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AGRICULTURE IN HUNGARY. 



The second Exhibition of the Hungarian Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation was held at Pozsony during September last, and embraced 

 a very complete representation of the agricultural interests of 

 Hungary. 



The chief interest of the Exhibition lay in the indications 

 which it gave of the remarkable developments in agriculture 

 which have characterised the last twenty years in the history of 

 that country. Hungary is, to a large extent, a land of small 

 farmers, great numbers of whom are owners of their land. 

 These small proprietors, the so-called " peasants," have all the 

 appearance of prosperity. The productions of the country are 

 very varied, and the vine is cultivated to a large extent, 

 more especially in the hilly districts. Great areas are devoted 

 to cereals and maize ; and sugar beet, with other classes of roots, 

 are largely grown, as is fruit of many kinds. Horses, cattle, 

 sheep, pigs, and poultry are kept to a considerable extent, whilst 

 dairying is one of the most important industries. In a country 

 of widely-wooded tracts study is given, especially by the larger 

 landowners, to forestry. All these branches were represented in 

 the Exhibition, and many other minor trades which can hardly 

 be termed agriculture, though of importance to the rural 

 population. 



Promoted by the national association referred to, the entries 

 were entirely restricted to exhibitors residing in Hungary. Even 

 those who live in other sections of the Dual Empire were unable 

 to compete. It was essentially, therefore, a national show, and 

 as such, gave a better idea of the resources of the country than 

 would otherwise have been the case. As might be expected, the 

 exhibits were drawn to a larger degree from the western than 

 the eastern districts of Hungary, and, as is generally found in 

 our English shows, the exhibits were most numerous from the 

 locality in which the show was situated. But it was especially 

 interesting to note that a considerable proportion of the 



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