After a few cycles, the land loses fertility and a new area is chosen.

The land lost its character and became barren and lifeless.

A land of monasteries and cathedrals lost its treasures then.

But in 1879 these lands lost their autonomy and formed part of the east state.

Obviously this magic land was losing some of its appeal.

Without the wetlands, the land would lose many of its best trees, and not just those that grow in it.

The owner pledges not to build on it, which means the land loses much of its value.

The land, while destroyed, had only lost $300 in value.

The lands thus lost had not been entirely regained by the family even at the present day.

"We've got some situations where the land is losing 40 tons per acre per year."