The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-18
ERN CENTRAL
ASSOCIATION.

SOUTHERN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
TINE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
| raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day OF August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia 1a "A
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general ruies as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following t. @..' D.
- H GENERAL REGULATIONS. .....--
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening" 1t IS therefore de
sirable that all persons having articles Tor exhDi-
ton, shall be on the ground as cary as Haay OF
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them 4
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the safekeeping
u articles which may be placed IN the hands OF IT'S
Ulcers and committees, Qhe owner taking a check
for the same) until the close OF the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op: ortunty 10 recover their goods, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment oil the
Association.
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 for exh
tion shat have first been enteredin the Secretarys
hook or reeistry-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-glylng
to the owner corresponding card-and 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 Tor
the protection of the grounds and buildings, ana
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling OF articles. :,
4th. There will positively be required, in all
| and w statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent Tor
exhibition-the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, COST time OF invention, ana
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker II Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of pre- paration Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &c.
Needle work or Painting, or any work oil Art, the
length of time bestowed Oh 1t, or The amount oil
labor; the age, if 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,
that 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
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and en- Joined TO make out, upon
| consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tllage, 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 fplanting and mod.
| of cultivation. The means and measures of preser
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands. Accurate
| Agricultural memoirs from the serveral 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
SouthernAgricul and Nj nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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
premium.
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no.
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 might be Construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
OBSERVE that 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 ale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is, that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock Mechanics, Agricultural In
elements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium Of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
A. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth ) 5 will be given on the second
best 3. 50 on the third an honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 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
9Th. 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 DEP artments 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-.
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 Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrlments, 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
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
mtees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen.
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing 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.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect Of
making arraneements with the Macon. State and