The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21
SOUTHERN CENT RAJ.
ERIrITI.TIIRAI ASSOrI ATInN.


during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
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
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors "n Monday morning, and cot-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
srable that all person. hav ne articles for exhibi-
lion, shall be on the ground as cary as frd1y or
Saturday, The 9Th and 10th August when Com
mitee will be there ready TO receive them.
Cd The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the saie-keepiDg
}. articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
Ulcers aud committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby The leaving of any goods 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 fair grounds for exhi
iion, shat have first been eneredn the Secretary
book or regstry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and reside nce-and price, for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
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 be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-he statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL a Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of inventlon and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &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, if 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 members, all will take notice,
that a premium " i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand and in a style fit Ut once for the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and en- joined to make out. upon
| consultations, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm.
provements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of bling
adopted The leading products of then countess
the modes Of preparation. time of planting and M d.
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Acc urate
Agricultural memoirs from The serveral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information TO be out IN the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable TO make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricult al and ~; lufacturcrs Exchange
We quest ndiyidut lis who have a surplus OF
| t,ln ,,,pIya ,aL
as choice DIS, machines stock, &c.-to carr,
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition fol
a premium
7lh Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no.
ce like this all, the various articles TO winch pre-
m,ms 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 les, therefore the announc ement of pre-.
miums for particular articles might be Construed BY
someinto exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
| observe, hat it is intended to give tie action OF
| the Assoc aton the very widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful in business
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 the highest merit in the
depart ment OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
pements and valuable improvements or inventions
u
worth ! 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
= so on the fourth an honor. And on all att,
cleS of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S 5 will be given on the second
b-st 3 2. 50 on the third an honor; on he fourth
I'd honor. On miner and misc, llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars-thesc, how.
ever ARE general regulations and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the mmit,ees will be
permitted, indeed are re quested to vary the rule
9Th. a hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, towers paintings, needIe-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend Their assistance
IN many DEF arments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 10 this ccntra
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens cf Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10TH The President upon a consultation witt
such members a he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees aid dssigrfto them their respective de-
pdrlments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
dt iclrs classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection Of tins
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations will h re repeat, and crjoir
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
nrday the 9th and 10Th Of August, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee 0f reCeptiCC nay
have their lists of articles, and the several com.
mttees proceed at once to the examination of artl
cles. and thereby have ample time to make then
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday
Thursday vii! Sc devoted to saIeS-Frday to gen.
eral re-deIEery of articles. The exhibition con.
unulng the whole time.
An aIterntiops Of nr additions n the