The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-22
sou THERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

lay Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia NJ as4ab sl4t |
The Committee charged with the duty of pres I
,ribing such general rules as they may deem ne I
sessary TO aproper management Of the approaching I
Fair, have adopted the following tis TfJ baraEo |
au tissu RGEsERAL REGuLArIoNs.' a'-hjlgaYi |
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be |
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
inne open until Friday evening II Is therefore de-
,irable that all persons having articles for exhlb-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready TO receive them.@. I
3D. The Association has ample fund, and will,
all cases, become responsible for the safe-keeping
Di articles which may placed the bands OF its
officers and committees, (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
70 prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association, - ''yiH' s't',3 t2El Il
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David WI
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ion shall have first been enieredin the Secretarys
book or regstry-rthen labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, if for sale--giyng
to the owner corresponding ard-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 for
the projection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles. 1l& Gt ssgs>a .&A II
> Attn. There will positively be required, in all
cases, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent Tor
exhibition--ihe statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL a Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time OF invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
t,c,, or Aori Itural
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultyation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, &c. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount oil
labor the age, if by children or very old persons
tie yalue uses Sc Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing ia 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 style fit at once for the
press. ; 'n" .I 't,f"T -t". n.-. a'.. -.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements' in farming tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are In progress OF being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
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 be sent out in the published trans
| actions of the Society. agl. -. ...t. ,i ..o,t,
9Th. It is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and tnufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have 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. '@. H..
| 7th Premiums.-It 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 it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might De construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannotlnced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat 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. Ali then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, 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, premium of a cup
worth 3 10 will be gwen on the second best art-
81 so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cIes of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S 5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to 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.
Sth 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 me-
cessary to proper management. ..V aarI
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
Fida,. We hope they win unite with us in making
his institution indeed what it is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. Us" '' n
10th The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assignto them their respective de-
pdrtments, 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 I
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
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 win be devoted to sales--Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time .Drn
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week. 7s-. A., u
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made ON
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Bups, 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
Griffin, Marietta, Stone. Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations of the good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon. the FaIr.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the aborious business of
the fair. eltEI .-,, r.. . ,. l.
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish