The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-05
cOUTHEAN CEN TKAL
Aan ucTYr,TfJRAL AoHOCIATION.


raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4tii
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 me-
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
tion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when a Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
IN all cases. become responsible for the sae-keeping
Of articles which may be placed in the hands of It's
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.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EzZard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--givng
to tho owner corresponding Garland 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.
4th. 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, q statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention 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 ofcultivaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, &c. If
Neede-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 very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information may be
worth publishing in the transactions of the Society,
visitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
that a premium will 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
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless of the i'm
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products of their countless
the modes of preparation. time planting 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and NJ Manufacturers 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,
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in a no
tice 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 in IT, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed b,
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally 4
observe, hat il is intended to give the action O
the Association the very widesl'scope, embI acn,
every thing that is ingenious useful IN bushes
or art All then, with whatever they have for sal,
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is that all articles of the highest merit in thu
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
J plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments a premium of a cul
worth 10 will be given on the second best art
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third bes
So so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
Z ments cup worth will be given on the SECOND
best s 3 50 on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular cas-,
nt
permitted, indeed requested TO vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned part
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products
s fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c The,
are cordially invited to attend Their assistanc,
E In many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
E cessary TO proper management
a 9Th The facilities of getting 70 this centra
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
= sence and contributions of many of our fellow
f citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
1 rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It's in name Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation will
such members he call to his aid shall appoin
committees and assign to them their respective de
pdrtments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of tn,
articles cassec and arranged in their RESPECTIVE,
departments. Id order to the perfection of thu
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these reBulauons, VIII mere repeat, and en1oif
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 wher
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make the
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
r Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-dehvery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO- tn,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta earl,
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Blups, OF Athens, Georgia.
> 18th. The Committee have the prospect O
? making arrangements with the Macon, State an,
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation car
early every morning and late in the afternoon, u
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
I to Civ nsitors the opportunity of the accommo
y dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while il
attendance upon the Fair