C3B—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, October 18,1980 ' - - "I f ag lend^ BY JOYCE BUPP countries, and their ag credit Staff Correspondent programs, are aimed at YORK A delegation of peasant-type farmers, foreign agriculture lending usually tenants on govem offlcers recently took a look ment-owned land of only an at southcentral Penn- acre or two per family, sylvania farm technology Loans, for the most part, i and economics during a must be extended without i month-long training visit to any collateral backing and L the United States. large percentages of York’s Farm Credit of- payback defaults are fices helped host the 34 common, agriculture loan specialists taking part in the USDA’s The lending specialists, Small Farmer Credit who must sometimes also Distribution and Ad- act in advisory roles similar ministration Seminar. Most to a county agent, are of the participants searching for ways to represented provincial generate cash flows for.their government ag lending clients, to better improve programs in countries of food production, farm family Asia and Africa, including standards of living and a Vietnam, the Philippines, more workable farm credit Indonesia and Nigeria. system of government According to Ed Heindel, financial aid. York office senior credit In their studies of the analyst who hosted the American farm Credit wniiur participants daring cooperative method of their visit, the foreign loan financing, the ag lending officers were impressed with students were especially American farm technology interested in learning ways and techniques of produc- to improve the speed of loan tion. However, he added that processing. One Nigerian, they see little future in ior instance, worried that it angling their home now takes three or four agriculture systems toward months until he can get loan massive mechanization. money to clients borrowing Most of the third world to raise their year’s crops. Lancaster poukrymen to hold annual meeting NEW HOLLAND The ??*“■ tickets prior to the annual banquet meeting of night of the banquet. Cost of the Lancaster County the ticket is $9.75. Contact Poultry Association will be ® ne ,°£ the board members a g lenders received in held on Thursday, October 30 for tickets. tensive background at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Strasburg Restaurant. The evening promises to ♦ DDOHI t be very entertaining with the X i KVUUV<CKj« * group “Still On The Hill’’ ♦ t providing the music. ♦ _ ♦ A brief business meeting J Get Top Price fOF ♦ will include the election of ♦ Ynur Hnoc af I four directors. There will be X J, ur :7 ♦ a drawing for door prizes for J NSW Holland X members. 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PH ‘ 1215)683-7686 Foreign ag lending officers visit York Count Heindel added that the loan officers were also impressed with the authority given to Farm Credit field representatives at various levels, and with the numerous levels of govern ment assistance through USDA financial aid programs. While guests of the Farm Credit office, the busload of foreign banking represen tatives spent one afternoon at the 40-cow dairy operation of York Production Credit chairman Rolla Lehman 11, Dillsburg. During their tour to the hundred-acre Lehman family farm, the visitors threw dozens of questions at county agent John Smith, York Soil Conservation’s Higgs Harwell and W.D. Manifold representing the offices of ASCS. As one way of showing his - foreign guests how area farmers locally market some of their production, Lehman prepared a refreshment buffet of York County foods, including area specialities fresh apple cider and potato chips. During their stay in the York area, the visitors also met with representatives of the Farmers Home Ad ministration, Lancaster’s Hamilton Bank, Agway, Inc., the Pennfield Cor poration and paid a visit to the York Fair. For two weeks prior to their Pennsylvania tour, the York Production Credit chairman Rolla Lehman , center wearing foreign ag lenders studying farm financing methods. To his right is Mrs. Lehman and USOA tutor and host Professor H.B. Clark. briefings on the American government and methods of agriculture financing through both the farm cooperatives and private commercial systems. 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