The southern press., 1850-09-04
SOUTHERN CEN TRIAL
a AGUIrIIITTTRA A II, "A ESnCIA

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lath
day Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia.
| The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GEHERAL REGULATIONS.
! Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t i therefore de'
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhiDi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mittee will be there ready to receive heni. -
2d. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the safe-keepng
}, articles which may be placed in the hands Of It's
Hicers and com mmittees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF The Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to 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 whose duty 1t SHAH be To see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have first been eniered,n the Secretary
book or regisiry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and residen ceand price, If for 'sale-glvlIg
to the owner corresponding card-and then ciass'-
fed and arranged by departments and III such order
as to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such ponce 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.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases. minute and accurate written statement
sllustratng and explaining every article sent Tor
exhibition-'he statement to he delivered 10 the
Secretary For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses COST time Of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. Ii
Needle work or Painting, or any work oil Art, the
| length of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount oil
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 premium will not be awarded 10 any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socic-
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tilage, 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 ofplanting 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
Southern Agricultural and ndM.Eufacturers 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
a premium
7th. Premiums. is impossible to name in no
ce 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 Of all 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 useful in business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
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
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium Of a cup
worth = 10 will be given; OH the second best art-
cles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
J :. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best 3 9. SO on the third honor Oh The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misct llaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dolars--these, how
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned Pari-
culary 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 fan 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 it is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members "a he can call to his ad shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists ol the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of THIS
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these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all 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 to the examination of artl
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frlday to gen
era re-delivery of articles The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
12th. 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 arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO