| Term                                                                                  | Period  | NE   | LS    | CB   | NP   | AP   | SE   | DL   | SP   | MN   | PA   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|-------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Proportion of farm loans outstanding,  2002 Q4 survey, region share of national total | 2002:Q4 | 2.5  | 9.6   | 27.6 | 17.5 | 10.1 | 5.0  | 4.4  | 8.8  | 5.5  | 8.9  |
| Sample coverage, 2002 Q4 survey, sample share of total regional loans                 | 2002:Q4 | 14.9 | 7.0   | 21.0 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 5.8  | 8.9  | 12.7 | 49.7 |
| Avg. loan size, 2002 Q4 survey, (thousands of dollars)                                | 2002:Q4 | 41.6 | 16.9  | 33.2 | 20.3 | 45.3 | 47.7 | 35.5 | 74.3 | 20.6 | 65.3 |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1995:Q1 | 11.7 | 10.7  | 10.0 | 9.9  | 8.6  | 7.2  | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.4  | 9.4  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1995:Q2 | 9.0  | 10.4  | 9.3  | 9.4  | 8.5  | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.3  | 9.3  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1995:Q3 | 9.6  | 10.3  | 9.3  | 9.8  | 8.1  | 9.6  | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.4  | 9.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1995:Q4 | 10.8 | 10.3  | 8.3  | 9.6  | 7.9  | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.8  | 9.3  | 8.9  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1996:Q1 | 8.8  | 9.9   | 8.0  | 9.4  | 7.3  | 9.4  | 10.9 | 9.9  | 8.9  | 8.1  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1996:Q2 | 10.3 | 10.2  | 7.3  | 9.0  | 8.1  | 9.6  | 10.4 | 9.8  | 8.7  | 8.3  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1996:Q3 | 8.3  | 9.9   | 8.9  | 9.4  | 7.6  | 9.4  | 10.0 | 9.4  | 8.9  | 8.1  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1996:Q4 | 10.1 | 9.9   | 9.3  | 9.0  | 7.5  | 9.3  | 9.9  | 9.1  | 9.0  | 8.6  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1997:Q1 | 8.8  | 9.5   | 9.5  | 9.3  | 8.0  | 9.9  | 9.5  | 9.5  | 10.1 | 8.7  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1997:Q2 | 9.4  | 10.1  | 9.2  | 9.5  | 8.3  | 9.9  | 10.2 | 9.7  | 10.0 | 8.7  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1997:Q3 | 9.3  | 9.8   | 9.6  | 9.9  | 8.5  | 10.1 | 9.9  | 9.7  | 10.5 | 8.7  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1997:Q4 | 9.2  | 9.5   | 9.3  | 9.8  | 7.5  | 9.8  | 9.4  | 9.4  | 10.1 | 8.8  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1998:Q1 | 9.3  | 9.0   | 9.4  | 9.8  | 7.3  | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.8  | 9.6  | 8.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1998:Q2 | 9.2  | 9.4   | 9.2  | 9.7  | 7.6  | 10.2 | 10.3 | 9.6  | 9.8  | 8.4  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1998:Q3 | 10.2 | 9.5   | 9.5  | 9.5  | 8.8  | 9.5  | 9.7  | 9.5  | 9.6  | 8.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1998:Q4 | 9.4  | 9.2   | 8.7  | 9.0  | 8.3  | 9.4  | 9.7  | 9.2  | 9.1  | 8.0  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1999:Q1 | 8.4  | 8.9   | 8.9  | 9.1  | 8.2  | 9.0  | 9.6  | 9.1  | 9.0  | 7.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1999:Q2 | 9.6  | 9.1   | 8.8  | 9.0  | 8.0  | 9.0  | 9.8  | 9.0  | 8.7  | 8.0  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1999:Q3 | 10.2 | 8.9   | 8.7  | 9.3  | 8.2  | 8.9  | 10.0 | 8.8  | 9.0  | 8.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 1999:Q4 | 9.1  | 9.2   | 8.8  | 9.4  | 8.3  | 8.8  | 9.8  | 9.0  | 9.5  | 8.8  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2000:Q1 | 9.4  | 9.2   | 9.2  | 9.6  | 8.4  | 9.8  | 9.3  | 10.0 | 9.8  | 8.4  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2000:Q2 | 10.7 | 9.5   | 9.7  | 9.7  | 9.1  | 9.1  | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.5  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2000:Q3 | 10.5 | 10.30 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.7  | 9.2  | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.7  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2000:Q4 | 10.7 | 9.3   | 9.9  | 10.1 | 9.2  | 9.4  | 9.2  | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.8  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2001:Q1 | 9.3  | 9.1   | 9.4  | 9.7  | 8.4  | 7.8  | 9.5  | 9.0  | 9.8  | 8.8  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2001:Q2 | 8.2  | 8.7   | 8.3  | 8.8  | 7.4  | 8.1  | 8.3  | 9.2  | 8.6  | 7.9  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2001:Q3 | 8.3  | 9.8   | 7.9  | 8.2  | 6.3  | 7.6  | 8.7  | 8.8  | 7.8  | 7.2  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2001:Q4 | 6.9  | 7.9   | 6.3  | 7.0  | 5.2  | 6.3  | 8.7  | 7.6  | 6.1  | 5.2  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2002:Q1 | 6.9  | 7.8   | 6.7  | 7.2  | 5.2  | 5.5  | 7.3  | 7.4  | 6.8  | 4.9  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2002:Q2 | 6.8  | 7.4   | 6.4  | 7.2  | 5.0  | 5.9  | 7.6  | 7.5  | 6.5  | 5.1  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2002:Q3 | 6.4  | 7.5   | 5.8  | 6.5  | 4.6  | 6.0  | 7.5  | 7.3  | 6.5  | 5.3  |
| Weighted average interest rate during sample week                                     | 2002:Q4 | 5.7  | 6.9   | 5.1  | 5.5  | 4.6  | 5.2  | 6.7  | 7.6  | 6.4  | 4.5  |
| Standard Errror                                                                       | 2001:Q4 | .23  | .78   | .38  | .29  | .36  | 1.71 | .42  | .79  | .33  | .35  |
| Standard Errror                                                                       | 2002:Q1 | .12  | .37   | .26  | .22  | .63  | 1.14 | .39  | .45  | .26  | .25  |
| Standard Errror                                                                       | 2002:Q2 | .14  | .29   | .27  | .21  | .48  | 1.03 | .23  | .34  | .36  | .26  |
| Standard Errror                                                                       | 2002:Q3 | .43  | .29   | .50  | .68  | .67  | 1.19 | .34  | .68  | .41  | 1.06 |
| Standard Errror                                                                       | 2002:Q4 | .35  | .45   | .47  | 1.01 | .56  | .62  | .68  | .35  | .47  | .62  |