In Brittany, in the neighbourhood of Quimperlé, a great number of small workshops for the fabrication of the felt hats which are worn by the peasants is scattered in the villages; and rapidly improving agriculture goes hand in hand with that trade.
Kropotkin points out the connection between improving agriculture and the growth of small workshops in Brittany.
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