The southern press., 1850-10-05
T2ER T. CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL Ao9OClATiON.
uNTIE FL h Annual Fair Of tho Honthrrn &c,

during the week embracing "Wednesday, the IN
day OF August next, which Is The day OF the ifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georsia
The COMMITTEES charged with The duty Of pre-
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper agemcnt OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GKSEsAL RncuLarIoss.
ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
,inue open unliI Friday evening. II IS therefore de-
slrablc that all person. hay ng articles for exhb
'ion shall be on the ground a. cary a. frdsy or
SATURDAY. the 9th aud 10Th August when a Com
| mttee will be there ready TO receive them
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and viii,
IN all eases become responsible for The safe-keeping
y articles which may be placed IN The hands OF iIs
ticers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the san,e,) until the close of The FAR which
will be announced beforehand, in ample. time To
give them op. oriunty 10 recover Their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods or
articles unprotected after The adjournment OF the
! Assoc iaion.
81. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peers, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and james Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty IL shall be 10 see
dat all articles entering the fair grounds for eShi
iion, sha have first been cneredln The Secretary
book or registry l,hclIed tn the owners
name aud reside cc---and price, ift',r sae--gy'i'g
to the owner corresponding card--and Then ela,sI-
fed aud arranged by departments, and ~ such or,icr
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police aud
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 minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article zen, for
lexhibition-,he statement To be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time oil msehton ani
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
a A
mode of preparation Of land and soil manure aud
time of planting mode Of ofcuvalion. II an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode oil raisiig, Nc IL
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, The
length Of time bestowed on II, or the amoun, 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 a premium will not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in s'yle fit at once for the
: press.
5th The delegations Of the scryeral county Soce-
ties are requested and enoined 10 make out. upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
: Agriculture in their several counties, OF the inn
proyements in farming, illage, 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 of planting and ntd-
of cultivation. The means and measures OF preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
: Agricultural memoirs from the serreral county
= societies would make up amount of valuable
: information 10 be sent cut in the published trans
: actons Of the Society.
= 9th. X is desirable to make The Far Central
: SouthernAgricuural and Exchange
: We request individuals who have surplus Of
: choice articles, or who make them for sale such
: as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---io carry
them there for sale, aud not alone for exhibition for
:, premium,
! 7lh Premiums is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
: VIC might make any numerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest the, oto the announcement of pre-
.. miums for particular articles migit be strued by
sorlcnto exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
3 The Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give Tie action oil
: the Association the very widest scope, embracing
syery thing that is ingenious useful in busines,
: or art All theu with whatever they have for sale
8 or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
, il. that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
: plements and valuable improvements or inventions
: in any Of the departments, a premium OF a cup
4 worth s 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cies cup worth will be given on the third best
y. .bO; the foufin an UOtor. AUu on al
/ cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
/ ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
g best O. So on the third an honor; on The fourth
u Cd honor On miner and msce ellaneous articles,
y premiums fromon TO three dollars--thesc, how
ever are general regulations and IN particular case
a or cases Of peculiar merit the committees VIII be
permitted indeed requested, to vary the rule
- 9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, need .e-work, DC. They
are cordially invited to attend Their assistance
in many de 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
Y citizens { Carolina Alabama, Tennessee and To-
e rda. We hope they Will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what ii is in name, aSouthern
S Central Agrc utural Association.
i 10Th. The President upon consultation with
it such members he call TO his ad shall appoint
e committees and assign to them theirrespectve de-
it pdrmenis, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists OF the
t, articles classed and arranged in their respective
e departments. In order to the perfection OF this
d arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
7. these regulations will h. repeat, and etJoin
st upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
L may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
De urday the 9th and 10th of August, that when
to the President shall appoint his committees on
W Monday morning, the committee of reception may
h, have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
= mittees proceed at the examination of arti-
IN cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
r. reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to saes--Frday to gen
er eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
le tinuing the whole time, =
" llth. Any alterations Of or additions to, the
A. foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
l. Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on
ol Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
: Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
ii by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
., 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
l. making arrangements with the Macon, State and
N Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
"A early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
70 Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
If to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
. dations ofthe good Hotels ut those places while i'll
ii attendance upon the Fair.
,b l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
~ comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others enraoed i'm the laborious business u