[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 221 (Thursday, November 14, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 96-29391]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 6952 of November 8, 1996
                
National Farm-City Week, 1996
                By the President of the United States of America
                A Proclamation

                In 1840 Daniel Webster said, ``when tillage begins, 
                other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the 
                founders of human civilization.'' We pause each year at 
                this time to express our gratitude to American farmers 
                and the millions of Americans working in agriculture-
                related jobs, and we recognize the importance of 
                agriculture and the essential role that farmers play in 
                our national life. Intertwined with our national 
                history, culture, and economy, American farms 
                continuously sustain us and people around the world 
                with rich produce and crops. Thanks to the 
                professionalism and care of American farmers, we enjoy 
                an abundance of quality and affordable food.
                American agriculture is among our Nation's most vital 
                industries, alone generating more than 15 percent of 
                our gross domestic product. Bolstering our economy with 
                a bounty of healthful foods, American agriculture 
                supports more than 21 million jobs, and agriculture-
                related industries continue to expand, producing good, 
                high-paying jobs and creating $1 trillion for the 
                American economy each year.
                The success of American agriculture is a testament to 
                the benefits of farm-city partnerships that stretch all 
                the way from the farmer to the consumer, with thousands 
                of participants in between--researchers, extension 
                agents, scientists, agribusiness companies, shippers, 
                inspectors, processors, manufacturers, marketers and 
                retailers, all helping to guarantee Americans a safe, 
                abundant food supply. For more than 40 years, Americans 
                have observed National Farm-City Week in celebration of 
                these partnerships.
                During National Farm-City Week, we celebrate 
                Thanksgiving when Americans will gather around the 
                dinner table to count our Nation's many blessings. 
                Among them is America's agricultural richness and the 
                collaboration between rural and urban communities that 
                helps guarantee our rich quality of life.
                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 22 through November 
                28, 1996, as National Farm-City Week. I call upon all 
                Americans, in rural and urban communities alike, to 
                join in recognizing the accomplishments of our farmers 
                and all the hardworking individuals who cooperate to 
                produce an abundance of affordable, quality 
                agricultural goods that strengthen and enrich our 
                country.
                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twenty-first.
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 96-29391
Filed 11-13-96; 8:45 am]
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