The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-11
UTHTRN CENTRAL
AGRICuxTUAAL ASSOCIATION.

N
TIME Fifth AAnusi Fair Of tho Southern Cent, t
| raj Agricultural Association, will behold /
during the week embracing Wednesday,Ttho 18th |
day of August next, which is the day Of the filth
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, aud con-
unue open until Friday evening. Ii IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them
%. The Association has ample fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible forthe safe-keepng
oil articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same until the close of the Far, 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. i
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 Tor exhi-
iton, shall have first been eneredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residerice-and price, iffor sale--giying
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers 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, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--he 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 and
time of planting mode ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising, &C. IL
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 q premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in egible hand and in style fit at once for the
press. s@ .I.aR -aI
5th The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming tiIlage, 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 ofplanting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the scryeral 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
SouthernAgricultura and IN. observation-disclosures
We request individuals who have a 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 for
| a premium. I'D 41 aua. E- .a&'aJ hlst
| 7th Premiums is impossible to name inano-
tce 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 which would
| not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe Construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, t hat it is intended to give the action of
| the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery 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 Inn
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cur
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti,
cles cup worth S. will be given on the third bes
So so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth S 5 will be given on the second
best q 2. SO on the third an honor on The fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, andeed arc requested, TO vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, DC. They
are cordially invited 10 attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management ...... 4 p.
9th. The facilities of getting to this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. We 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 as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them theirrespective de-
! pdrtments, 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 perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enJoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
usday 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 to tha examination of arti-
eles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday,
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday TO gem
eral re-delivery of articles, The exhibition con-
unuing the whole time. ..t....
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta carly
Monday morning of the Fair week. IT,. ., \
18th. The annua! Grafton viii be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports of committees,