Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR694 Compare Versions

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1	1	24 LC 112 2255
2	2	Senate Resolution 694
3	3	By: Senators Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Anderson of the 24th, Walker III of
4	4	the 20th, Echols of the 49th and others
5	5	A RESOLUTION
6	6	Recognizing and commending the Georgia Department of Agriculture upon its 150th
7	7	1
8	8	anniversary; and for other purposes.2
9	9	WHEREAS, the years immediately following the American Civil War were turbulent for3
10	10	agriculture in the State of Georgia, with farmlands in the state neglected, poorly tended, and4
11	11	improperly improved; and5
12	12	WHEREAS, scientific information concerning sound agricultural practices was not readily6
13	13	available to the farmers of this era; and7
14	14	WHEREAS, the State Horticultural Society, backed by many farmers, became interested in8
15	15	and provided active support for the improvement of agricultural practices in the state through9
16	16	the establishment of a state Department of Agriculture; and 10
17	17	WHEREAS, at this time, no state in the country had a legally constituted department of its11
18	18	government concerned primarily with farming and agricultural problems; and12
19	19	S. R. 694
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21	21	WHEREAS, recognizing the need for action to improve agricultural practices in the state,
22	22	13
23	23	the 82nd General Assembly of Georgia, at its 1874 regular session, enacted HB 438, which14
24	24	created the Department of Agriculture; and15
25	25	WHEREAS, the balloting on this bill, which was introduced by Edgar M. Butt of Marion16
26	26	County, resulted in a tie vote, which was broken by Augustus O. Bacon, Speaker of the17
27	27	House of Representatives; and18
28	28	WHEREAS, this act was approved on February 28, 1874, by James M. Smith, Governor of19
29	29	the State of Georgia; and20
30	30	WHEREAS, since the establishment of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, there have21
31	31	been 17 commissioners: Thomas P. Janes, John T. Henderson, R. T. Nesbit, O. B. Stevens,22
32	32	Thomas G. Hudson, J. J. Connor, James D. Price, J. J. Brown, Eugene Talmadge, George C.23
33	33	Adams, Tom Linder, Columbus Roberts, Phil Campbell, Thomas T. Irvin, Gary W. Black,24
34	34	and Tyler Harper; and25
35	35	WHEREAS, through the dedication, determination, and ability of these commissioners and26
36	36	the employees of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the farmers of Georgia have27
37	37	received immeasurable assistance in developing agriculture into Georgia's most important28
38	38	industry; and29
39	39	WHEREAS, the prosperity of thousands of Georgia's families is a result, in large measure,30
40	40	of the efforts of the Georgia Department of Agriculture; and31
41	41	WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the Georgia Department of Agriculture32
42	42	be recognized on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its creation. 33
43	43	S. R. 694
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45	45	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
46	46	34
47	47	recognize and commend the Georgia Department of Agriculture upon the grand occasion of35
48	48	the 150th anniversary of its creation and extend best wishes for continued service to the36
49	49	farmers of this state.37
50	50	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed38
51	51	to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Georgia39
52	52	Department of Agriculture.40
53	53	S. R. 694
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