| [development of animal husbandry in groningen in the 18th and 19th century; a broad outline]. | this overview is mainly focussed on the clay area forming the northern half of the province. it is the wealthiest and most characteristic part, being cultured since the middle ages as testified by the many churches that even small villages were able to construct. about 1700 the province of groningen enjoyed already a modern economy, fitting in with that of the other coastal areas of friesland, zeeland and holland (the last mentioned was the richest region of the world in the 17th and 18th centur ... | 2001 | 15156851 |