INFLUENCE OF A SINGLE FARM COMMUNITY. 
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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 
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 
w I 
5 
1 
1 
4 
4 
4 
2 
(a) 
4 
3 
1 
45 
2 
(a) 
1 
(«) 
4 
3 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
4 
3 
3 
1 
4 
5 
3 
4 
3 
2 
4 
5 
3 
2 
(a) 
3 
(a) 
5 
5 
4 
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 
57 
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 
(a) 
3 
23 
67 
111 
24 
68 
112 
25 
69. .. . 
1 3 
113 
1 
26 
70 . 
4 
3 
3 
1 
2 
2 
1 
] 
1 
3 
1 
1 
. 1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 
3 
1 
2 
4 
2 
3 
3 
3 
1 
9 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
114 
(a) 
1 
27 
71 ... 
115 
28 
72 . 
116 
1 
29 
73. ... 
117 
3 
30 
74 . 
118 
4 
4 
31 
75 .. 
119 
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 
(a) 
3 
4 
39 
83 
127 
40 
84 .. 
128 
41 
85. ... 
129 
42 
86 
130 
1 
43 
87 
131 
3 
44 
88 
132 . 
i 
a Vacant. 
