The southern press., 1850-10-31

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SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AG AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
T,HE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day Of August next, which Is The day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia "a
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary TO aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
fg, GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, aud con-
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, tho 9th and 10Th August when a Com
mittec will be there ready TO receive them,
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, ,and will,
in all cases become responsible for the safekeeripg
.. articles which may be placed in the hands of lis
Ulcers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
giyo them opportunity TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association sNnt .'t5. @ t..s.E ,ts+ tsa- stEf&4p
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard, and James NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, aihaye first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor salc--gying
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
fed and arranged BY departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary Tor
the protection of the grounds and buildings and
such clerks as they may need 10 the arrangement
and labelling Of articles. ,.. .. ..... 49,.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbtion--,he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time 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 ofcultlyation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode oil raising, sc. IL
Needle-work or Painting, or any work oi Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount OF
labor; the age, il 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 premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made ont
in egible hand, and IN style ht ut once Tor The
press ..E t., s.... ......, ra.,-I
5th The delegations of the seryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined 10 make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, 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 ofplanting 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 an amount of valuable
information 10 be sen: out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. It is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura andM Exchange
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. ~ .....,r.t.E..
7lh. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles 10 Which pre-
nliums 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat ii is intended to give tie action OF
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful in business
art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
s that on all articles of the highest merit in the
department oil Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments premium OF a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth s. will be given on the third best
~ so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth S5 will be given on the second
best Sc. SO on the third an honor; on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and msce llaneous 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.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 he
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
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It's in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. s-
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call 10 his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdr,ments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
a.ticles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h. re repeat and cnjoin
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 art-
ces, and thereby have ample time to 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-
1nuing 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.
18th. The annua! Grafton viii 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 Drospect of