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| | Peasants, 17th Century Germany |
 | | The six subdivisions each have at least two, sometimes three, of the following: regularly, on change of ownership, on death, for every utilization, on special occasions — allotted as appropriate. |
 | | This tells you a lot about why so many 18th and early 19th century Germans were emigrating both to the east and to America, Australia, and other colonial locations. |
 | | The ultimate cause, slowed by the population drop that resulted from the Thirty Years War, was that by 1600, German agriculture had expanded into just about all the arable land that the country had (including lots of clearing, diking, draining, etc. projects) and simply didn't need any more people to cultivate the soil. |
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