Date of Award
8-1956
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Degree Discipline
Agriculture Economics
Abstract
Most farmers borrow money at some time to buy land, machinery and equipment, pay operating costs, engage in cooperative ventures or buy consumer goods. A thorough knowledge of the role of credit is essential to a sound farm operation. Credit is "the ability to command the goods or service of another in return for a promise to pay for such goods or services at some specified time in the future."1 Information contained in this study is directed toward an understanding of credit practices used by Negro farm families of Shelby County in pursuance of their farming operations and to determine the effect of these practices on farm income. "Financial advancement by any farmer is influenced by his policy in regard to loans. Undesirable credit practices are as dangerous as undesirable practices with crop and livestock production."2
This study is limited to Negro farm families living and operating farms in Shelby County. In this report, a brief description of the natural and human resources of the county is given in order to establish a background of the area covered.
A description is also given of the established credit institutions in the county, both government sponsored and private sources and their policies regarding credit to farm families.
It is the purpose of this study to determine the use made of credit resources in Shelby County by Negro farm families in carrying out their farming operations and to develop an understanding of the credit policies of established credit institutions in the county regarding the type of loans available to farmers, interest rates charged, length of loans, and repayment schedules. It is further desired, that this study will help farm families in planning adequately their credit needs on a sound basis.
1 Farm Credit Administration, American Institute of Banking, New York, 1934, p. 402.
2 Lynn S. Robertson and Ralph H. Woods, Farm Business Management, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1946, pp. 284-285.
Committee Chair/Advisor
J. M. Coruthers
Committee Member
E. W. Owens
Publisher
Prairie View A&M College
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Date of Digitization
10-27-2021
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Robinson, M. R. (1956). A Study of the Use of Credit Resources by Negro Farm Families in Shelby County, Texas. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/623