The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-15

AGRtGlLfthAb ASSOttA1tOS.
THE Fdh Manual Fsir of ne soushsn Cent,
il raj Agricultural Association. will bshed
daring tie s.ck omhrseing wed.c day. the ! lta
dsy ~ ASga.g neat, which u The day Ol the fifth
annual meeting al AtlAnis Ceorgia ...
TIE CsmmIllec charged wIih-ihe duty Of PREF
eribing ssch gsasral ruiea a. they may deem me-
ecssary 10 proper management oi the approaching
Far, have sdoptsd the ioilouiag ....
GEsrHAL nEGULATIoNs. .....
isi The Fair Grounds aud Buildings VIII be
opentd Zoo visitors 90 Monday morning. aud con
iiuge open ant Friday syuning. IL - therefore dc.
,iTabe thai al perso. hss ~ Articles 80, eAh'oi'
lion, shall Dc oa the grughd ear as FEid or
SATURDAY, ihe 9th and l0th August When 4 Com.
elitiee will bs there rraay % receise them.
-. The Association has an ample fund, and will
In al easos become responsible for Ihe saIekeeping
81 articles which may be placed IN tss bnds ~ ~
Ulcers and ecmn'itsos, The owner taking check
ior the sams,) until the close OF he Pair, which
will be snhouneed beforehand, On amp time 10
give thrm Op. or1unty 10 recover their goods, and
10 prevent thereby ths leaving of any 90 de 90
articles unprotected aflsr the adjoafnGicnt of the
Association.
81. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, Wm. Exzard, and James NJ calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty Il shall be o. see
that all articles catering the fair grounds for ekLi
ion, Fha lhave FIRST been enicrrdgn the Sserstsry
booA or Tegisiry--iheh Labelled " III the ogner's-
name and reside ce--and price tfflr salc--giSiHg
fed and arranged by departments, and Ia such oneF
as 90 facilitate the lahors ofthe several committees
on premiums; sbd also % employ such police ard
doorkeepers and clerks, a. shall be necessary for
the projection Of the grounds aud buildings, and
such clerks they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
4th. There will positively he required, in all
cases, a minute aud accurate written statement
illustrating aud explaining every article oni for
exhibition be statement 10 be delivered 10 tie
Secretary. For instance, " h,chins, st.ten'eit
Of IL powers aud uses cost, tine Of in' eiInH, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of PREPARATION OF land aud soii, manure and
time of planting mode ofeultiysIion. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of ra,s 3, &e. IL
Needle work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length Of tiTne bestowed ON II, OF the amount OF
iabcri the age, IL BY ehi'aren or very old persons
tie value, uses, &c Since this Is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information may be
worth publishing in Ga. transactions 81 the Society,
visitors patrons and member, all will take notice,
that o premium " i'll mol he awarded TO any aTti-
Gle, whatever its merit. unless accompanied BY
illustrative ard explanatory statements, made out
: in egible HAND, and in syle ~ al OHee Tor the
: press.
9Th The delegations Of the several county Soeio-
ties are requested and en!oined 10 make out. upon
consultation, d report OF the present condition Of
Agriculture In their several counties, Of the i'm.
ring, which have been or are n progress OF ing
adopted The leading products OF then countless
the modes Of prep iratiob time of planting aud d.
Of cultivation. The means and measures OF preser.
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the seryeFal county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out IN the published trsis-
actions Of the Society.
9th. II Is desirable 10 make the Fair Central
hernAgricutural and a. Eufscturefs Exchange
We request individuals who have q surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice sc. DIS, machines, stock, DC to carry
them there for ssle aud not alone for exhibition oI
a premium.
7ih. Premiums. lit Is impossible 10 name IN no.
tce like this all the various ARTICLES TO VIII ch pre-
n,iums will be grated. However comprehensive
We might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
not b. enbrsced IN u, and yet richly deserving
pt emums lest therefore the anhouI emeni Oi pre-
muns for particular articles mig tbe co stiuea by
someinto an exclusion ofall stlicle- unann0unced,
The Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that IL is Ia ended ~ give tie action OF
the Assoc aitOn the very widest scope, eMhfas Ig
avery thing that 10 ingenious useful in DcsIncs>
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited 10 come. Tho onlI
regulation fur her necessary this point perhaps
that, on oil articles Of the highest merit la the
department of Stock Mechsnics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or invention
in any OF the d partments, premium OF a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti.
Giles cup worth 8 wilt be given, on the third best
5 = so; on tho fourth an honor. And on al att
cles of the highest merit IN the remaining depart
ments cup worth So will be given oil the second
best =. 50 the third an honor on he fourth,
| I'd honor. On miner and misc llaneoiis artcle-,
premiums from 10 three dulais--ihe-e, how
ever, are general regulations and particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the C mmiirees " II lie
| Tod .,An
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned par l.
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings need c-wOrk, &c. They
cordially invited 10 attend. Their assistance |
in many dep artments of the fair Is absolutely MT
cessary TO proper management
9Th. The facilities of grtting 10 this central
point induce us to invite, and TO expect the pc
sence and contributions Of many OF our fellow |
citizens Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To- !
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making |
this institution indeed what it's in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with |
such members he can call to his aid, shalt appoint
committees aud assign TO them their respective de.
pdriments, and TO these committees so appointed |
the committee of reception shall furnish lists oil the
aitcles classed and arranged in their respective |
departments. In order to the perfection oil tins |
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish !
these regulations, will hire repeat, and enjoin
upon all 10 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 OH
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may |
have their lists of articles, aud 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 on Wednesday. !!
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral redelivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the ,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early |
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annuu! Grafton viii 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 81
King arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation cars |
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