INFLUENCE OF A SINGLE FARM COMMUNITY. 



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city from the country, but the whole subject is placed on a new 

 footing for fertile discussion when the rills are seen flowing from 

 farm after farm to the Nation at large. (See figs. 1 and 8.) 



In answer to the question, "Where do farm people go ? " an attempt 

 was made to trace to his final residence each student of Union 

 Academy from 1824 to 1920. Out of the 3,604 students whose names 

 appear on the academy records it was possible to trace the residences 

 selected by 2,445. Among the other 1,159 there were 69 who died 



Fig. 11.— Chart showing sizes of migration centers for Belleville migrants. The proportion of migrants 

 choosing each size of migration center is here shown. The Belleville migrant has located in all types of 

 communities from the sparsely settled prairie or mining section to the most densely populated metropolis. 



too young to select residences, 99 who are still students living at 

 home, and 991 whose places of residence are unknown. 



Of the 2,445 students who could be traced, 17 settled outside the 

 United States, 430 settled in the United States outside of the State 

 in which the community is located, 375 in the State but outside the 

 county in which the community is located, 500 in the county, but 

 outside of the larger Belleville community, and 1,123 in the larger 

 Belleville community. (See figs. 1 and 9.) 



