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    • Chapter 7
    `As soon as I'm gone,
    this stops being the country'
    James Cook James Cook is moving to a new farm near Roanoke, Va. Patrick Schneider/staff
    Later this year, James Cook will herd his 400 cattle into trucks and move to a new spot outside Roanoke, Va. Developers plan to replace his family farm with a massive, "main street"-style retail and apartment development.

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    • Question: What does the loss of Mecklenburg's last farms mean for the county's future?