Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-21

Speaking of the agricultural situa-a tion at Grcenspurs, 1ndispa- Friday. Secretary of Aefie8ttuFe Wallace told Of the various things which congress had done to help agriculture during the past eighteen months. He said:
 since March, 1911. agrieulture has had more attention and tympsthetic consideration in the national capital
 than at any other like period in our
 history. Both congress and the ad-
 nninistration have appreciated the
 serious character of the agricultural
 depression and have done everything
 nossSble to make conditions better for
 the farmer. Why7 Not because the
 farmer sh0uld be favored at the ex-
 pehsc of other groups, but because in.
 helping the farmer everybody would
 be heiped
 ~ConsiderI what has been done dur
 ing the past eighteen months. First, q congressional joint commission was created. which has spent nine months in studying the agricultural crisis, it's causes and what might be done to meet 1t. The work of this commission has been exceedingly helpful in nlak ing clear the sort of action that would help, rather than hurt
 Second, congress promptly passed an emergency tariff, which checked the dumping on top pf our already large surplus of great quantities Of surplus agricultural products which 1 had piled f1p in other countries during the period of scarcity Of shipping and which those people were sending here because we were the only nation that had cash to pay.
 Third, congress revived the war finance corporation activities and added greatly to the power Of the corporation. It is not too much to say that the money loaned through l this agency saved hundreds and prob l ably thousands of banks from going 1 into the hands Of receivers, and l through the help given the banks saved hundreds of thousands o1 l farmers from bankruptcy.
 l sFourth, congress doubled the cap. 1 itaI of the farm land banks and per- naitted the joint stock land banks tc I modify their interest rate. thus raak- ing large sums of money available To. mortgage loans on farms at the tinat
 when 1t was most needed.
 Fifth, congress enacted a, law t I protect farmers cooperative market. l ing associations from unfair prose, l cution thus making it easier for farm, j CTS to organize and conduct sucl
 associations and reduce the cost 70 marketing farm products, to the ad, vantage of both the farmer and tn
 consumer.
 '1 Sixth. congress amended the fedora
 reserve act to provide that the presi
 dent should have in mind the agricul } tural as well as the industrial, com f1escial and financial interests il \ appointing members on the federal re serve board, the purpose being t'
 IL ,f@<,., .,r . fairly representative of our agricul -f turai, industrial. commercial an z financial life, with the expectation tha the policies adopted by that board i , i administering the national credi should be considered from every angl' : Seventh, congress passed the pack f CTS and stockyards act and the graf
 futures act, the purpose of both bein ] to make sure that the farmers hay free, open and competitive market : for their live stock and grain, an { that there are no unfair practices sc 1, unfair charges on these market 1. Under these acts the secretary of agri culture has power to make a COT : live stock and grain from the tin ! they leave the farm. For thirty ( 2 forty years the farmers have been d. { f1apGing legislation of this sort. Bill have been before congress for man
 l years This last congress actt t promptly and effectively
 y None of the foregoing Iegislatie . eau be looked upon as of the natul e Of class legislation. None of it hell n the farmer at the expense of oth. e groups. All of it is designed to pfs ]. mote more regular and more stab F production Of farm products by pr r 4iding needed credit facilitiesNand fl. .- and open markets. None of it VI > burt any legitimate business Nol 1. of it will interfere with any hone te man.
 -e Referring to the manner in lYhil 7. the forests are administered. he sai i- Timber is crop; one of our mo r. important crops. It grows, ripens al E. becomes ready for the harvest, ju l. as other agricultural crops.- It shos1 n be harvested In season and ancth . crop grown for the use of future ge lv erations. It must be protected fro ,e fires. from plant diseases. from inse ,d pests, just as other agricultural eYe is are pyctscted- That requires tine ser
 ices of the horticulurist of tlse e
 tomoiogist. of the plant patlaologi ne and of the forest specialist. all