Full horse
As Vollspänner or full-Meier were referred to in the agricultural history of different regions a serf peasants, who stood in the village hierarchy in the first place and one of the largest farmers in the village. The historical names for members of the peasant class differed from region to region. They were, for example, Hovener or Hofener in the Lower Saxony-speaking area, Hufner or Hüfner in the Central German area and Huber in the Upper German area . In other areas, completely different names existed, such as Ackermannor in Upper Saxon also Obsessed Man .
In addition to other services and payments, the full horse had to provide his landlord with a full team of four horses for plowing or for haulage services. The service was counted per day and lasted in summer from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a 2-hour lunch break and in winter from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. without a break. These services were considered a heavy burden and were most reluctantly performed.
A Vollspännerhof includes meadows, pastures and forest around 24 to 48 hectares of arable land. In addition to services, the peasants also had to provide cash and goods. This included the purchase of wine , which had to be paid when the farm was taken over, an annual tax and natural produce in the form of grain, cows, pigs, lambs, chickens and eggs. The cattle chosen for the landlord were called Malvieh because they were marked with a mark, i.e. a mark, on their body and had to be delivered within a certain time. Since it was usually the best cattle, it was sometimes hidden. For such an offense the farmer could expect punishment.
A farmer could abgemeiert be if he had run down the court; sometimes this was done at my own request. In this case, the farm was left to other farmers to work. The battered farmer kept some bushel seeds of land and often had to make ends meet as a day laborer . If he was able to pay off the debt, the farm was returned to him afterwards so that it remained in the family's possession.
See also
literature
- Ferdinand Führer: Brief description of the Meyerrechtlichen constitution in the county of Lippe . Meyer, Lemgo 1804, urn : nbn: de: hbz: 466: 1-9172 .
