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BULLETIN 1047, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 4. — Average rates of interest on farm mortgage loans in the United States, reported 

 by banks, March, 1921 — Continued. 





First-mortgage farm loans, average 



Second-mortgage farm loans. 



average 







rate. 







rate. 





Geogi'aphic division, 



















State , and crop 

 estimates district. 



Number 



Low 



High 



Prevail- 



Number 



Low 



High 



Prevail- 



of banks 



(per 



(per 



ing (per 



of banks 



(per 



(per 



ing (per 



• 



reporting. 



cent). 



cent). 



cent;. 



reporting. 



cent). 



cent). 



cent). 



South Atlantic— Con. 



















Georgia ... 



241 

 16 

 28 

 21 

 54 

 38 

 27 

 20 

 23 

 14 



8.01 

 7.94 

 7.96 

 S.OO 

 7.98 

 7.92 

 7.96 

 8.15 

 8.35 

 7.93 



8.56 

 8.25 

 8.43 

 8.19 

 8.67 

 8.58 

 8.78 

 8.35 

 9.04 

 8.29 



8.28 

 8.00 

 8.21 

 8.10 

 8.37 

 8.25 

 8.33 

 8.20 

 8.78 

 7.93 



126 

 6 

 13 

 11 

 25 

 21 

 13 

 12 

 16 

 9 



8.10 

 7.&3 

 8.15 

 8.00 

 7.96 

 8.00 

 8.62 

 8.25 

 8.12 

 8.00 



8.75 

 8.33 

 8.46 

 8.18 

 8.80 

 8.86 

 9.08 

 8.42 

 9.00 

 8.44 



8.40 





8.00 



2 



8.23 



3 



8.09 



4 



8.48 



5 



8.33 



6 



8.77 



7 



8.33 



8 



8.62 



9 



8.44 







Florida 



46 

 7 

 8 



24 

 7 



8.17 

 8.57 

 8.25 

 7.92 

 8.57 



8.98 

 9.43 

 9.75 

 8.42 

 9.43 



8.59 

 9.14 

 9.38 

 8.12 

 8.71 



17 

 5 

 1 

 8 

 3 



8.47 

 8.80 

 10.00 

 8.00 

 8.67 



8.82 

 9.20 

 10.00 

 8.25 

 9.33 



8.65 





9.20 



3 



10.00 



5 



8.00 



8 



9.00 







East South Central... 



608 



7.21 



7.79 



7.57 



241 



7.61 



7.96 



7.80 





134 



18 



28 



6.18 

 6.22 

 6.07 



6.72 

 7.00 

 6.54 



6.45 

 6.56 

 6.27 



33 



1 

 6 



6.30 

 6.00 

 6.17 



6.61 

 6.00 

 6.50 



6.47 



District 1 



6.00 



2 



6.33 



3 



4 



6.00 



6.00 



6.00 



2 



6.00 



6.00 



6.00 



5 



35 



5.93 



6.31 



6.15 



14 



6.07 



6.21 



6.11 



6 



4 



6.00 



6.50 



6.25 



1 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



7 



16 



6.75 



7.38 



7.12 



2 



7.00 



9.00 



8.00 



7a 



14 



6.43 



7.14 



8.86 



2 



6.00 



7.00 



7.00 



8 



14 



6.14 



6.79 



6.46 



5 



6.80 



6.80 



6.80 



9 



1 



6.00 



8.00 



6.00 





















Tennessee 



171 



28 



6.93 

 7.32 



7.85 

 8.07 



7.51 



7.82 



56 

 12 



7.21 

 7.33 



7.98 

 8.17 



7.64 



District 1 



7.83 



2 



29 



6.48 



7.48 



6.91 



10 



6.80 



7.90 



7.30 



3 



14 



6.64 



7.57 



7.21 



2 



7.00 



8.00 



7.50 



4 



22 



7.00 



8.82 



8.05 



7 



7.43 



8.86 



8.43 



5 



29 



6.52 



7.41 



7.24 



12 



6.67 



7.17 



7.00 



6 



8 



6.50 



7.25 



7.12 



3 



7.33 



8.00 



7.67 



7 



16 



7.50 



7.88 



7.81 



4 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



8 



10 



7.80 



8.00 



8.00 



4 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



9 



15 



7.07 



8.00 



7.67 



2 



8.00 



9.00 



8.00 



Alabama 



149 

 10 



7.95 

 7.80 



8.40 

 8.20 



8.18 

 8.00 



68 

 5 



8.12 

 8.40 



8.50 

 8.40 



8.29 



District 1 



8.40 



2 



17 



8.00 



8.41 



8.24 



8 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



2a 



19 



7.79 



8.84 



8.42 



3 



8.67 



10.33 



9.33 



3 



16 



8.00 



8.12 



8.00 



5 



8.40 



8.80 



8.40 



4 



12 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



9 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



5 



12 



7.92 



8.17 



8.17 



7 



8.00 



8.29 



8.29 



G 



20 



7.95 



9.00 



8.45 



9 



8.22 



9.33 



8.89 



7 



5 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



1 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



8 



15 



8.00 



8.73 



8.27 



8 



8.00 



8.88 



8.25 



9 



23 



8,00 



8.00 



8.00 



13 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



Mississippi 



154 



18 



7.70 

 8.00 



8.06 

 8.11 



7.99 

 8.06 



84 

 16 



7.96 

 8.00 



8.05 

 8.12 



8.01 



District 1 



8.06 



2 



26 



7.46 



8.15 



7.92 



9 



7.78 



8.00 



S.OO 



3 



10 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



3 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



4 



12 



7.67 



8. 00 



8.00 



12 



7.83 



8.00 



8.00 



5 



20 



7.90 



8. 00 



8.00 



9 



7.78 



8.00 



8.00 



6 



16 



7.75 



8.00 



8.00 



10 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



7 



21 



7.52 



8.10 



8.10 



10 



8.20 



8.20 



8.20 



8 



15 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



9 



8.00 



8.00 



8.00 



9 



16 



7.25 



8.06 



7.88 



6 



7.83 



8.00 



8.00 



West South Central. . 



581 



8.46 



9.37 



9.02 



283 



9.08 



9.72 



9.44 



Arkansas 



125 

 21 



8.63 

 8.14 



9.70 

 9.10 



9.34 



8.60 



39 

 3 



9.23 

 9.33 



9.85 

 10.00 



9.59 



District 1 



9.33 



2 



17 



8.76 



9.65 



9.38 



5 



9.20 



10.00 



9.80 



3 



17 



8.71 



9.88 



9.56 



6 



9.00 



9.33 



9.17 



4 



19 



8.74 



9.89 



9.47 



4 



9.50 



10.00 



9.50 





6 

 15 



8.67 

 8.13 



10.00 

 9.60 



9.67 

 9.00 



2 

 6 



10.00 

 8.67 



10.00 

 9.67 



10.00 



6 



9.17 



7 



14 



9.21 



9.86 



9.82 



6 



9.67 



10. 00 



10.00 



8 



9 



9.33 



10.00 



9.89 



2 



10.00 



10.00 



10.00 



9 



7 



8.29 



10.00 



9.43 



5 



8.80 



10.00 



9.80 



