The professional structure of the Romani ethnics developed in an uneven pace and in a regressive way. The traditional blacksmiths, horse-dealers, musicians or artists were outweighed by wage-workers , home-producers and unproductive persons with illegal sources of income. Because of this the experiences and usages passed over from one generation to another were disappearing. The only thing left was the coarse work force and even this was possible to be used casually and in season. Outside the summer months members of some families had to complement their incomes by begging, petty thefts and other forms of sponging.