The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-30

SOUTHEAN CENTRAL
GkICULTU1AL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which IL the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committes charged with The duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GKNEaAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors ON Monday morning, and con-
sirable that all person- hay ng articles foy exhb
lion, shall be on the ground as early IS FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mIttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has m ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keePing
o. articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
ctficers and committees, (thc owner taking check
tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
Twill be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op Ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any gods o.
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of tho
Association.
| I'd Mark A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard. and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to sec
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iti0n, cha ihave first been eneredn the > cretary
book or registry then labelled tn the owners
name and reside ce--tnd price. iff'r saie--giving
to the owner corresponding card--and then classl-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors OF the several committees
on premium and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the prOtec ion 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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-lhe 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. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation. II an ANIMAL
the pedigree stock, age mode Of raising, &c. II
Needlc-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 or very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. 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,
hat 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 ut once for the
press
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties requested and enjoined TO make out. upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements in farming, tIlage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of b ing
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes OF prep rat,on. time planting and Md.
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and increa-l the fertility Of lands. Ac. urat.
Agricultural memoirs from The seryeTal county
Rt nj of vol, M.
information TO be sen cut IN the published trans
actions # the Society.
9th. Il is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultu al and ". tufacturers Exchange
w. request ndividu 10 who have surplus OF
choice articles, rr who max tn m for saie such
as choice SO ds, machines, stock, &c Ito carr,
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition fo
| a pi emium.
| 7,h. Premiums.--It is impossible to name Il no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums WI be granted. However comprehenslve
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
| not be, embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-,
miums for particular articles mig be co.. strued BY
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounccd,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action Of
the Association the very widcst'scope, embr acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful in brs,nes.
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhap s
IL that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
elements 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 IS 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 s 5 will be given on the second
best 9. so on the third honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misc, laneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--,hesc how
ever arc general regulations. and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees viii be
permitted, indeed arc requested to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 10 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sencc and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To-
rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in makng
this institution indeed, whatiti in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
c. mmiftees aud assign to them their respective de-
| p,r'ments, and to these commit ees so appointed
thu committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
Aticl-s ciasscd and arranged in their respective
departments. In Order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h repeat, and join
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and ranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and lOth of August, so that when
the Presideut shall appomt his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday
Thursday vii. be devoted to sales--Frday to gen.
eral re-delivery &C articles. The exhibition cor
tinuing the whole time
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlan,a early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,