Show congress b helps the farmers N of producers more one class has so far if the present congress than another it is the agricultural class primarily for the benefit it of this his class congress has passed the following bills now law 1 the emergency tariff act increasing duties on agricultural products 2 the packer act regulating interstate and tor for reign commerce in livestock and its products 3 the futures act taxing contracts for the sale of grain for future delivery and options for such contracts also providing for the regulation of hoards boards of trade 4 the acts amending the farm loan law one increasing the amount in the depository privilege of the treasury in federal land banks and one increasing the maximum rates of interest which farm loan bonds may bear 5 the farm credits act which authorizes the war finance corporation to issue in its own bonds and to lend for financing agricultural exports 6 in addition each branch of congress has now passed a good roads amendment strengthening the present law by giving to the country a more farrea far rea reaching ching system especially a farm to market system this will T ill directly benefit farmers and consumers its necessity will be the more appreciated when we realize that half af our perishable products are lost every year because of lack of roads to get them to market |