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 <br>A shepherd may also have been a veterinarian since he neutered and spayed animals. With such additional income he may have been able to afford a horse and more land to become independent. Generally, a shepherd’s income was such as to not starve to death but also posed a great want, especially when a shepherd became old and was no longer able to work for his support. Many became a liability to the villagers.
-<br>Where a shepherd was able to purchase his cottage and land, he was asked to pay “Wurt” which had to be paid at a certain time in the year, usually at “Martini” (November) after the harvest had been brought in. <br>The profession of Kuhhirte was eliminated by the 19th century and only those who kept their own sheep carried on as herders of animals.
+<br>Where a shepherd was able to purchase his cottage and land, he was asked to pay “Wurt” (property tax) which had to be paid at a certain time in the year, usually at “Martini” (November) after the harvest had been brought in. <br>The profession of Kuhhirte was eliminated by the 19th century and only those who kept their own sheep carried on as herders of animals.
 <br>Source: Hildebrandt, Hartmut. Hirten im ehemaligen Amt Bordesholm um 1765. See http://www.geschichtsverein-bordesholm.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Jahrbuecher/J01_4_HHildebrandt_Hirten.pdf