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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The farmers and ranchers of the Kerr County Agricultural
Community, who labor diligently to provide the food and fiber
needs of our communities; and
WHEREAS, Their efforts are fundamental to the future of our communities
and nation; and
WHEREAS, The week of Mazch 15 -21, 1998 is nationally proclaimed as
NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Robert A. Denson, County Judge of Kerr County, Texas
and in cooperation with the residents of Kerr County, do hereby
proclaim Mazch 15~` through 215`, 1998 as
"NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK"
and call upon all citizens of our County to convey our
appreciation to these dedicated professionals for the services
they render to needs of our community.
Signed this 9th day of Mazch, 1998.
U) ~---,
ert A. Denson
Kerr County Judge
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS; This yeazs theme for National Agriculture Week and Day is "Growing
Tomorrows", which celebrates the United States Agriculture's global role.
With world population at 5.5 billion today, and expected to reach 7.9
billion by the year 2020, American agriculture must meet global needs for
food and fiber now and in the future. With rapid world population growth
and increasing wealth in developing nations, it puts greater pressure on
American farmers and ranchers to turn out even higher crop yields, to
increase production of fiber for clothing, and livestock to feed this growing
world we live in;
WHEREAS; Agriculture is America's #1 exporter, with about 17% of raw U. S.
agricu]ture products exported yeazly with $100 billion generated annually
from these foreign export markets. Couple that with the $547 billion spent
annually by consumers for foods originating on U.S. Farms and ranches,
and that's BLACK ink on our nations ledger and a lazge contribution to
our country's commerce! U.S. farmers and ranchers produce more than
200 raw commodities yeazly for domestic and import mazkets. By the year
2000, agriculture is expected to generate 25% of the U.S. Gross Domestic
Product. Currently, one-fourth of the world's beef and nearly one-fifth of
the world's grain, milk and eggs are produced in the U. S.;
WHEREAS; U.S. farmers and ranchers continue to work diligently at producing and
providing Americans with the healthiest and widest variety of foods ever,
resulting in retail cuts of meat that aze 15% leaner, giving consumers better
value for their dollar and lower fat and cholesterol contents. From 1965 to
1985, leaner beef cuts of 27 percent less fat reached the retail cases of our
local food stores and markets. Reseazch and advancements in
biotechnology now provide tastier fruits and vegetables to our local market
places that stay fresh longer and are not damaged by insects. Consumers
derive health benefits from the constant changing world of "farming and
ranching operations", such as the production of tofu, a soy bean product,
which has shown to reduce the risk of some cancer and heart disease.;
WHEREAS; farmers and ranchers are the FHiST environmentalists, maintaining and
improving the soil and natural resources so as to improve and better the
industry that they have pledged their livelihood to. Farmers and ranchers
aze indeed proud of their contribution to American, as they provide a
bountiful food supply for many wildlife animals, so they can survive the
winter season. Seventy-five percent of the nations wildlife live off farms
and ranches. Farmers and ranchers are committed to conservation of the
land that provides them their life's work, and the preservation of the right
to work their land for the benefit of the world. Conservation practices
have resulted in the production of 14 percent more food and fiber or 8%
fewer acres. American agriculture is preserving natural resources-water,
air and soil-that form the backbone of food and fiber production, examples
are minimum tillage, contour farming, strip cropping and other
conservation practices that have reduced soil erosion by 25% over the past
10 yeazs;
WHEREAS; with only 2% of the U.S. population working our country's farms and
ranches, but providing empioyment to more than 17 million Americans, be
it known that these 2% are proud of their contribution to america and will
continue to work and caze for the land, water and air that provides for all
Americans. U.S. farmers and ranchers are committed to protecting,
conserving, and improving the land that provides food for it's citizens at
the LOWEST COST IN THE WORLD which is on the average, 11% of
a persons income.;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Robert A. Denson, County Judge of Ken County, Texas, do hereby
proclaim Mazch 15 - 21, 1998 as
"NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK"
to help remind us of the importance of American agriculture and the men
and women who make it heir life's work to feed and clothe us.
Signed this 9"; day of March, 1998.
ROBERT A DENSON
KERR COUNTY JUDGE
	
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