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pared with 3,454 pounds per acre for the remainder of Austria and 

 2,554 pounds for Hungary. During the decade 1903-4 to 1912-13 the 

 Austrian factories employed annually an average of 73,856 people, or 

 an average of 380 per factory. In 1912-13, 74,000 people were em- 

 ployed, of whom 59,000 were men and 15,000 were women. The 

 annual production of sugar per employee was 14.94 tons, as against 

 22.97 per employee in the Hungarian factories. 



HUNGARY. 



BEET SUGAR. 



The area used for sugar beets in Hungary is confined chiefly to 

 the valleys of the Danube and Tisza Rivers. The total area under 

 cultivation during the 10 years 1903-1912 was 35,000,000 acres, of 

 which 287,199, or 0.8 per cent, were used for sugar beets. The area 

 under beets shows a large increase during the last 30 years. The 

 area was 88,998 acres in 1883, 207,188 in 1893, 228,355 in 1902, and 

 449,910 in 1913. The average for the decade 1883-1892 was 120,757 

 acres, as against 203,790 for the decade 1893-1902 and 287,199 for the 

 decade 1903-1912. The area under beets during the last decade has 

 nearly doubled, increasing from 237,619 acres in 1903 to 449,910 in 

 1913. The beets produced have more than doubled, and increased 

 from 2,328,759 tons in 1903 to 5,334,812 in 1912, or an average of 

 2,884,128 for the decade. The production of beets in Hungary shows 

 a greater increase during the last 30 years than any other European 

 country. The quantity produced was 813,408 tons in 1883, 1,715,459 

 in 1893, 2,164,397 in 1903, and 5,362,690 in 1913. Data for the sugar- 

 beet industry during the decade 1903-4 to 1912-13 as compared with 

 the preceding decade show remarkable improvement. The increase 

 in area used for beets was 40.9 per cent, as against 61.1 per cent for 

 beets produced. The beets used for sugar increased 52.6 per cent, 

 while the sugar produced increased 100.5 per cent. The number of 

 factories increased 15 per cent and the quantity of beets used for 

 sugar per factory increased 32.7 per cent, compared with an increase 

 of 74.4 per cent for sugar produced per factory. 



The farm value of beets produced increased from $6,980,786 in 

 1903 to $22,979,500 in 1912, or an average of $10,691,607 for the dec- 

 ade. The average price per ton ranged from $3 in 1903 to $4.30 in 

 1912, or an average of $3.58 for the decade. The production of beets 

 per acre increased from 9.80 tons in 1903 to 12.27 in 1912. The 

 average for the decade was 9.86 tons per acre, as against 8.79 for the 

 preceding decade, an increase of 12.2 per cent. The number of 

 factories increased from 21 in 1903-4 to 28 in 1912-13, or an average 

 of 23 for the decade, compared with 20 for the preceding decade. 

 The quantity of beets used for sugar was more than doubled during 



