The southern press., 1850-10-29

SO.UTHERN CEN T RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
U,HE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent
| rat 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 ~. = IL.
cribing such general rucs as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. IS therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhb-
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
ID. The Association has an ample fund, and Will,
in all cases become responsible for The safe-keepDg
o articles which may be placed in the hands Of lis
t1icers and committees, (lhe owner taking check
for the samc) until the close Of the Fair, which
will bc announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
10 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 il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for cxhi-
ion, shall have first been eniercdin the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-glying
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as TO facilitate the abors ofthe several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
I lie protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
! and labelling of articles. Htt3
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, II Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost time Of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IfHorticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultiyaton. II an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising, sc. IL
Needle work or Painting, or any work oi Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor the age, il by children or 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 " i'll not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. a.rsl@ g az
5lh The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm.
proyements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes preparation. time fplanting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures OF preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
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information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. s H.. ...f ss
9Th. It is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and NJ MsHufacturersExchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles OF who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition fo
, a premium. .. -
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there woulc
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-.
mums for particular articles mightbe Construed BY
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat it is intended TO give tie action oil
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
every 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 on this point perhaps
is; that, all articles Of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural 1m
, plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth ~ will be given, on the third best
50. so; ; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
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,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dollars-these, how
ever,a general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
9th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits flowers paintings, needle-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-.
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 tits 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 aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
aiticles classed 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 arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to gen.
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
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.
10Th. The annual oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect Of