{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2124", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "CONGRATULATING J.S. WEST FAMILY AS 2002 AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "CONGRATULATIONS", "E2124", "E2124", "[{\"name\": \"George Radanovich\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2124", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2124]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   CONGRATULATING J.S. WEST FAMILY AS 2002 AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME\n                                INDUCTEE\n\n                                 ______\n\n                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH\n\n                             of california\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the J.S.\nWest family for receiving the 2002 Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductee\nAward at the Stanislaus County Ag Foundation's Agricultural Hall of\nFame Ceremony in Modesto, California on December 5, 2002. This notable\ngroup of Stanislaus County Legends of Agriculture honors individuals\nand families who have worked to make agriculture the county's number\none industry.\n  The Agricultural Hall of Fame members sacrifice and labor to produce\ncrops from poultry and livestock to fruits and vegetables. These\nmembers and their families have made a mark on the Central Valley's\nlocal agricultural industry and community, as well as influenced the\nstate, nation, and the world.\n  In 1909, J.S. West and Company began with the purchase of the Merced\nMilling building and a lease of land from the Southern Pacific Railroad\nin Modesto, California. James West worked with farmers on yearly\ncontracts and sold sacked grain to brokers and customers. As the\nbusiness grew, the family diversified into coal, wood, and fertilizers.\nAfter a fire destroyed the feed mill in the 1950's, a modern feed mill\nwas built to supply feed to the poultry and cattle industry. This\nresulted in a full line of retail stores that are now carrying their\nsupplies. The J.S. West family expanded upon their enterprise by making\nice, selling fuel oil, operating an automobile service station and tire\nshop, and they recently closed a furniture store which they had\noperated since 1950.\n  The family also developed an egg contracting business in the 1950's,\nand today its members are still heavily involved in the poultry and egg\nindustry at both state and national levels. The West family packs eggs\nfor over sixty labels and frozen liquid eggs in their Hilmar processing\nplant. From feed to eggs and ice to propane, the West family continues\nto make a difference in the agricultural industry worldwide.\n  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the J.S. West family for\nearning the 2002 Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductee Award. I urge my\ncolleagues to join me in wishing the J.S. West family many years of\ncontinued success.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2124"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 54.49260992463678, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}