The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-31
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICIILTURAL ASSOCIATION.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
unue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles Tor exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keepiDg
ii articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
ufcers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition, shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled W tn the owners
name and resdeuce-and price, If for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums ; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the projection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
| and labelling Of articles.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
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Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time OF invention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ii horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, Sc If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount Of
labor; the age, if by children OF very old persons
tie value, uses sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of the Society,
visitors, patrons and members, all will take notice,
that premium ill not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in IegibIe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press
5th The delegations of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out. upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes Of preparation. time planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
| actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ: nufacturersExc
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sale and not alone for exhibition for
| a premium.
| 7th Premiums.--It is impossible to name in no
ce like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
OBSERVE hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very Wides Scope, embr acng
every thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art. All them with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
= so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mens cup worth \ 5 will be given on the second
best 3 9. so; on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one to three dollars-these, how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
sth hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce US to invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce and contributions of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what it is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees aid assign to them their respective de-
pdrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
aitices cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
urday the 9th and 10th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at once to the examination of ari-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will! be devoted to saes-Friday to gem
era re-delivery of articles. The exhibition
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Annis crsary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committee,
by Col. John Billups, Of Athens, Georgia.
| 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads., to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon IN