and occupies a position midway 

 between the Danube and the Theiss. It is the property of the 

 Countess San Martino and the Baroness Puthon, and is at present 



