INFLUENCE OF A SINGLE FARM COMMUNITY. 



49 



It should be said, moreover, that there is nothing in any way 

 artificial nor sentimental in this persistence on the farm of these 

 families. There is no feeling of apology among those who have 

 elected to stay at home on the farm, no feeling of regret at not having 

 gone out into the world. These farm people have stayed in this 

 community from choice, 'because it is home to them, because their 

 interests are there, because they feel there is a good opportunity for 

 investing a lifetime there. 



In Table XIV it may be seen that there are large numbers of farm 

 families staying generation after generation in the community and 

 even on the same farm. Ten persistent families remaining for four 

 generations on their farms are enough to save a community from 

 disintegration. (See fig. 21.) 



Table XIV — Number of generations during which the present families in the smaller 

 community have been living in the community and farming on the same farm. 



Farm No. 



Number of 

 generations — 



Farm No. 



Number of 

 generations — 



Farm No. 



Number of 

 generations — 



On same 

 farm. 



In com- 

 munity. 



On same 

 farm. 



In com- 

 munity. 



On same 

 farm. 



In com- 

 munity. 



1 



(a) 



2 



2 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 (a) 

 1 

 3 



( a ) 

 (a) 



1 

 2 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



(a) 



1 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 1 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 4 

 3 

 4 



(a) 



4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 1 



(a) 



2 

 5 

 1 

 1 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 



(a) 



4 

 3 

 1 



45 



2 



(a) 

 1 



(a) 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 2 



(a) 



3 



(a) 



5 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 1 



S 



2 

 3 



1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 



89 



1 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 4 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



(a) 

 2 

 1 



(a) 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 3 



(a) 

 1 



(a) 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



(a) 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 



4 



2 



46 



90 



4 



3 



47 



91 



5 



4 



48 



92 



3 



5 



49 



93 



3 



6 



50 



94 



4 



7 



51 



95 



4 



8 .. 



52 



96 :... 



3 



9 



53 



97 



3 



10... 



54 



98 



5 



11 



55. 



99 



5 



12 



56.' 



100 



3 



13 



571 



101 



3 



14 



58 



102 



4 



15... 



59 



103 



4 



16... 



60 



104 



3 



17 



61 



105 



2 



18 



62 



106 



4 



19 



63. 



107 



4 



20 



64 



108.. 



3 



21 



65 



109 



3 



22 



66 



110 . 



3 



23 



67 



Ill . 



(a) 



3 



24 



68 ... 



112 



25 



69 



113. ... 



1 



26 



70 



114 .. 



(a) 



1 



27 



71 



115 . 



28 



72 



116 .. 



1 



29 



73 



117 .. 



3 



30 



74 .... 



118 . 



4 



31 



75 .... 



119 . 



4 



32 



76 



120 . 



(a) 



3 



33... 



77 



121 



34 



78 .... 



122 . 



(a) 



3 



35 



79 



123 . 



36 



80 



124 . 



1 



37 



81 . ... 



125 . 



3 



38 



82. .. 



126. 



4 



39 



83 



127 . 



(a) 



3 



40 



84 



128 



129 . . . 



41 



85 



4 



42 



86 



130 .. 



1 



43 



87 



131.. 



3 



44 



88 



132 



1 



a Vacant. 



