The southern press., 1850-10-07
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THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 4t''
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
anrual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with tho duty of pre-
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
] cessary to proper management OF the approaching
/ Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened foryisitors On Monday morning. and con-
nue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
s'rable that all persou- hav ng articles 70, cxhibI-
ion, shall be on tbs ground as cary as Friday or
Saturday the 9th aud 10Th August when Com
mtice will be there ready TO receive them.
~. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible Tor the saic-keepny
,, articles which may be placed in the hands of is
t, iicers aud tees, The owner taking check
lor the same,) until the close OF hc Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op or,usiiy TO recover their goods, aud
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any go .ds or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
! Association.
3D. 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 far grounds fos exhi-
iton sha have frs, been ere din the s. cretary
name aud reside ce-,nd price, iffor salc--giving
to the owner a corresponding card--and then class
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as TO facilitate the labors of the several committees
on prerninm, and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks as shall be necessary for
the prolcc ion Of the grounds and build ngs, and
such clerks they may need N the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
/ ath. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
\ illustrating and explaining every article -cn, for
exhibition he statement TO he delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, ii Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cast, time Of enton, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products
IN, de Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age mode Of raisifg, &c. II
/ Needle work or Painting, or any work Of 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 memhers, all will take notice,
that a premium " i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative aud explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, aud in style fit at once for the
: press.
5!h The delegations Of The scrveral county Socic-
= ties are requested and enioned 10 make out, upon
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Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, lillage, draining and manu-
ring which have been OF are IN progress OF being
adopted TIE leading products of their countices
the modes OF preparation. time OF planting and mod
OF cultivation. The means and measures Of preSer-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Aceu
Il Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sen, cut IN the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and " Mshufacturers Exchange
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, aud not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7lh. Premiums 1T is impossible TO name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums VIII be granted. However comprehensive
VIC might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
| not be embraced in II, aud yet richly deserving
premiums, lest the, eiole The announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might he strued by
some into an exclusion ofall a, tcles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give tie action Of
the Assoc alton the very widest scope, embracing
sveiy thing that IS ingenious or useful in business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibitions invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il. that, on all articles Of the highest merit in The
department c Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural lm-
pemcns, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the d, partmen,,, premium Of cup
worth $ ID will be given on the second best artl-
cles cup orth IS will be given, on the third best
50 80 on the fourth an honur. And on all att
clrs of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mens cup worth IS will be given on the second
b.st 3 9 80 on The third an homer; he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and mise llaneous articles,
/ premiums from one 10 three duals--these how
or cases of peculiar merit the committees wall he
permitted, indeed arc requested, TO vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned par j.
cularly to the Ladies fo Il cir garden products,
fruits flowers paintings, need e-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many de! artments of the fair is absolutely ne
c.ssary to proper management.
| 9th. The facilities of g. Ting to this central
point induce Us to invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce and contributions of many Of our fellow
citizens e Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and ID
rida. We hope they Will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whutiti in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
l0l The President upon consultation with
such members he call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their irrespective de-
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists OF the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection OF this
arrangement, The committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h re repeat, and e'Join
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged Friday and Sat |
urday the 9th and 10Th Of August, 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 once to the examination of artl
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday. !
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gen-
/ dol, nf
tinuing the whole time.
| Ilth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2lh. The annual oraiion will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, OF Athens, Georgia.
4 18th. The Committee have the prospect of