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Agriculture
The formation of polders refers to the draining of lowland reclaimed from the sea by means of dikes and canals, making it suitable for cultivation. After the general reclamation, the ground must be dried and desalinated for a year. It can then be cultivated two years later. This land was first used for cereal farming, market gardening and hay production. This was the primary aim of the polders. At the end of the 19th century, the farmers turned to breeding. Livestock, cattle, horses and pigs, continued to increase in numbers. Maize became the main crop after 1965. Farmers now grow less restrictive cereals. | |