Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01

effects need no mention except Il
say that benefits heretofore felt ar,
carried along in new authorizations
The packer act is legislation Ions
looked for and, while not drastic il
its terms, still places governmental
authority SO that abuses heretofore
complained of MAY be controlled ane
corrected. The grain trading meas.
ure in similar way will control the
abuses in the grain markets. If il
had been in force during the recent
months certain wealthy grain mer.
chants might not have sold short to
the extent they did and so depressed
the market or, if they had done so,
the secretary of agriculture could
have made his authority under the
act felt. The Edge export act has
not as yet furnished the relief that
some expected, but with foreign
rates of exchange as it is, but little
money to buy with, and but a small
amount of goods for export, Euro
pean countries cannot be large pur-
chasers until they have further ad-
vanced toward prewar conditions.
Another act that will do much
for the farmer is the revenue act.
The farmer is usually a man of FAM
lily, with an income measured in the
lower brackets. To such, the ex-
emption is raised to $500 and ad-
ditional amounts for dependents.
When you have passed these ex-
emptlons you commence with addi-
ticnal reductions at $1,000 on a
$4,000 income and from thence up.
Costs Investigated.
E"Another valuable work of the
special session is that of the Joint
Agricultural. commission. Its work
lowered the present agricultural con-
causes OF difference be-
tween price to producer, and cost to
the consumer Of agricultural prod
ucts.
THE recent deficiency appropria-
lion bill provided fund to continue
the payment for tuberculosis III
stock. There is still
more. legislation being considered
which, when completed, will remove
other existing inequalities working
o the disadvantage of those on the
arm. 1t may we'll be said, as we
ook over the work of the sixty
seventh congress, so far as it has
progressed, that agriculture IS COM
ng into at least portion Of its
,wh."
Congressman M. O. Mclaughlin
# the Fourth district, leading
member of the house committee OH !
griculture, who has given farm
ubjects a vast amount of careful
ttention, said as to the legislation
nacted for the relief of the farmer:
"One of the most hopeful omens
or the future development and
prosperity of agriculture is the pub
lcity that is being given the activi-
les of the farm bureau movement
y the country press.
Il have been gratified to observe
4 recent months that the most
rominent space in many of the
ountry papers of Nebraska is
egularly set aside for publications
{ farm bureau notes. This prac-
ice has great educational value and
J mighty factor in the growth of
he organization. l have been con-
inced for many years that the va
lous farm Organizations Of the
ountry will not achieve the cconom-
ends toward which they are
irving until they get together in
ne united and gigantic movement.
.ecent developments warran. one in
xpressing the hope that this long
1T need may finally be realized
trough the American Farm Bureau
,deration. ..,s, ..s +
More Help Promised.
Congress has endeavored, to do :
Terything within lis power, from I.
lie legislative viewpoint, in an effort ,
} assist the farmers during the
resent crisis. Additional funds have {
cen furnished through the medium {
the federal land banks. A bill
on and half Of credit has been I
-ovided through the War Finance
liberal portion OF
-hich is now being furnished to
ebraska. The grain futures law,
Id the law regulating the packing !
dustries were passed in the hope of a
the prices of grain and !,
Festock and stabilizing the market. :
cooperative farm organizations y
i've been exempted from the opera. ;,
On OF the antitrust laws in an effort i,
encourage cooperative marketing. a
"The Joint Agriculture commits p
on will have some definite recon- b
to make concerning ad- r,
tional legislation in the near future
id the subcommittee of the conf I
ittee on agriculture of the house is
wv holding hearings with view to
rmulating a favorable plan for the
itiation OF a system OF short time h
rm credits. {,
But, in addition to all that con- +
ess may do in the interests OF
riculture, the farm bureau can do Fl
ore in the way of encouraging T
operative marketing and solving d
rely economic questions in the in al
rests of agriculture. when properly in
der way. than congress can pos
,ly do through legislation" in