Show AGRICULTURAL EVILS MENDED BY CONGRESS Farm Bloc Given Credit for Great Amount of Legislation Favoring Favoring Favoring Favor Favor- ing American Farmer The last congress which closed In September was a farm congress That ThatIs Is It passed more legislation of benefit to tut the farmers of the United States State tIl than n possibly any preceding session Newspapers mil and tacit men who watch proceedings at the nations nation's capitol capital say suy that the farm bloc Is responsible f fo fora forathis r 1 this amount of agricultural legislation But nut In these statements the authors make male It plain plaits that lint emergency rather that sheer class legislation Is the cause Commenting on the new tariff law lawand lawand and the farm blocs bloc's part purt In representIng represent represent- representing ing the farmers of America In this tills legislation Gray Silver Washington representative of 01 the American Farm Bureau federal federation ion says sas Agriculture line has obtained duties on almost every commodity on nn which It desired a n tariff and the rates rutes are arc in most Instances as os high as was requested The American Farm Bureau federation federation federation federa federa- tion during the past prist session of congress congress congress con con- gress Int Interested itself In some 30 bills of great Importance to farm ers era Many bills backed by the federation federa fellern- tion are now laws 5 The flue present congress congress con con- gress has haR passed more legislation correcting correcting cor tor- agricultural evils than has hn any other congress In history Congress required considerable help and not a little prodding The farm furm bureau hureau furnished fur fur- nl both and got sot satisfactory re re- su snits I tf form farm bloc backed the following measures Agricultural Credit act extending life of War Finance corporation and ninny form farm loans Bill hill legalizing operative co mar mar- Removed ll le legal uncertainties hn hampering operative co-operative marketing BIll BUI regulating packers nm anti and stock stock- yards Producers Producers' Interests now pro fro 1 Federal to farm markets to-markets ets road pro pro- gm gram am Bill BUI providing funds for tor tuberculosis Put farmer on f federal reserve board to protect farmers farmers' n Interests Kept United States D Department of Agriculture appropriation at nt efficiency point ont I |