Hungary and the Hungarians . ters of Agriculture andtheir excellent assistants does not fully cover theneed, I think. It will be a happy day for Hungarywhen its youth graduates not in law, but in agriculture ;when it is not thought an inferior occupation, and notthe work of a gentleman. In such matters we are lessaristocratic in England. To all agricultural countries the measure of HungarysState interference must be of great interest. Muchof this State aid is due to the energy and genius ofone man—Dr. Daranyi. He is enthused by the veryromance of agriculture, and the individual enthusiasmresul
Hungary and the Hungarians . ters of Agriculture andtheir excellent assistants does not fully cover theneed, I think. It will be a happy day for Hungarywhen its youth graduates not in law, but in agriculture ;when it is not thought an inferior occupation, and notthe work of a gentleman. In such matters we are lessaristocratic in England. To all agricultural countries the measure of HungarysState interference must be of great interest. Muchof this State aid is due to the energy and genius ofone man—Dr. Daranyi. He is enthused by the veryromance of agriculture, and the individual enthusiasmresults in national well-being. The State has and isdoing excellent work in all branches of agriculture,viticulture, horticulture, sericulture, and it does more, it interests itself in bee-keeping,veterinary administration, horse breeding, forestry, anda host of other excellent experiments are always beingundertaken. Thanks to Dr. Daranyi, a new spirit hascome over agriculture. It is perfectly clear, then, that. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE 299 Hungary with its great governmental agriculturalpolicy, and the large class of farmers who havealways been independent of such aid, is justly stylednot industrial but agricultural. How far, then, has theState succeeded in its policy of intervention ? Inwhat direction has it worked ? Farming in all itsbranches has been touched by the State, and Govern-ment papers tell their own story of failure and mere question of the advisability of State inter-ference is not for me to discuss, it is rather my businessto present a picture of what has been accomplished andthe lines the productive capacity of the country isnow taking. It is not mine even to discuss the dis-tribution of the land. It may be that genuine landhunger exists, that conditions are against the smallpeasant proprietors, that the Church and the Magnatesswallow up not merely the bulk of the agriculturalland, but the best of it. Time and an extendedfranchise will
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