\"Ifwehaveawar，Francewillbewithouthorses，asNapoleonwasin1813，when，beingreducedtothoseofFranceonly，hecouldnotprofitbyhistwovictoriesofLutzenandBotzen，andsowascrushedatLeipzig，\"criedGrossetete。\"Ifpeacecontinues，theevilwillonlyincrease。Twenty—fiveyearsfromnowtheraceofcattleandhorseswillhavediminishedinFrancebyonehalf。\"
\"MonsieurGrosseteteisright，\"remarkedGerard。\"Sothattheworkyouareundertakinghere，madame，\"headded，addressingVeronique，\"isreallyaservicedonetothecountry。\"
\"Yes，\"saidthe/jugedepaix/，\"becauseMadamehasbutoneson，andtheinheritancewillnotbedividedup;buthowlongwillthatconditionlast？Foracertainlengthoftimethemagnificentculturewhichyouareabouttointroducewill，letushope，belongtoonlyoneproprietor，whowillcontinuetobreedhornedbeastsandhorses;butsoonerorlaterthedaymustcomewhentheseforestsandfieldswillbedividedupandsoldinsmallparcels。Dividedandredivided，thesixthousandacresofthatplainwillhaveathousandortwelvehundredowners，andthenceforth——nomorehorsesandcattle！\"
\"Oh！asforthosedays\"——beganthemayor。
\"There！don’tyouhearthe/Whatisthattome？/MonsieurClousiertalkedof？\"criedMonsieurGrossetete。\"Takenintheact！But，monsieur，\"resumedthebanker，gravelyaddressingthedumfoundedmayor，\"thosedayshavereallycome。InaradiusofthirtymilesroundParisthelandissodividedupintosmallholdingsthatmilchcowsarenolongerseen。TheCommuneofArgenteuilcontainsthirty—eightthousandeighthundredandeighty—fiveparcelsofland，manyofwhichdonotreturnafarthingofrevenue。IfitwerenotfortherichrefuseofParis，whichproducesafodderofstrongquality，Idon’tknowhowdairymenwouldgetalong。Asitis，thisover—stimulatingfoodandconfinementinclosestablesproduceinflammatorydiseases，ofwhichthecowsoftendie。TheyusecowsintheneighborhoodofParisastheydohorsesinthestreet。Cropsmoreprofitablethanhay——vegetables，fruit，appleorchards，vineyards——aretakingtheplaceofmeadow—lands。InafewyearsweshallseemilksenttoParisbythemail—coachesastheynowsendfish。WhatisgoingonaroundParisisalsogoingonroundallthelargecitiesofFrance;thelandwillthusbeusedupbeforemanyyearsaregone。Chaptelstatesthatin1800