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PROCLAMATION 3420—JULY 17, 1961

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NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1961 By the President of the United States '

July \i, m\ [No. 3420]

of America A Proclamation

WHEREAS the productivity and efficiency of American agriculture provide an abundance of food and fiber without equal anywhere; and WHEREAS this agricultural abundance is vital not only to the well-being of all our people and to the strength of our Nation, but also to the freedom and economic growth of the newly emerging nations of the world with whom we share both this abundance and the technology which makes it possible; and WHEREAS the interdependence between prosperity on the American farm and the economic health of the American city has never been more significant; and WHEREAS there is urgent need for mutual recognition and appreciation of this interdependence—a need for labor, business, and industry to recognize the family farmer not only as the supplier of their food and raw materials but also as one of their best and most dependable customers, and a need for agriculture to recognize all Americans as customers who are entitled to better information as to the quality of the products and services provided and the fairness of their cost: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN P. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period from November 17 through November 23, 1961, as National FarmCity Week, and I call upon the peoples throughout the Nation to participate fully in the observance of that week. I request the Department of Agriculture, the land-grant colleges and universities, the cooperative extension services, and all other appropriate agencies and officials of the Government to cooperate with National, State, and local

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