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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The week of March 16-22, 1997 is designated as
3 National Agriculture Week and March 20th is designated as
4 National Agriculture Day; and
5 WHEREAS, Illinois is gifted with some of the richest
6 agricultural resources in the world, with more than 28
7 million acres of farm land, allowing Illinois to be
8 recognized as a world supplier of food and fiber; and
9 WHEREAS, Each American farmer produces enough food and
10 fiber for 129 people, 97 in the United States and 32 abroad,
11 supplying consumers with abundant, safe, and wholesome food;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Americans only have to spend 11 percent of their
14 disposable personal income on food, earning enough to pay for
15 their annual food supply be February 10th of each year; and
16 WHEREAS, Illinois farmers are leaders in both livestock
17 and grain production; are leading producers of corn and
18 soybeans, which make up about one-fourth of all United States
19 agricultural exports; and are also leaders in natural
20 resource protection; and
21 WHEREAS, Agriculture is an important part of life in
22 Illinois, contributing nearly $50 billion to the State
23 economy, employing nearly 900,000 Illinoisans, with
24 approximately 1,400 food producing companies located within
25 the State; and
26 WHEREAS, Illinois ranks near the top of the national
27 scale in both production agriculture and agricultural
28 processing, and ranks number one among all states in the
29 production of ethanol; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 salute the Illinois farmer and farmers across the nation
3 during National Agriculture Week, honoring their continued
4 efforts in agricultural production and natural resource
5 protection.