Show Bennett sponsors bill To aid farmers WASHINGTON Wallace F. Bennett today joined in sponsoring a bill which would allow farmers to deduct as expense all amounts taid to irrigation ditch companies or similar entities for water bill is necessary because of the position taken by the Internal Revenue Service last year when its agents were auditing 1963 returns and in several cases departed from prior practices and disallowed portions of the water Senator Bennett great bulk of the assessments are for operation and maintenance of the canal and reservoir Senator Bennett legislation would clarify the situation and provide even-handed treatment to all farmers wo must irrigate their The Utahn said he has heard that Internal Revenue agents in many cases have not treated all assessments in the same there seems to be a question whether certain portions of the assessment should or should not be |