AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF EUROPE. 43 
Although Hungary is essentially an agricultural country, it has 
been in recent years only, that attempts have been made by the min- 
istry of agriculture, through the establishment of experimental sta- 
tions in various sections of the country, to study the possiblities of 
increased production, etc. 
As an example of recent developments it will be sufficient to remark 
that for the first time in the history of the country's agriculture the 
Government experts have experimented with autumn oats, and the 
results this year are reported to be far beyond all expectation. 
The chief soil chemist of the Kalocsa station has become a very 
strong advocate of the system of dry farming adopted in the United 
States. His experiments with various grades of paprika are ex- 
tremely satisfactory, but he states that it will take some years before 
the farmers will ever attempt dry farming methods in the production 
of paprika or any other product. 
