The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-21
SOUTHERN GEN RA Laza
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the llth
day of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia ~ co.. Z
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following /
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. It's therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as rday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them. n
I'd. The Association has an ample lund, and VIII,
in all cases become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of its
Gttcers 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 OPP orlunty 10 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 nj. 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 enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
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 protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
9TH There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, COST time ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, sc. If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor the age, if by children or very old persons
tie value, uses, sc. Since this is 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 q premium will not be awarded to any ar-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legiblc hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. .,.t
5th The delegations of the scryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and en- oined 10 make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition Of
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
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 prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servera county
| societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable TO make the Fair a Central
SouthernA agricultural andM hufacture rs xchange
We request individuals who have a 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.
It'll. Premiums. Sit is impossible to name in no
tCe like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
mums 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
someinto an exclusion ofal articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
OBSERVE hat it is intended to give the action Of
| the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful in business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
| or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il: 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, a premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth will be given on the third best
2 50 /; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth s. will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three doars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
Sth hall will be prepared and assigned par'-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
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-
sence and contributions of many Of our fellow
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 utural Association
10TH The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to 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
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire repeat, and enjon
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 receplch may
have their lists OF articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at TO the examination of artl-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on w ednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frid0y to gen
eral re-deliyery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foreoonr rules will be published at A tlante carly
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
w ednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
pEs9edng the reports o.
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 ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
llth The citizens of Atlanta have provided