The southern press., 1850-10-03
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AGKICULTUR-AL ASSOCIATIONS ~
rJ,HE Fifth Annual Fair Of tho Southern Cent.
raj Agricultural Association, viii bebcld
during tho week embracing Wednesday, the ] lth
day Of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia 81
The Committee charged with The duty OF prei-
cribiug such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary proper management OF The approaching
Fair, have adopted the following ai faAi.a0
GENERAL REcuLATIoEs.
Ist The Fair Grounds aud Buildings viii be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana cou-
lnue open until Friday evening 1t Is therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ng articles ior eShipi-
ton, shall be on the ground a. cary as fldsy OF
Saturday the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mitee will be there ready TO receive them
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the saie-keePn@
,. articles which may be placed IN the hands OF ITS
Z aiceIs and com nttees, Che owner taking check
Tor The same until the close Of lhe Far, which
will be announced beforehand, In ample time to
give them op orunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF The
Association. ts -sgittroT ll.n1;4 IA
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed commit &c hose dnly II shall be to see
that all articles entering the far grounds for exhI-
ilion sha have first been neredn the Secretary S
name aud resideuce--snd price, iffor sale--glving
to the owner racorresponding card-and then class-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums; aud also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, IS shall be necessary Tor
the projection of the grounds and buildings, aud
such clerks as they may need In the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
ath There will positively be required in all
cases, minute aud accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exbibtion--ihe statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil manure aud
time of fpantiDg, mode ofcntlyation II an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, &c. III
Needle work or Painting, or any work ol Art, The
length Of time bestowed on IL, or the amount oil
labor; the age, ifby 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 art-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, aid in style fit at ONCE for the
press. lA9 PSI lP fa
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enloined to make out upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
proyemens in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress ofbeing
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes of preparation. time planting aud med
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
tn, hcS ap, rIt in he ed
actions of the Society.
9th. It is desirable to make the Fair a Central
SouthernAgricultura and Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c----to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition fol
a premium
tcc like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
nliums will be granted. However comprehensive c
we might make any enumerated list there would
| still be many articles Of merit offered which would
not be embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest ther eio the announcement OF pre-
mums for particular articles might be co strued by
somento an exclusion ofail articles uhannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended 10 give the action Of
the Association the very widest scope embracing
syery 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
is; that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm.
plemens, and valuable improvemensor inyentions
| in any of the departments, a premium OF cup
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
men,s cup worth IS will be given on the second
r.. a hot ri N ~,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous 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. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
culafly to the Ladies for their garden products,
| fruits, flowers paintings, Deede-work, &C. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management iH
9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sence and contributions of many oil our fellow
citizens 4 Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and 10
rida. We hope they will unite with US in making
this Institution indeed what is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. 'lf}
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his ait shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of freceplionshall furnish lists OF the
articles classed 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
lrday 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
mittees proceed at once the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday,.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gem,
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time II It 5I
llth.7 Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published AT Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week. e..t.K
10Th. The annual oraon will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Biups, of Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and