The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-22
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
a T1purVTInUru ASsOrlATI0N.


SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair or 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 fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 a proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
nue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhiDl-
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready TO receive them
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the saiekeepiDs
81 articles which may be placed IN the hands Of It's
Ulcers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close oil The FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample Time 70
give them OPT ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that oil articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
iton, shall have first been enieredln the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resideuce--and price, iffor sale7-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors OF the several committees
on premiums 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.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases. a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent Tor
exhbiton--,he statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary For instance, If 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 iand ana SOIL, MANURE ana
time of planting mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or 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, by children or very old persons
tie value uses, SIC. Since this is the most relable
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 q 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 style mt at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the scrveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
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 of preparation. time planting 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 amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable 10 make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and observation-disclosures
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.
7h. Premiums.-I is impossible to name in a no.
tce like this all, the various articles TO 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion fall 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
every thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art Al then, with whatever they have for sale
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
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments premium of cup
worth 4 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
& q so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third an honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
| IN fhr.,a l,,lla hNxu-
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. A hall will be prepared and 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 10 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 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 he call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments and to these committees appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
N tcles 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 Do 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 conf
mittees proceed at once to the examination of art
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-deivery 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