The right of self government, freedom of trade and the abolitian of heriditary subservience in 1807 and with that the creation of a free farmers community lead to the economical revival of the Province of Posen. In 1816/17 and 1846/47 , crop failures result in catastrophic setbacks, increasing prices for groceries, but also deseases and death affecting millions of people all across Europe . Originating from England in the second half of the 18th Century, in the first third of the 19th Century , industrialisation reaches Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, then, in the middle of the century, Ger - many, and finally also Sweden, Italy, Russia and the remaining European countries. Industrialisation causes an upheaval in production processes, technol - ogy, energy sources, transportation and markets, with effects on population and social structures. Production of textiles is industrialised, the production of raw iron increases significantly during the time period 1800- 1880 . With industrialisation, the importance of agriculture decreases. How - ever, improved growing methods cause harvests to increase signifi - cantly. Meanwhile, cattle breeding is more and more neglected, which causes the production of meat to decrease. A Slesian Weavers‘ Poem from 1828 provides an examplary impression of the economical situation of weavers at that time: