The southern press., 1850-10-30
3 OU UTHERN CEN n RAJ l.
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

III raj Agricultural Association, will behcid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULArIoSs.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened foryisitors on Monday morning, and con-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi
tion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the safekeeping
ol articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
Clficers 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
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 M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
tion shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--thenlabell with the owners
name and residence--and price. = for saie--g,ying
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and In such order
as 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 projection 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
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, II 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 II 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 OF
labor; the age, ifby children OF very old persons
tie value, uses, sc. Since this y 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made ont
in legible hand, and in style tit at once for the
press. %t.2 '
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socic-
ties are requested and enjoined 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 of 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 an amount of valuable
information to- be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society. 80 ......a3,
| 9th. 1t Is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and NJ Manufacturers 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. sEytt al4Esa .}H.s. q. a&;. .a ais#
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in ano-
tice 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
soneinto 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 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
s 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 cup
worth 3 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
50 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 9. so on the third an honor; on the fourth,
ID honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--these, how
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, neede-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 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 tits in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. ~.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid shall appoint
pdrtments, and to thesescommittees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists oil 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 10 lake notlCe tnat arllcleS Ior eSiDltoH
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
mttees 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 gen
eral re-deivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
Ilth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week. ~
10Th. The annua! oration will be made on
Wednesday. the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Bilups, OF Athens, Georgia. I'd
| 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 accomno-
ldations nfthe gnod Hotels attfhose naces while In