The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-25
soUTHERN GENERAL 8
AGRICUITURAL ASSOCIATION.

SOUTHERN GENERA Loo
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
lVVHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
daring tie week embracing "Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia 9a AZ
The Committee charged with HE duty Of pres
cribing such gcnerairules as they may deem me-
cessary to proper Enlargement OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GKNEuAL REGULATIONS. f %, %
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and COO
tinue open until Friday evening. II IS therefore de-
sirabie that al persons having articles exhibi-
iion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when a Com
mttce will be there ready 10 receive them.
2d. The Association has ample fund, and will
all eases b come responsible for the safe-keepiDg
j, articles which may be placed in the hands of It's
/ Ulcers and committees, Uhe owner taking check
tor the sane,) until the close Of The Fair, which
will be announced beforehand in ample time to
give them OPP orlunty 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. Ezxard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iton, sha have first been eneredn the Secretary S
book or registry--lhen labelled with the owners
name and residcnce--and price, il for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then class-
fed and arranged by department, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepcrs 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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
/ exhibition--he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, . statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other factdeemed valuable BY the inventor or
maker. IF horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil manure and
time of planting, mode ofcnltyation. IL an Animal,
1.-The pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &C. IL
Needle work or Painting or any work oil Art, the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children or very old persons
Il 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 a premium " i'll not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in cgible hand, and in style fit at once for the
! press. gUs lis 8tt af i1 ,4Q1-t3a
/ 5lh The delegations OF the seryeral county Soce-
ties are requested and en;oned to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
| Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products Of thei countless
the modes of eparaton. time ofplaning aud med
OF CIVILIZATIONS 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
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. iAelihF8 - asR3si
| 9Th 1t is desirable TO make the Fair Central
Southern agricultural and NJ :nufacturersE 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 sale, and not alone for exhibition for
la premium. x"
7th Premiums. LIT is impossible to name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles to 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 nit, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest the eloIe the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be Construed by
some into an exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give tic action Of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious 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
Elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
| in any of the departments, premium OF a cup
worth & 10 will be given; on the second best art-
Giles cup worth IS will be given, on the third best
4 3 so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best 8 g. So 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 case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
/ 8th A hall will be prepared and assigned, parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden, products,
| fruits flowers paintings, need.e-Work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many der artmens of the fair is. absolutely ne
cessary to proper management.
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 To-
rida We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultura Association. le
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees 80 appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists OF the
articles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire repeat and enjon
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 10 the examination of art
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.
! 1lth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,