U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 22: National Farm-City Week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK
Profile America — Tuesday, November 22nd. National Farm-City Week began last Friday and ends on Thanksgiving Day, when agricultural bounty is most notable. First declared by congressional resolution in 1956, the occasion recognizes that farms are a necessary precondition for town life and urbanization. As Daniel Webster noted in 1840, "When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers are therefore the founders of human civilization." The U.S. population of some 324 million people is sustained by the output of America's 2.1 million farms, which encompass nearly 915 million acres. To aid farmers in tilling the soil, around 1,145 manufacturers annually produce nearly $38 billion worth of farm machinery and equipment.  Profile America is in its 20th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau

Sources:
National Farm-City Week/accessed 9/7/2016:
http://holidaysofyear.com/national-farm-city-week/ 
Congressional resolution/accessed 9/7/2016: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/84/hjres317 
Webster quote/accessed 9/7/2016: http://www.ecusd7.org/ehs/ehsstaff/jparkin/Academics/Ancient_World_History/Rise_of_Civilizations/Index.htm 
National population: http://www.census.gov/popclock/?intcmp=home_pop 
Farms and acreage/accessed 9/7/2016: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Preliminary_Report/Highlights.pdf 
Manufacturers/NAICS 333111: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2014/00A1//naics~333111 
Product value/NAICS 333111:
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ASM/2014/31VS101//prodsvc~333111

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

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