The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-18
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RAJ ASSOClATION

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raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during The week embracing "Wednesday the Tftii
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia f .....1a
The Committee charged with The duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproPer management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following 5sar a -~-.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
unue ppeuuhtil Friday evening. 1t : therefore de-
irable that all persons hay Ig articles l9y eHriol
ion, shall be on the ground as cary as fuay or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Ooh-
mttee will be there ready to receive them, IN
%. The ASSOCIATION has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible Tor inc keeping
D. articles which may be placed IN the hands oil ITS
Ulcers and comal, tires, Che owner taking check
Tor IN. same J until the close of he FAIR, which
will be announced beforehand, in amp time TO
give them op or;unty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any gods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association,
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee " hose duty it shall be 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhs
ition sha have first been Ell eredn the ) cretary
book or registry-lhen Labelled W tn the owners
name aud reside end price. iff sale--siving
to the owner corresponding card-anh then cla,sI-
neu ana arranged pdTlhiChts, suCu OI'ici
as to facilitate the labos of the several committees
on premium. ; 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 .
Attn There will positively be required in all
| caseS, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article ent for
| exhibition he statement TO be delivered 10 the
| Secretary For instance, il Machine > statement
of is powers and uses, cost, tine Of inv enton, and
any other fact deemed valuable ny the inventor or
maker. If horticultural or Agrcu iurai Products,
m, dc of preparation OF land aud soil manure aud
time of planting mode ofcultvatioI. If an Anmai,
the pedigree IT. ok, age, mode OF ral>i z, &c. Ii
| Needle W. rk or Painting, or any wok oi Art The
! leugth of tine bestowed on Il, or The amount OF
labor; The age, il by chtren or very old person,
Il vaur, uses &c. Since this Is the most +, liable
mode Of collecting such inf, rr,a'ion as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of u Society,
vi.itors patrons aud members all i'll take ice,
hat a renrum " ill not be ava ded 10 any srti.
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
| illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egibls hand, aid in syse 1T at once for the
| press. ...
5th The delegations Of the several county Soce-
| ties are requested and en;oned 10 make out, upon
consultation, report Of The present condition Of
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provemrnts in farming, tlage, draining and manu-
ring, v hich have been or are in progress of ing
adopted The leading products OF then countess
the moo es OF prep ration. Tune tpanring aud med.
Of cultivation. the means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands. Acc urate
Agricultural memoirs from The sGrveTal county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information 10 be sen cut IN the published trans
actions f the Society.
9th. II is desirable 10 make the Fair Central
Southern grcultui al and NJ LufacturersE Exchange
~, "a midi Ia ,uho h,te live, r.
choice articles, who maxi thu m for sale such
as choice Sc DIS, machines, stock, &c 10 carry
them there for SAFE, and mol alone for exhibition for
a premium, .... ..a =. .. . ...
7lh. Premiums. is impossible to name in a no
tiCe like this ALL the various articles 10 who pre-
mums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
not b., embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
p emiums lest ther efoie the announcement of pre-
NUNS for particular articles mig be Construed by
somcinto an exclusion ofal articles unannounCed,
The Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, hat it is in ended TO give the action Of
the Assoc alton the very widest scope, embracing
avery thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art All then, with Whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, 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
in any Of the partments, premium OF a cup
worth : 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup orlh ) will be given on the third best
! :: so on the fourth an honor. And on al a Ii
ces Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnls cup worth s ) will be given on the second
b. st 8 . 50 on the third an homer; on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and inisc llaneous ARTICLES,
premlu from one TO three dollars--,he,e, how
are general regulations, aud in particular case
or cases Of peculiar metit the c. mmitees Will he
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
Sth hnll will be prepared and assigned par j.
cularly to the Ladies io tier garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings need e-work, &c. They
arc cord ally ihyired 10 attend. Their assistance
in many de, artments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities of 6. lting to this central
point induce Us to invite, ard to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and ID
rida. We hope they w'li unite with Us In making
this institution indeed whist it in NAME Southern
Central Agric utural ASCOT .tion.
10Th. The President upon consultation with,
such members a hr ran call TO his aid shall appoint
C mmi'tees and assign to them their resp Give de-
pdr'ments, AID to these commit ees so app tinted
the committee Of reception shall tu'nish lists OF the
4. icl-s classed and ranged in their respective
departments. In orde, 10 the perfection OF tins
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h re repeat, and enon
upon ali 10 take nOllCe tnat nrLcleS
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat,
urday the 9th and 10Th Of August, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee ofrecepticn nay
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at to the examination Of urtlr
cIes, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted 10 sales Friday to gen.
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published al Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the d'y Of the Anniv :rsary meeting,
preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col John BiiIups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3th. The Committee have the prospect Of
maHng arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the occommo-