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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Impaired loans classified as troubled debt restructured</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment" xlink:to="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">TDR loans, subsequently defaulted during the period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1" xlink:to="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">TDR impaired loans paid off</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown" xlink:to="us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivables Impaired Troubled Debt Restructuring Write Down</label>
    <loc xlink:href="fmao-20180930.xsd#fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Maximum time for reevaluation.</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation" xlink:to="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation_lbl" />
    <loc xlink:href="fmao-20180930.xsd#fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Re evaluation period for real estate.</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate" xlink:to="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum time for re-evaluation (in months)</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_MaximumTimeForReevaluation_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maximum Time For Reevaluation</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Re-evaluation period for real estate</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_ReEvaluationPeriodForRealEstate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Re Evaluation Period For Real Estate</label>
    <loc xlink:href="fmao-20180930.xsd#fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Unsecured consumer loans credit card credits and overdraft.</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft" xlink:to="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft_lbl" />
    <loc xlink:href="fmao-20180930.xsd#fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Delinquent period for charging down consumer loans</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans" xlink:to="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans_lbl" />
    <loc xlink:href="fmao-20180930.xsd#fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Delinquent period for charging down commercial and agricultural credits.</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits" xlink:to="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unsecured consumer loans, credit card credits and overdraft lines of credit reach</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_UnsecuredConsumerLoansCreditCardCreditsAndOverdraft_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Unsecured Consumer Loans Credit Card Credits And Overdraft</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Delinquent period for charging down consumer loans</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownConsumerLoans_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Delinquent Period For Charging Down Consumer Loans</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Delinquent period for charging down commercial and agricultural credits</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="fmao_DelinquentPeriodForChargingDownCommercialAndAgriculturalCredits_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Delinquent Period For Charging Down Commercial And Agricultural Credits</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfImpairedFinancingReceivableTable" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfImpairedFinancingReceivableTable" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfImpairedFinancingReceivableTable_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule Of Impaired Financing Receivable [Table]</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfImpairedFinancingReceivableTable_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Impaired Financing Receivable [Table]</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableImpairedLineItems_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With no related allowance recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With no related allowance recorded, Interest Income Recognized</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With no related allowance recorded, Interest Income Recognized Cash Basis</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">With a specific allowance recorded, Recorded Investment</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With a specific allowance recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance" xlink:to="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance</label>
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Related Allowance</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">With a specific allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod" />
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