Excerpt from 1995 Annual Report on the Financial Condition and Performance of the Farm Credit System Figure 3 illustrates the 35-year pattern in overall farm debt market share, with data plotted at 5 and 2-year intervals. The System has grown in periods such as the late 19703 to the early 19805, when commercial bank liquidity was tight, and has contracted in volume and market share when commercial banks' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Report, Farm Credit Administration, 1989 There are now reasons for cautious optimism with respect to the condition of the Farm Credit System. Its institutions reported combined earnings of $605 million for 1989, and a significant improvement in loan quality was evident. Marked declines were noted in nonaccrual and high risk loans, as well as in acquired properties. The level of these assets, however, remains relatively high and poses a degree of risk. Improved farm income and collateral values have facilitated the efforts of system institutions in working out troubled loans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.