| At the King's advice some farmers allowed the soldier the use of a croft - although not so comon in Jamtland. The Jamt's croft should have been smaller (20 square meters) than in Sweden, with a stove and a bench stuck to the wall. The cattle-house (3,0 meters x 3,5 meters) would have a wooden floor, two pens and a barn as big as the cattle-house. From the land belonging to the croft the soldier should provide himself and his family at times of peace - some farmers however helped the soldier plough, sow and harvest. At wartime the farmers of the "rote" had an obligation to support the soldiers family. |