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Long-Term Credit Situation
Has Halted Farm Expansion
American Bank Economists Says
A loading agiicultmal author
ilv this week said the pi evading
light money situation has "vir
tuaih halted the extension of
longtenn cmht foi investment
in farm expansion ”
John V Kncchel. Bank of
\meuca economist pointed out
that “this runs counter to the
long-term adjustments taking
place in agnculture, namely, the
trend towaid larger faims”
Addiessmg a bieakfast meet
ing of the National Association
ot Faim Bioadcasters recently
Knechel said
“Even if cunent fiscal and
monetary policies aie successful
in slowing the rate of economic
growth, interest lates on long
teim loans are not likely to de
BAIMVEL
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 31.1969
dine much, noi will (heie be a
significant increase in the amount
of money available for long
lange expansion.
' Since expansion to an effi
cient stale of opeiation is vital to
longteim piofitability, any cui
tailment of debt financing of new
investments m capital intensive
technological innovations stands
in the way of efficient change in
agiiciiltuie.
“At the same time, with the
accelerated decline in less effi
cient faims, theie have been add
ed piessures to consolidate le
somces ’’
The net lesult will be thiee
fold. accoidmg to the Bank of
America expert
1 It will increase the impor
tance of leasing, both of equip
ment and of land.
2 It will accelerate the trend
toward incorporation veitical in
tegiation, and other forms of
joint ventures.
3 It will give a significant
competitive edge to the farmer
who can build his financing plans
aiound strategic capital and cied
it requirements rather than hav
ing all his eneigies absorbed by
the tactical battle against “pay
ables.”
Kenechel added that he ex
pected both private and public
lenders to become more selective
in the quality of then agricultur-
al credits, but that they “will go
to fullest extent possible to help
meet the current credit needs of
their farm customers ”
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• Regional
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will be teams ana Individuals as
follows, B Individuals, Debbie
Maiuy and Janet Gill, C 2 Team,
Susan Gill, Ralph Hill, Patty
Hossler, Judy Higginbothan and
Candy Giofl, 02 Individuals,
VVendal Lane, 01 Team. David
Copeland, also Maiy Deth Little,
Nancy Henkel, Pi\ie Wateis,
Jem Jackson, I) Team, Mameen
L'tlle, Wendy Mauiv. Kathy My
ei, Scott Gi ace and Hazal Lowe.
The piogiam is undei taken to
teach youth in all phases of
hoisemanship and spectatois are
invited to the show Judges for
the legional affan aie commmg
fiom the states of New York,
New Jeisey, Vngmia and Mary
land.
• Potato
(Continued fiom Page 1)
said the Giange ravois the self
assessment plan
“Five pounds of Idaho pota
toes sell for the same pace as
10 pounds of Pennsylvania spuds,
not because they aie better but
because Idaho potatoes aie pro
moted,” Readmger said
“Millions of dollais are spent
annually by people who have
something to sell and I cannot
see how we potato producers can
be an exception,” Don M Fiee
man, potato giowei from Ulyss
es, Pottei County, said
Robert Jones, Bath, Northamp
ton County, president of the Pen
nsylvania Coopeiative Potato
Growers, Inc, said state potato
giowers need to spend moie time
and effort piomoting their pro
ducts.
“Let us tell our prospective
customers that our quality is as
good as Idaho’s or Main’s,”
Jones said
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