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90_HR0347
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The week of March 15-21, 1998 is designated as
3 National Agriculture Week, and March 25th is designated as
4 Illinois 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 with
9 agricultural exports totaling more than $3.4 billion; and
10 WHEREAS, Each American farmer produces enough food and
11 fiber for 129 people, 97 in the United States and 32 abroad,
12 supplying consumers with abundant, safe, and wholesome food;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Americans only have to spend 11 percent of their
15 disposable personal income on food, earning enough to pay for
16 their annual food supply by February 9th of each year; and
17 WHEREAS, Illinois farmers are leaders in both livestock
18 and grain production; are leading producers of corn and
19 soybeans, which make up about one-fourth of all United States
20 agricultural exports; and are also leaders in natural
21 resource protection; and
22 WHEREAS, Agriculture is an important part of life in
23 Illinois, contributing nearly $50 billion to the State
24 economy, employing nearly 900,000 Illinoisans, with
25 approximately 1,400 food producing companies located within
26 the State; and
27 WHEREAS, Illinois ranks near the top of the national
28 scale in both production agriculture and agricultural
29 processing, and ranks number one among all states in the
30 production of ethanol; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 salute the Illinois farmer and farmers across the nation
4 during National Agriculture Week, honoring their continued
5 efforts in agricultural production and natural resource
6 protection.