The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-13
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PRINTED BY q. A. SAGE.
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOClATION.

during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia.
The COMMITTEES charged with The duty of pref
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management OF The approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GESEwAL REGULATIONS.
list The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnae open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittec will be there ready TO receive them.
81. The Association has an ample fund, aud will
in all cases, become responsible for the safeseeping
of articles which may be placed in the hands Of lis
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
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 Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
bo sha have first bt cnentsr din The Sscretary's
book or registry-shen Labelled with the owners
name and reside ce--,nd price, flor sale-giying
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments and in such order
to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premnml; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the proteciionof 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 he statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL M chine, statement
of is powers and uses, Cost time Of in> ention and
any iother fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker Ii horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode ofcutiyaton. IL an ANIMAL
the pedigree stock age, mode Of raising, SIC. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length Of time bestowed it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children very old persons
tic value, uses, &c: Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information may be
publishing in the transactions Of lie Society,
visitors, patrons ard members all will take notice,
that premium " ill not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. a3H,5 u
5lh The delegations of the several county Soce-
ties are requested and enioined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manl
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products oftheir counties,
ofcultivaiion. The mems and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the scrveral county
societies would make up amount Of valuable
Information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura andM Manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sae-such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sale, and not alone exhibition for
premium. FH
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in / O.
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
milIms will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered VIII itch would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest the ctore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be COZ s,rued by
some into an exclusion ofall 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 All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
i 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 10 will be given; on the second best art-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
y 2 so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart 4
ments cup worth IS will be given ;on the second
best 2. 50; on the third honor on The fourth,
ID 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.
oth hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for tteir garden products,
frf is natn lta RI
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artmens Of the fair is absolutely me-
cessary to proper management.
9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite and to expect the PEE
sence and contributions of many oil our fellow
citizens If Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and r To-
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it's in name, Southern
Central Agricultural Association.
l0Ih. The President upon "a consultation with
such members he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdriments and to these committees so appointed
The committee ofreception shall furnish lists OF 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 hire repeat, and erjoin
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 arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gem
eral re-delivery 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.
10Th. The annual Grafton will 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 of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
2 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
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