. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. BOHEMIA, MOEAVIA, AND AUSTRIAN SILESIA. 135 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 li
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. BOHEMIA, MOEAVIA, AND AUSTRIAN SILESIA. 135 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. Jif° B of Paris. 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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