The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-07
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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
lTNHE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day of August next, which Is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittce will be there ready to receive them. -
| Cd The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepiDg
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor 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 gooas 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
tion shall have first been enieredin the Sccretarys
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, flor sale--giving
| to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as 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
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Secretary. For instance, IL a 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 ofplanting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, SIC. II
| Needle-work or Painting, or any work ofArt, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children 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 out
in legible hand, and in style fiji at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoincd to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
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provemens in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes 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 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
SouthernAgricultur and 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 by
somento an exclusion ofall 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
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
is, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best art-
ces cup worth will be given, on the third best
: 3 50; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best 2. so; on the third honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
4 premiums from one to three dollars--these, how
okroo, -
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 20 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can 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 here repeat, and cnjoin
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibitl
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
mitees proceed at TO the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week