The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-28
SOUTHERN CENTRA
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION,

AGRICULTURAL ASSOClATlON.
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia t' '"
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following o. .
GENERAL REGUI ATOMS. t.... .rs,. ..
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ne articles for exhibit
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.
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, aud will,
in all cases become responsible for the safe-keeping
D. articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
.iheers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time TO
give them OPP, ortunty 10 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 hose duty II shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for eNhi-
ition shalha first been cnteredm the Sscretary's
book or registry--then labelled W III the owners
name and resideuce-and price, iffor sale-gvihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
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 ior
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, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton-'he statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary For instance, il Machine, Il 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, Sc II
Needle work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount Of
labor the age, il 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,
visitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
hat premium " i'll not be awarded 10 any arti-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegible hand, and in a style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enloned to make out, upon
consultation, 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 are in progress OF being
adopted. The leading products of their countless
the modes appropriation. time ofplaniing and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveTal 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
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ: nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice SET DIS, machines, stock, &c-to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
o premium.
It'll Premiums is impossible to name IL a TO-
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
mums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumeTate list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somcinto exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
| observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery 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 In
Elements, and valuable improvements inventions
in any Of the de partmenls, premium of cup
worth ] 10 will be given; on the second best art-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
4 2 SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all att
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best s 3 SO on the third an honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dolars-!hese, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
Sth A hall will be prepared aud assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
| fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
! 9th The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite, aud to expect the pre-
scnce and contributions Of many OF our fellow
citizens Of Caroliua, 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 a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assig to them their respective de-
pdrtmens, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
al tices classed 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 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 shay
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales-Frday to gen
eral re-delvery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published ut Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniv arsary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the rfternoon IN