[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 14731-14732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-7634]


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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]




                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6660 of March 25, 1994

 

Small Family Farm Week, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Small-scale family farms are a vital part of U.S. 
                agricultural and rural life, and their activities add 
                significantly to the economic and social strength of 
                communities everywhere.

                The majority of America's farms are small--out of more 
                than two million farms, seven out of ten gross less 
                than $50,000 annually. Small-scale farms, with their 
                varied range of needs and interests, provide an array 
                of agricultural products to the consumers of our Nation 
                and our world.

                Since the time of Thomas Jefferson, Americans have 
                realized that family farmers are essential to making 
                our rich land one of the most agriculturally productive 
                in the world. Today, these diverse entrepreneurs 
                represent the historical foundation of America's 
                prosperity.

                Small-scale family farms have survived the winds of 
                change that have blown across our country's landscape 
                in recent years. Farmers are ever more entrepreneurial, 
                responding to unique niches and specialty-market 
                opportunities. Many small-scale family farms are 
                responsible for the innovations that are advancing new 
                and enhanced technologies in agriculture and farming 
                systems.

                Family farmers are also stewards of the land and have a 
                vested interest in energy conservation and protection 
                of the environment. Many occupy land that their 
                families have farmed for generations, and they seek to 
                pass on the proud legacy of farming to their children.

                More and more farmers are providing their products 
                directly to consumers. Through such direct sales, the 
                family farmer is creating market opportunities that 
                benefit and strengthen rural economies and communities 
                throughout America.

                With each season, America's farmers demonstrate anew 
                our ability to persevere and thrive. The great 
                traditions of hard work and determination that have 
                consistently characterized American agriculture will 
                help our Nation envision a rich harvest of plenty for 
                the twenty-first century.

                The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 171, has 
                designated the week of March 20 through 26, 1994, as 
                ``Small Family Farm Week'' and has authorized and 
                requested the President to issue a proclamation in 
                observance of that week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week 
                beginning March 20, 1994, as Small Family Farm Week.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and eighteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-7634
Filed 3-28-94; 10:51 am]
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