Show DEfENSE Of THE fARMER Senator McCumber of North Dakota Declares Grangers Do Not Get Fair Share of High Prices Washington Feb 4 Declaring the farmer to be the last person considered In any conflict in which the agriculturalist alist is involved Senator McCumber of North orth Dakota today delivered a speech in the Senate to demonstrate that the farmers were not receiving a fair fall share of the he high prices which food products commanded He said bills such as had been pre presented presente presented l in the House for the removal of duties on farm articles were equivalent to an effort to establish a legislative boycott against the tiller of the soil This boycott was always to be expected when food prices increased he said But the discrimination would not al always always a ways continue for the time was rap idly approaching when the farmer would receive proper compensation for his labor Contrasting the prices received rece ed by the farmer with those paid by the con consumer consumer consumer sumer he said that a steer which in North Dakota would bring 70 would sell for 2500 when retailed at Senate restaurants steak price enough to buy half haifa a farm |