Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-01 | Page 8 | More Help for Farmers Urged

MORE HELP FOR OR FARMERS URGED WASHINGTON Dec 1 JP- JP JP-Addi- JP Addi- Addi ional Honal legislation to give American farmers a fighting chance to hold their homes was advocated toda today by Secretary Hyde In his annual report to President Hoover Hyde also told the president there are are many mariy indications that material improvement in the income from agriculture agriculture ag ag- ag- ag will occur within the next few years Saying that foreclosures on farm mortgages are arc all too prevalent the agriculture department head added I that the powers of our credit institutions institutions must be bio broadened and legal restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- re- re relaxed The Reconstruction Finance corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration and other legislation has aided aid ed he said but more needs to be bel done Agriculture was described by these the se secretary as the great shock absorber absorb absorb- er and stabilizing influence in hard I times Explaining this this' is due to the fact that farm production can not be adjusted ad i q quickly to changes in demand Hyde continued Sustained Ined farm production though it helps to force prices down makes UC life easier for wage earners with reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re incomes and lessens the burden burden burden bur bur- den of unemployment relief relie It is necessity of course and not philanthropy that obliges agric agriculture to fill this role Nevertheless agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture does docs so gO to the substantial benefit benefit benefit ben ben- of the community This should be remembered when farmers ask public support for agricultural relief measures