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 PROCLAMATION 4349—FEB. 6, 1975

89 STAT. 1241

wide problem of heart and l)lood vessel diseases. Our support of programs to prevent premature death from cardiovascular diseases is essential to combat this leading menace to the Nation's health. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred nincty-ninth. GERALD R.

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February 6, 1975

1974 Census of Agriculture By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation A periodic census of all the American people is required by the Constitution as the basis for apportioning representation in Congress, In addition, Congress has since 1840 provided for a sf>ecial census of agriculture to periodically meet the Nation's requirements for reliable and timely statistics on this indispensable segment of our economy. The 1974 Census of Agriculture has just begun. Statistics for more than 2.5 million farms will be collected to provide measures of the farm industry and agricultural economy for the Nation, each State, and every county. These data will be aggregated for use by virtually every segment of American society—farmers and their representative groups, the Congress, Federal agencies, State and local governments, educational institutions, private businesses, and consumer organizations. Under the statute authorizing this Census, receipients of census questionnaires are required to answer the questions in those questionnaires that apply to them, their families, and their farms to insure the accurate compilation of these statistics. The sole purpose of the Census is to secure general statistical information regarding agriculture and related resources of the country. No person can be harmed in any way by furnishing the information required. The Census has nothing to do with taxation or the enforcement of any National, State, or local law or ordinance. The Census Act expressly provides that there will be no public or private disclosure regarding any person or his affairs. To assure the due protection of the

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