The southern press., 1850-11-06
UTHERN CENTRAL
AG GRHrIILTURALA A ASSOCIATION


The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
oessaryt TO sproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following .. .g4,
r,r b. GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning aud con-
tinue open until Friday evening II Is therefore de-
srable THAT all persons hay ng articles orexhibl-
ion, shall be on the ground as cary Us Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
nlittee will be there readyto receive them. sAG
| I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases BECOME responsible for The saie-keepng
u articles which may be placed in the hands Of It's
Ulcers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the sameO until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op oriunty TO recover their goods, and
To prevent thereby the leaving oil any gods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF The
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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 oil articles entering the far grounds Tor exhi-
irion, sha have first been enercdn The Secretary
book or registry laheiled W th the owners
name and reside .ce--and price, ft.r salc--giWhg
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 premium; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, shall be necessary Tor
1.-THE protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
/ and labelling OF articles. g. ..r.. .s... ....
4th. There will positively be required in all
\ cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every ARTICLE seat for
exhbition-,he statement TO be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost time OF invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
n,aker. If IIor,icuituraor Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcutiyaton. IL an Animal,
ithe pedigree or stock, age, mode OF rasiag &c. u
Needle work or Painting, or any work oi Art the
length of time bestowed on u, OF me amoun. OF
labor; the age il by children OF very old persons
n value uses Sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information may be
worth publishing in the transactions of the Society,
visitors patrons and members, all will take nouce,
that q pre- mium i'll not be awarded to any artl-
Gle, whatever its merit. unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style fit at onee Tor the
press. ''''
5,h The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
Ties are requested and enloined 10 make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
: provements in farming tage, draining and inanu-
ring which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes of preparation. time Of planting and med
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
| Agrlcuitura1 WtTlOllS from stEfpidi County
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information 10 be sen Out in the published trans
actions of the Society. 49,. r-''t..: {
9th. It is desirable 10 make the Fair a Central
SouthernAgricuitliral andM; ulacturers Exchange
We request individuals who hhpe q surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice Sc. DIS, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for safe, and not alone for exhibition for
q premium, ....,..r ..4..., J
7h. Premiums.-l is impossible to name in no.
tice like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
1 mums 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 thei eiote the announcement oil pre-
muns for particular articles might be co strucd by
somento all exclusion otall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is intended 10 give the action OF
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
; svery thing that is ingenious useful in business
or art. All them with whatever they have for sale
or eKhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation fur.her peeessary on tins point perhaps
il. that on all articles OF t.e highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechani ics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inveuLioas
in any Of the departments, premium OF cap
> worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
cIes cup worth will bo given on the third best
8 = so on the fourth an honor, And DH all art-
+ cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S 5 will be given on the second
best 3 2. SO on the third honor on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doiars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, 10 vary the rule.
Rlh. 4 ball will be prepared and assigned parii-
euiarly 10 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 talr Is aSfoiuteiS ne
cessary to proper management
9th The facilities Of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citzcDs Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida 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
spab members he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees al4 assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to tiese committees 80 appointed
the committee Of reception shall iigiah lists of the
aiicles classed and arranged in their respective
depstHents. In order TO the perfection Of tins
arrangement, The committee appointed to publish
these regulations, WHY b. fe repeat, and e'Jom
upon all TO take notice that aftiees tQr exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday e'~ Sat-
urday sba 9Th and 10Th Of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday mornipg, the committee Of reception may
base their lists of articles, nnd>he several com
mit,ees proceed at to the eXQmppita1 Of arti-
cles. and tharsby have ample time 10 make their
reports 10 the annual maHtGs en- Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-PFday to gen
eral re-deliyerv Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning af the Fair week.
10Th. The annual osaaipn will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of tbe Anpis arsaFy meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia. d.
:. 18th The Committee have the prospect of
mait'.S arrangements with the Macon, State and
, Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late ip the sierpoon, TO
h. Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur.
to give visitors the opportunity of the acccmmo-
dations The good Hotels at those places while in
, attendance upon ihe FAIR;
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
, and others engaged in the laborious business Of
Gie iaIr, ~
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations ig tte CyLTWAToR, and to pro-
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