The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-02
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A6nICULTURAL ASSOCiATIOA.

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AGRICULTURAL ASSOClATIOR.
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the sodtherii Cent,
l raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day Of August next, which is the dayof the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia aa 5ad is5si l
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
crbing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following 81. -. ......
s- e.. .rt - GENERAL REGULATIONS, .l .
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue openuntil Friday evening u is therefore de-
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them. ~ \
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the safe-keeping
Vi articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
oiicers 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 op. or;unty 10 recover their goods, and
TO prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association. ~ ..."'.. a.t $50 .., '.t ~. .
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 exhi
ion sha have FIRST been enteredin the Secretary's
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, ffor sale-giying
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles. .".. ,- ..,,
/ ASh There will nosifivelv ha ranuirad in al
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--.he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time Of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, SIC. II
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 very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. 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 a premium will not be awarded 10 any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. '.. a.. ..""t
5th. The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
lies are requested and enjoined to make out. upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of The i'm
provements in farming, tiage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted. The leading products Of their countless
the modes ofpreparation. time Of 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
hac had
actions of the Society.
| 9th. 1t is desirable TO make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultu and NJ: nufac turers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c.-to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th. Premiums.-It Is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
NUNS 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 widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary 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 s 10 will be given on the second best art-
Giles cup worth will be given on the third best
Il = SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth 5 will be given; on the second
best 9. 50 on the third an honor on The fourth,
La ~ and MIC Hon rtirln
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 to this central
point induce to invite, and to expect the pre-.
f sence and contributions of many Of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To-
rida We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10TH The President upon a consultation with
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
= pdr,ments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
= ticles classed and arranged in their respective
: departments. In order to the perfection Of this
, arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
s these regulations, will hire repeat, and cnjoin
e 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 ofrecepticn may
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mttees proceed at once to the examination Of ur,-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
IN v.
Thursday will be devoted to snles--Fridny to gem
eral re-deIivery Of articles The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Amy alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlnne early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2h. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, of Athens, Georgia.
| l3th The Committee have the prospect of