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crop -> Hauberg

"Hauberg is a type of communal forest management that is typical of the Siegerland and adjacent parts of the Lahn-Dill Uplands and the Westerwald in central Germany. Its aim is to manage the forest in order to produce tanbark and charcoal for the regionally important iron ore industry as well as firewood. In addition to forestry uses, the area also has agricultural uses, such as the growing of rye and buckwheat, typical of shifting cultivation, in the year after the timber harvest, as well as subsequent communal grazing (commons)."

Hauberg (hew hill) management was used to make charcoal for the iron ores found in the hill. Bark from trees was used for tanning the skins from the bigs and caddle. The trees were coppiced and while till low, grain was harvested between them. When grewing to high wool pigs and small caddle was fed on the place. And when high enough the cycle started again. The hills were made into squares. So there was always a square just coppiced, one with grain, ones with acorns to mast the caddle and pigs, high trees to remove bark for tanning, some for making charcoal. Village decided how to place the squares. Feudal lords quickly learned to stay away from saying how to do it.

Our area was more than able to support itself for centuries.

Square coppiced and remains from small branches burned so the ash is a kind for fertilizer for mainly buckwheat. Neighbour square would be chopped the following year.

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