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sumptuous castles live in misery, and the land is badly cultivated. Although the 

 most fertile tracts form part of these large estates, they do not yield half as 

 much per acre as do the holdings of the small proprietors. 



Agriculture consequently is still capable of much development, but Bohemia and 

 Moravia even now are amongst the most productive countries of Austria. The 

 fertilit}' of some districts is very great. In the lowlands of Moravia and in the 

 vallej"^ of the Hana the peasants are able to live at ease. Other fertile districts are on 



Fig. 82. — A Large Estate ix Bohemia. 

 Scale 1 : 490,000. 



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the Upper Elbe, around Koniggratz ; the " Golden Rod," in the valley of the Eger ; 

 the " Paradise" around Teplitz; and the " Garden of Bohemia," in the Mittelgebirge. 

 The best hops of Central Europe are grown around Saaz (Zatec). In addition to their 

 varied agricultural productions, including wine, Bohemia and Silesia are rich in 

 coals and ores. The coal mines of the Oder, the Elbe, Pilsen, Kladno, Teplitz, 

 and Polnisch Ostrau yield about half the total quantity produced throughout the 

 empire. Graphite is worked in Moravia and in Southern Bohemia, at Budweis. 



