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297. The Balkan-Hungarian region. This region in- 

 cludes the plains of Hungary and Roumania, and large 

 districts in the Balkan states. It is largely an extension 

 southwestward of the Russian Chernozem. There are 

 occasionally extreme droughts in Hungary and Roumania, 

 and also some high altitudes. The winter wheats, inured 

 to these extreme conditions, are very hardy, but not to 

 an equal degree with the Russian winter wheats. The 

 Theiss and other winter wheats of the Hungarian plains 



FIG. 84. Milling district in Budapest. Danube River in foreground. 



furnish the basis for the great milling industry of Buda- 

 pest (Fig. 84). 



Interesting varieties of proso of the compact head 

 type (mein roca) are found in Roumania. In the Balkan 

 states, many distinct varieties of spelt, emmer, and 

 einkorn are found. Some very hardy winter wheats also 

 exist, especially in Servia, Bosnia, and Bulgaria. Cereal 

 cultivation in many localities in these states is yet little 

 known to the outside world. 



298. The German-Austrian region. This and the 

 region next discussed are not, in the main, perfectly 

 adapted cereal areas, but intensive farming and the pres- 

 sure of food demand cause a comparatively large cereal 



