The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-20
UTHERN3CsEN T RAJ
GRIrEI.TITR n, l. A SSnCI ALTON.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth. Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will behed /
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th /
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth |
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia slLiA"' .''
q The Committee charged with The duty OF pres |
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne |
cessary to aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following og3 10 Se'a' 81
stUiE.FtcG3 GENERAL REGULATIoss.4 alB# OIL
Ist Tho Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors ON Monday morning. and con- |
tinue open until Friday evening II IS therefore der
sirabletha all persons hav ng articles ioT eSho- /
ton, shall be on the ground as cary as ridsy or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com |
mittee will be there ready to receive them.s .4g
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and will, \
in all cases become responsible for the safe-keepng
.. articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
cficers and committees, the owner taking check
lor the same,) until the close oil The FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OBJ ortunty to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any go-ds or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. ' " .'.' '' -,
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James NJ, Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition sha haye first been enleredin The Secretary
book or registry--then Labelled W tn the owners
name and reside ce-and price, fJr sale-givliig
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
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 protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles. . s. gs-.ay. ga.
Attn. There will positively be required in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
n, he sta my IN he do
Secretary For instance, il Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost time ofins ention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation OF land and soil, manure ana
time of planting, mode ofcultyation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, SC. 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 or very old persons
a. e 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 aud members all i'll 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 Jegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. a.. ..,g,'
5th The delegations of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out. upon
consulaion report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
proyements in farming tiIlage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of bring
adopted The leading products OF their countless
the modes appropriation. time OF planting and med
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the scrveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sent Out IN The published Trans
actions # the Society. .,. 80, -. ,,-,.,...
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
..I,...
We request individu is who have surplus oi
choice articles, or who make TIN m for sale such
as choice se DIS, machines, stock, &c Ito carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition io
a premium. .4D .. 9.. . . l..~..4. s.,..snt
It'll 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 would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest ther eiore the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be Construed by
someinto exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, hat il 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 onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il. that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department 81 Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the d, partments, premium OF a cup
worth \ I'D will be given; on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
So SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all att
cl-s Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mens a cup worth 5 5 will be given; on the second
b, st 2. 50 on the third an honor on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misc llaneous ARTICLES,
premiums from one to three dolars-the-e how
ARE general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted Indeed are requested to vary the rule.
Sth. A hail will be prepared and assigned par j.
culary to the Ladies ior their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, need 'e-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artmens of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce Us to invite, and to expect the pc
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and + To-
rida. We hope they Will unite with US in making
this institution indeed what It'll in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call 10 his aid, shall appoint
Committees and assign to them theirrespect've de-
pdrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists OF the
d. tci-s classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h. re 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, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of recepticn 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
efai re-delivery of Articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time,
1lth. Amy alterations of. or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniv crsary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John BilIups, 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, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain. and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair. BIZ "