The southern press., 1850-11-04
ERN CENTRAL

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
THE Fifth ANNUAL Fair OF the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will boheid
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 a proper management ofthe 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 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ng articles for eNhibl
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittec will be there ready to receive them.
2d. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the keeping
oi articles which may be placed in the hands OF IFS
ctiicers 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; ortunty 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 il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
iton, shall have frstbeen cnieredn the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled W th the owners
name and residence-and price, ffor sale--glyiig
to the owner corresponding card-and 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 protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
4th There will positively DC required, in all
cases. a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article seat for
"a. H. 10, h, doll, IN
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinyention 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 ofcultiyation If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &C. II
Needle work or Painting, or any woH OF Art, The
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor the age, if by children or very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. 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 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 Iegble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5lh. The delegations of the servera county Soce-
ties are requested and cnloined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proycments 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 of preparation. time OF planting and med
of cultivation. The and measures Of prescr
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. .n. ".
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
We request individuals who have a 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
a premium. ..- . ...,.. ..rv
TIN. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tce 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
inums for particular articles mghtbe construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounccd,
the Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, hat it is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious useful in b.siness
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
il; that on all articles Of tho highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural Im
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
Pin any OF the departments premium OF 4 cup
worth s 10 will be given on The second best arti-
cles cup worth will he given on the third best
3 so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S. will be given on the second
best s g. SO on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned par'i-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
! fruits, flowers paintings, needie-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 us to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what is in name Southern
Central Agrc ultlral Association.
10th. The President upon q consultation with
such members he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists oil the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
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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
mttees 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-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery 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 Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made OH
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
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation cars
early every morning aud late i'll 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
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