"c           VAR 0097      13008 FED BAN 3R 917-944               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0097         LOC  834 WIDTH  9             DK  14 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INTEREST RATES ON FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS, TWELVE FEDERAL     "
"c              LAND BANKS                                                    "
"c              ---------------------------------------------------------     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  13008                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PERCENT                                               "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  02/1917-10/1944                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DATA FOR 1917-1934:  LETTER FROM THE FARM CREDIT     "
"c              ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 4, 1935.  DATA FOR  "
"c              1935-1944:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SURVEY OF CURRENT    "
"c              BUSINESS, 1938 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT, P. 56, 1940, P. 56, AND     "
"c              SUCCESSIVE ISSUES.                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  THE RATE SHOWN FOR EACH MONTH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE   "
"c              LOAN RATES OF THE TWELVE BANKS, NO WEIGHT BEING GIVEN TO THE  "
"c              NUMBER OF LOANS CLOSED AT THE VARIOUS RATES.  WHEN A CHANGE   "
"c              OF RATE OCCURRED DURING A MONTH, THE BANK'S AVERAGE RATES     "
"c              FOR THAT MONTH WAS OBTAINED BY WEIGHTING BY THE NUMBER OF     "
"c              BUSINESS DAYS IT WAS IN FORCE.                                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "