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In live-stock affairs the community has contributed by furnishing 

 national presidents for various breeders' associations, and many 

 famous breeders of hogs, cows, and horses. For example, the Benton 

 Wilkes horses and the Cheshire hogs originated in this community. 

 Belleville farmers were among the first, too, to make use of the Bab- 

 cock test, and to see the value of cooperative marketing. For many 



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Fig. 22. — Map showing farm homes of the community connected with one another by marriage of students 

 of the academy, and farm homes connected with village homes by such marriages. The academy has 

 proved to be an instrument for weaving family lines into a close community texture, and for providing 

 social contentment by bringing about acquaintanceship between congenial young people. 



years their cooperative cheese factory, located in the village of Belle- 

 ville, was one of the largest in the world. 



What is called the original "cow census" in the United States was 

 made in the town of Ellisburg by a resident of Belleville, in 1888, 

 under the direction of Gov. Hoard, of Wisconsin. At this time 

 Ellisburg was said to have more cows per capita than any other 

 township in the United States. 



