The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-12
THERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURE ASSnrI ATI0N

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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 aproper management of the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and CON
tnue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons hay ng articles for exhibit
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 saie-keeping
D. articles which may be placed in the hands of its
Ctilcers and committees, The owner taking a check
Tor 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 NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for eXh-
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffOr sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then clasSl-
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
doofkeepers 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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition he statement TO he delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, il MLchine, statement
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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 ofcultlvation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising, SC. If
Neede-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the aye, if by children or very old persons
tie value uses, &c. Since this is the 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 premium " ill not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in 'egble hand, aud in a style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and en- Joined to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tlage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress of bling
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes Of preparation. time Of planting and mod
ofcultivation. The means and measures of preser.
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up 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
Agriculture al and NJ: Lufacturers 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 Tor sale, and not alone for exhibition for
| a premium.
7th. Premiums is impossible to name in no.
tice like this all, the various articles 10 which pre-.
miums W III be granted. However comprehensv e
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
| not be embraced in 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest reiore the ement of pre-
miums for particular articles migF be CO rsrucd by
someinto all 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
every thing tsat 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 perap s
is, that all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pemcnts, aud valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium Of a cup
worth s 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth \ 5 will be given, on the third best
! $50 on the fourth an honor. And on all a,ti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best $ = SO on the third an honor on ,he fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misct llaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dollars-thcse 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.
sth. hall will be prepared and assigned part-
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many dc! artmens Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting to this central
point induce lis to invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens e Csrolila, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rlda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members he can call to his aid, shalt appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed
The committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
aiucl-s classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection Of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will Ii, re repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles tor exhibition
may be received anu arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and l0th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reccptlCi ..lay
nave their lists Of articles, and the eral COM
nlttces proceed at once to the examination of artl-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to SaIes-Friday To gen
eral redeIivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
unulng the whole time.
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