People depended on agriculture and animal husbandry. Agriculture became increasingly more difficult due to the steady soil subsidence. From c. 1600 on, peat extraction became important and resulted in the formation of large ponds, which in turn would be made into polders later on.
People depended on agriculture and animal husbandry. Agriculture became increasingly more difficult due to the steady soil subsidence From c. 1600 on, peat extraction became important and resulted in the formation of large ponds, which in turn would be made i.nto polders later on.