Farm debt appeared to level off in 1985.
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Preliminary figures show that farm debt leveled off and in some major categories may have declined, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported. Total farm debt was estimated at $198.9 billion at the end of 1985, the same as on Dec. 31, 1984.
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