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90_HR0059

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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.

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