The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-14
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SOuTHERN CENTR3ALess2
AGskICULTUx IA e. ASSOCIATION.{

AG ,klCULT MAL ASSOCIATIONS
TINE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Csyt.
4 raj Agricultural Association, viii be held
daring the week embracing Wedne sday, the Tai.
day oil August next, which u the day or the fifth
annual nee ing at Atlanta GsorxiasniA i1J'anii /
The Com nties charged with be duty of PREF
crib ng such general rules As they may deem me-
cessa 10 aprqpex nasageHsltefihe approaching
Far, have I'D opted The following
fama GgtlO GksEsAL RxcuLArioNs. ~ E9sJ
b. Isl The Far Grounds and Buildings will be
opened flrysitors on, Monday morning, and com
tiue open until Friday eyening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabae that all persons hav ng articles fo~ oxhbi
ton, shall be on tho ground as cary as Fsidlyor
Saturday The 9Th and, lQth August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
~ 81. The ASSOCIATION has an ample fund, and will,
in alicases, bscome responsible for the safekeeping
Of articles which may be placed 10 the hands Of is
officers and COMMITTEES, (the owner taking check
Tor the same, until the close Of he Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
10 prevent thereby th6 leaving of any go'ids OF
articles spprotectAd after The adjournment Of the
Association.
~ 81. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. sEzzards and james M Calhoun, are
appointed committee hose duty it shall be to see
tiat all att les entering the ia grounds for exhi
bio ',sha IN We frstbeeniedfF dntheS crptary 4
book or reg..try-.hen Labelled W. tn the owners
ma ne and residence nd price, iff n sale--giying
to the ownera corresp ,ndsng cardan then ella 81
fedand Jrangcd ydepartn ents, and in such order
as to facilitate the lahers Of the several committees
on prrIn ims; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the pro,ec ion of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
q attn. There will positively be required in all
c,ses, a minute and accurate 5wriiisn statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition he statement TO be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, II M chine, statement
OF IS powers and uses, Cost, time ofily ontion and
any 'thsr fact 'i+emei valuable by the inventor or
maker. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and SOIL manure and
timspfplahtipg, mode ofcultyatipn. IL an ANIMAL
the pedigree or stock, age, mode ofrai,ipg, &C. III
Ncede-work or Painting or any work Of Art, tie
length Of time bestowed fOu il, or the amount Of
labor The age, if BY children or very old persons !;
tie value, uses, &c. Since this is the most reliable
mode OF collecting such Information as may be
worth publishing IN the transactions Of the Society
yi.tors patrons and members, all will take notice.
that a premium will not be awarded to any arti.
Gle, whatever its merit, unless acc ompaDied BY
illustrative and explanatory statements, made o,ii
in legble hand, and ina style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and en;oihed to make out upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties Of the i'm
provements in farming, tiiage, draining and manu-
rng. which have been or are9in progress of bring
adopted. The leading products oftheir counties,
the modes OF preparation time Of planting and me- de
of cultivation. the means and measures Of preser-
wing and Increasing the fertility Of ands Act urate
Agricultural memoirs from The serveral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
informa ion TO be sent out in tho published trans
actions If the Society. rs fyt2y ,f,b atf bIt,a2s
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus or
choice articles, or who make III, m for sale--sach
as choice Sc, Dc, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for SAFE, and not alone for exhibition for
q premium. $1,000 81 ,ss - tt,9 AVf4i'8 l.,'G
7h. Premiums. 1T is r,possble to name ina,9o
tice like this all the various articles 10 Which pre-
miums Will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered VIII ch would
not be embraced in il, and set richly deserving
premiums lest the efore the announcement Of pre-.
NUNS Tor particular articles might be CO srued by
some into an exclusion of all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is Intended to give tie action OF
the Assoc alton the very widest scope, embracing
every thing that is Ingenious or 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
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
llements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of tho d, Partmenls, q premium of a cup
worth 3 llwil be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given, onthe third best
81 So; IN the fourth an honur.i And on al saiti
clrs Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
menis cup worth 5 will be given ;on the second
b st 2. So; on the third an honor on tIe fourth,
"a honor. Ga miner and misc 1llaneous articles
premiums from one 10 three doilars--the.e, how
r,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit tile committees Will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
Sth hail will be prepared and assgned par j.
cularly to the Ladies for t. cir garden products;
fruits, hoHerso paintings, need e-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend y Their assistance
In mary DEF artments Of the fair is absolutely me-
cessary TO proper management ,sn0H sYEl Gs3I
9ah.32The5 facilities of getting to this central
poiat induce u to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many oil our fellow
citizens f Caroliria Alabama, Tennessee and f. ~
rda. We h'pe they VIII unite with us in making |
this institution indeed what tits in name, Southern
Central Agricultural Association. n Ei263lst 81 +
~ III Ine Pie9dent upon a consultation with
such members he can caii his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respt ctve de-
piriments, and 10 these committees SO appointed |
The committee Of reception shall iuinish lists ofthe
ar'loI4s ciassed 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 on Friday and Sat-
urday the 9th and 10th Of August, so that when
the President shall appoint bis committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at once to the examination Of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will bedeyoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-deliyery of articles. The exhibition con-
tlnuing tire whole time @l,3ss3tt'il ~ -
lltn. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2.h. The annual Grafton will be made on
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
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
earlX every morning and lac in the afternoon, 70