[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29326]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7737 of November 19, 2003

                
National Farm-City Week, 2003

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Farm-City Week, Americans honor the 
                hard work of the men and women who earn a living from 
                the land, and we recognize the importance of their 
                partnerships with urban communities.

                Our farmers and ranchers face many challenges, 
                including weather, crop disease, and uncertain pricing. 
                Yet with hard work and a love of the land, they have 
                helped America build the most productive agricultural 
                economy in the world. This industry generates 16 
                percent of America's Gross Domestic Product and employs 
                17 percent of our workforce.

                Our farmers and ranchers build and sustain this 
                industry with the help of others. While farmers and 
                ranchers manage almost half of our Nation's land, they 
                need processors, shippers, retailers, food service 
                providers, and many others to move their products from 
                the farm to the homes of Americans and people around 
                the world. As these cooperative networks provide us 
                with food, clothing, and energy, they help to create a 
                prosperous future for America and the world.

                As we celebrate National Farm-City Week, I urge 
                citizens to learn more about the American farm-city 
                partnership and how it strengthens our country.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 21 through November 
                27, 2003, as National Farm-City Week. I encourage all 
                Americans to join in recognizing the hard work, 
                entrepreneurship, and ingenuity of those who produce 
                and promote America's agricultural goods.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand three, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 03-29326
Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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