[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 48 (Monday, November 29, 2004)]
[Page 2841]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 7847--National
Farm-City Week, 2004

November 19, 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.
    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

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10 a.m., November 23, 
2004]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
November 24. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.