The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-23
AGRICUITUnAI xssOc,ArioN,

cessaiy To proper agcmeat OF the approaching
Fair, have adppt.d the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS. effa,
ist he Fair Grounds aud Buildings will kc
Opened for visitors sn Monday morning, aud corr
tmue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
-,rablc that all person. hay ny articles for exhibit
| ion, shall he on III; ground ear Fiid y or
Saturday, he 9th and 10Th August when Com
mit,ee will be there ready TO receive them.
| 81. Tie Assoc alton has ample fund, and will
~ acasos, come 'pons bic Tor The saie-keepiDg
articles whic!fmay be placed 10 the hands Of its
Ulcers and com n Il es, the owner taking check
Tor the same) until the close Of he Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ampe time Ia
give them op or'un'y 10 recover their goods, and
to preveut thereby The leaving Of any go d, or
articles unprotected after the adj ournmcnt of the
Association.
! 3D.. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard and JAMES NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be 10 see
that all art les entering the ia grounds for exhi
tion, sha h I'VE first been cn'ertdn The 5 cretary
| book or regsiry--lhen Labelled th the owners
name and reside &C. md price, iff r. sale--siving
to the a corresponding card--and then class-
fed and arranged by department and in such order
as to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premium snd also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, shall be necessary for
the pro,ec ion Of the grounds and buiIdngs and
snch clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
| aud lnbelling OF articles.
9TH. There will positively be required in all
case, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article ,enl for
exhibition he statement TO he delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, Cost, line Of IN veution, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
m, de of preparation Of land and sail. manure aud
time of planting mode ofcultyation II an An'mai,
The pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &c II
Needle work or Painting or any work OF Art, The
| length Of time bestowed on II, or The amount OF
labor; the age il by clii'ien or very old persons
H. value, uses SC Since This is the most r,able
mode Of collecting such Information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of HE Society,
vi.tors patrons and members, all will take notice,
hat a premium v i'll not he awarded to any ar-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in cgible hand, aid III s'yle tit at once for the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the scrveral county Socie-
ties arc requested and EN- ioiued 10 make out. upon
consula'iou, report Of the present condition OF
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
/ proicmrnts in farming, tIlage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been in progress of ing
adopted The leading products ofthci, countless
the rnoes OF preparation. time OF planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of prcser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information to be sen cut IN tbs published trans
actions e the Society.
9Th. II is desirable TO make the FAR Central
S6utliernAgricu al ana VI: hulacurers Ex change
We request ndividu Is who have surplus of
choice articles, az who make them for sale such
| rs choice sc ds, machines, stock, &c Ito carry
them there for sac, and no. alone for exhibition ioI
a premium.
It'll Premiums. i, is impossible TO n lme in a no
| a
m,ims will be granted. However comprehensive
1--we might make any cnuinsIatcd list there would
Till be many articles of me,t offered which would
| not b. embraced in II, ai,d YET richly deserving
premi,ims lest the cloie HE anno, cenien, of pre-
miums Cor particular articles mig the co siIucd by
>on,cihto AZ exclusion vi all atices unannouDced,
The Committee requests the people generally To
OBJ esye, that it is in ended to give tie acton Of
| the Association t,c very widest scope, embracing
svcIy thing that is ingenious useful IN business
OF art. al then, with Whatever they have for sale
! or exhibition, are invited TO come. The only
regulation her necessary on this point perhaps
is that on all articles Of the highest merit the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
Elements, and valuable Improvements or invc'tions
in any Of The d, partmcnr, premium OF cup
worth ~ will tc given on the second best art-
Giles cup worth VIII be given on the third best
! 50 80 On the fourth an honor And on all ii
cIps Of the highest merit IN the remaining depart
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
bstS 9 50 on The third an honor; on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misc llancous article,
premiums from one 10 lhr,e ars-hese how
ever are genes al regulations and IN particular
or cases Of peculiar merit the c. mmiliees Will he
pc -mit:ed, indeed requested TO vary the rule.
9Th. hill Will be prepared and assigned par J.
cularly to the Ladies foi ear garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings need e-work, DC. They
are cordially Invited TO attend Their assistance.
in many de, artmenls of the fair Is absolutely me-
cessary 10 proper management.
9th. The facilities of getting to this centr II
point induce MS to invite, and to expect the pe
-ence and contributions Of many OF our fellow
tcitlzens Csruli,a, Alabama, Tennessee and h,
riGa. We hoy they W Ii unite with MS in making
this institution indeed ,whtits in hame, Southern
\ Central Agric ultural Association.
l0b The President upon consultation with
such members a. he call 10 his aid, shall appoint
Committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, aid to these committees so appointed
The committee of reception shall furnish lists OF The
articles cassed and arranged in their respective
| departments. In order to The perfection Of tins
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h re repeat, and enJoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
nrday 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 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-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time
lth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
I2rh. The annual Grafton will lie made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary nieeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Biliups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18Th. The Committee lave the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 70
Griffin, Marietta Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
To give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while III
attendance upon the FAIR
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business OF
, the MIR.
18Th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations i'm the Curry AToR, and to pro-