National Farm-City Week, 2004

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Part IX

The President

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Proclamation 7847--National Farm-City Week, 2004

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Title 3--
The President

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.

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.

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