[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

Proclamation 7847 of November 19, 2004


 
National Farm-City Week, 2004


By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's farmers and ranchers provide a healthy, safe, and abundant
food supply for our Nation and for people around the world. Their work
depends on partnerships with shippers, processors, marketers, retailers,
transporters, and many others, and their success is essential to
America's prosperity. During National Farm-City Week, we recognize the
importance of this cooperative network and the hard work and valuable
contributions of those in our agricultural industry.
As one of our first industries, farming has long been vital to our
Nation. Nearly half of the land in the United States is used for
agricultural production, employing millions of workers, and providing
consumers with food, clothing, and energy. In addition, America's
farmers and ranchers are stewards of our land, using innovative
conservation measures to protect our soil, water, and wildlife habitat.
Our cities also play a key role in our farm economy. Many of the
industries that process, transport, and distribute agricultural goods
are located in America's urban communities. Their work has contributed
to record exports of farm products and to the prosperity of our Nation's
agricultural industry.
My Administration will continue to work to strengthen American
agriculture. As we observe National Farm-City Week, I join all our
citizens in expressing gratitude to farmers, ranchers, and all those who
work in our agricultural industry for their love of the land and love of
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 19 through
November 25, 2004, as National Farm-City Week. I encourage all Americans
to celebrate the cooperation between urban and rural communities and the
extraordinary contributions of the agricultural industry to our Nation's
vitality and prosperity.

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118 STAT. 4211

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

PROCLAMATION 7848--NOV. 23, 2004