The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-25
rH SOUTHERN ENTRAL Il
AGRICHITURAL ASSOCIAT,INN

| 7NI1E Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
| i raj Agricultural Association, will behed
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 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
3D.. GENERAL REGULATIONS. .... .,"..
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
slrabe that all persons hay ng articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when 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 safekeeping
oi articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
[ Ulcers 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 OPP; 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 NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee hose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled W tn the owners
name and resdence--and price, if for sale-gving
to the owner corresponding Garland 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, 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 be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and SOIL manure and
time of planting, mode ofcutvaton. 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
abor the age, il by children or very old persons
tie 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 notice,
that q premium v ill not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
, press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and en- Joined to make cut upon
consultation, a report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming. iilage, draining and manu-
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adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes of eparation. time Of planting aud mod
of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
| 9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and NJ. nufacurers Elk change
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 Tor exhibition for
} premium.
! It'll. Premiums is impossible to name IL no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
3 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 therefore the announc cement of pre-
) mums for particular articles might be Construed by
somento an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action of
the Association tho very widest scope embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful in business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
H. that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth ) 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS will be given, on the third best
-. so on the fourth an honor. And on all aIti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 1 5 will be given on the second
best 9. So on the third honor on The fourth,
, I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from TO three dollars-these how
ever ARE general regulations and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
| A hall will ha man and onaA,o rtt-
S cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
I, fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. They
e arc cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
e in many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting to this central
7 point induce us to invite and to expect the pre-
I sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
? 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 a consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists ofhe
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 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 to the examination of arti
ces, 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 annual Grafton will be made
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
/, 18th The Committee have the prospect of
: making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation
early every morning and late in the afternoon to
Griffin, Marietta Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-