The southern press., 1850-10-01
ERN CENTRA AL
4 HICITI.T9T AAR. A ASXnlIArIUN.

! AGRICULTU l. ASSOCIATION.
THE F,t.h Annual Fair Of the Southern Cont
| raj Agricultural Association, will boheii
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the llsh
day Of August next, which Is the day OF the 1sth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pre-
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne-
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GEsEnAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
linue open until Friday evening. II IS therefore do
sirabe that all persons hay ny articles Tor exhibit
iion shall be on the ground as cary as friday or
Saturday, The Och aud 10Th August when Com-
miitee will be there ready TO receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all cases become responsible for the saiekeepmg
articles which may be placed IN the hands oi MS
I Ulcers aud com n'ttees, Uhe owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the Falr, which
will be- announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op. orluniy 10 recover their goods, aud
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
tAssoc ialon
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis VIM. Ezzard, and james Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shaii be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for cxh-
iton sha have first been cnleredn the Secretary S
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and resides ce-and price, flor salc--gising
fto 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.
ath. There will positively be required, in all
cases minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| st. to he a
Secretary For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and USES cost lime 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 OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor; The age, ifby 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 a premium " i'll not be awarded to any arti-
: Gle, whatever its merit unless accompanied by
: illustrative and explanatory Statements made out
| in legblc hand, and in style fit at once for the
: press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enioined 10 make out. upon
: consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been OF 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 scrveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. Il is desirable TO make the Fair Central
: Arr and NJ. Iufact Exc han
: 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
, premium.
! 7th Premiums Sit is impossible to name in no
tice 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 IL, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be co strued by
someinto 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
every 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
i; that on all articles of the highest merit In the
4 department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
: plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
: in any Of the departments a premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best artl-
cles cup worth \ 5 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 2. 50 on the third honori on The fourth
! I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
' premiums from one 10 three doars--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.
> Sth A hall will be prepared and assigned pariI-
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-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To-
rda. 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
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrlments, and to these committees 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 en]oin
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, ard the several com
mttees proceed at to the examination of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make the.s
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday,
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
, tnung the whole time.
1lth Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2h The annual oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting