UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 984 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 
H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
December 1, 1921 
THE NATIONAL INFLUENCE OF A 
SINGLE FARM COMMUNITY 
A STORY OF THE FLOW INTO NATIONAL LIFE OF 
MIGRATION FROM THE FARMS 
By 
EMILY F. HOAG, Assistant Economist 
(Section of Farm Life Studies, C. J. GALPIN, Economist in Charge) 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Some National Aspects of Farm Life #* 1 
The Present Study . • 5 
Description of the Community 7 
Migration from the Farms of the Community 17 
Occupations of Migrants and of Stay-at-Homes 35 
Achievements of Migrants from the Community 36 
Connections of Belleville Community with National Life 42 
Persistent Families Remaining on the Farms of the Community 47 
Conclusions 52 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTTNG OFFICE 
1921 
