The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-30
THERN ENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
TINE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
l. raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
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
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-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keeping
d articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, Qhe 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.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EZzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iton, shall have first been eneredin the Secretary S
book or registry-then labelled W tn the owners
name and reSidence-and price, iffr sale--giying
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 projection 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 aud explaining every article sent for
eXhibition-!he statement TO he 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultvation. 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 premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
Ties are requested and enjoined to make out. upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless Of the i'm.
provements in farming, tillage, 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 fpanting aud med.
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 Contra
SouthernAg Agricultural and Nj nufacurers Exchange
We request individu lis who have surplus OF
choice articles, or who make tn, m for sale -sucf
as choice Sc DIS, machines, stock &c.--to carr,
them there for sale, and alone for exhibition fo
; a premium.
) 7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name IN II o.
tice like this all, the various articles 10 W1fch pre-
3 miums WILL be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any umeTated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not br embraced in It, and vet richly deserving
p, emiums lest the eioIe The amour cement of pre-
mums for particular articles mig The slru"d b,
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
The Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, hat it IS inended to give tie :. ION oil
= the Association the very widest scope, en..'!2c re
avery thing Tat is ingenious useful tr,,nt
or art. All them with whatever they have for Sd lie
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
ia, that, 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, a premium of a cup
, worth s 10 will be given on the second best art-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
! 2. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 1 5 will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 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.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle 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 20 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hope they will unite with US in making
this institution indeed what it is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call TO his aid, shall appoint
l committees and assign to them their respective de-
' p6Ttments, 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 pei lection Of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
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
nitteeS proceed at to the examination of arti-
>. cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
era re-delivtry Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
III Az,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantic early
: Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
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
D Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
b. Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
n OILY he pitu of tba