The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-10
UTHERN CENT RAJ
AiRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

---- 81 u TIL ERN CENT RAJ
i AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
1.-THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
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 ofthe approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on, Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
srabe that all persons hav ng articles for exhibit
tion shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitfee will be there ready to receive them.
ID, 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
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 opportunity 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 ii shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have first been enieredn the Secretary s
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name and residedce--and price, iffor sale-giving
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, 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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition---the statement 10 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode of cultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. Ii
Needle work or Painting or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount Of
labor; the age, il 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 legble hand and in style fit at once for the
| press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes Of preparation. time planting and 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthcrnAgricultura andM: nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines stock, &c-to carry
them there for sac aud not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
It'll Premiums is impossible to name in a no
tce like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
VIC 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 therefore the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be coustI ued by
some into exclusion Of all articles unannounccd,
! the Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, that it is intended to give tie action Of
| the Association 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
H. that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of a cup
worth ID will be given on the second best arti-
ccs cup worth IS will be given on the third best
4 2. so on the fourth an honor And on AL arti-
cles of the highest merit in the rcma lining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 8 g. 50 on the third an honor; The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misct llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations. and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned Par'i-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many der artments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management.
9th. The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and 10.
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 consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
partments, and to these committees SO appointed
The committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles 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 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 once to the examination Of ari
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
Ilth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
10Th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
bv Col John Biups OF Athens, Georgia.