As early as the 19th century it was recognised that the
scattering of estates was disadvantageous for the cultuvation. In 1846
the state of Prussia carried out a consolidation of farmland in the field
„Sielheimer Feld“. The parish chronicle reports many hostilities among
several families, but acts of violence as in other villages were absent.
In 1867 the operations were completed to a great extent. Among other things better connecting roads were constructed, by draining the ground-water level had been lowered and new farmland had been recovered.
About the turn of the century the first farms settled
at the outskirts of the village. Repeated purchase of estates inevitably
led to new scattering of estates in the fields because of different locations.
This again led to long distances between the farms and the single estates.
In 1957 the Warburg department for agricultural affairs
initiated measures for the consolidation of farmland. It included the grouping
and the draining of estates, the construction of country lanes, the planting
of hedges, the reconstruction of the water network and the resettlement
of farms into the fields. In the beginning many people concerned rejected
the project, a long time the village was split into opponents and supporters.
As oil had been poured onto the troubled waters, the negotiations about
the compensation of the farmland could finally begin. During the renewal
of the village 16 agricultural enterprises have been transformed into modern
farms now situated in the fields of Doessel, Daseburg and Warburg. By demolition
of a large part of the disused farmsteads the village centre could be dispersed.
From today’s point of view the loss of many a building
and the construction of the broad roads is certainly to regret for the
appearance of a village grown in centuries but not to undo. All in all
the consolidation had a favourable effect for the development of the village.
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