The southern press., 1850-10-08
sOUTHEnN CENTRAL
Ar QVCIrv.TTTR RAI A3GOcVATION

| soUTHEnN CENTRAL
| AGRJCUITURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
THE Fifh Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
| raj Agricultural Association, will bcheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 4th
day OF August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with The duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem nc
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
| Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL KEGCLArIoNs.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons hav ng articles Tor exhIo'-
ton, shall bc on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
| Saturday the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the esafekeepng
), articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
Ulcers and committees, (he owner taking check
Ior the samc,) until the close o. me FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them on. ortunty 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, aud James NJ. Calhoun, arc
appointed committee whose duty it shall DC to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition sha have first been cntcredn the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled w tn the owners
name aud residence-and price, iff,r sac-givng
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 protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks AS they may need 10 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
exhibtion--'he statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, q statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofnvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation OF land and soil, manure aud
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 OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on II, or the amount Of
labor; the age, if by children or very old persons
tie value, uses &c. Since this IS the most relable
| 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 " i'll not be awarded to any ar-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
| illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and III style tit at once for the
| press.
5ih The delegations Of the serveral county Socic-
Ties are requested and enoincd to make out, upon
consultation report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
! prov cments in farming, tage, 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 ofplantng 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 amount Of valuable
information to be sen. out in the published trans
! actions Of the Society.
| 9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
ScuthernAgricultura and sEufacturers 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. ar .Ha5n
! 7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles TO 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 init aud yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
| miums for particular articles might be construed by
somcinto 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, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is that on oil 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 i'll be given on the second best arti-
clcs cup worth y will be given, on the third best
81 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 8 2. SO on the third an honor; on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one to three dolars--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
| 9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned par,i-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many departments 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 pre-
scnce and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call 10 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 here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
,,rday 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
mlttees proceed ut once 10 the examination of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports 10 the annual meeting on "Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery of articles The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published ut Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. 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.
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