The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-11

AQRICuLHW1AL A060ClATIOG
TIME Fiji Annhal sx1lr II The Southern Centt
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during tho weak snnbEacing Wednesday,, the 14th
day Of August next, which IL the day Of the Afth
annual meeting At Atlenta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem nc
cessary 10 a 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 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the bookkeeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers and committees, (the ownor 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 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 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary's
book OF registry--then labelled with the owners
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the ahors 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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--lhe statement 10 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 fpisnting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising, &C. II
Ncedle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount Of
labor; the age, il by children very old pessons
tie value, uses, &c. Since this ia 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 v i'll 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 fit at once for the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, a 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 or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of THAR countless
the modes appropriation. time Of planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means a3d 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 Soriety.
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9th. Il is desirable to make the Fair Central
and ManufacturersEx 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
premium.
7th. Premiums.-It is impossible to aame in a no
tee like this all, the various articles to which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make anv enumeI atsd 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-
NUNS Tor particular articles might be construed by
sorrento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Commiitee requests the people generally tc
observe, that II is intended To give the action Of
| the Association the very widest.scopc embr acinp
every thing that is ingenious or 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, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'M
plements, and valuable improvements OF inventions
in any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
J. SO; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cies of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth $ will be given on the second
best 2. so ; on the third honor on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscc lIaneotls articles
nrpmlufns from n thrs.e do he,
evcrsre 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-
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work DC. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cesssry to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce usto 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 sking
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 aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrtmens, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
tucies olassed 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 enjoin
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
mi'tees proceed at once TO the examination Of ar,i
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
thursday will be devoted to ssles--Frday 10 gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time
llih. Any alterations of, or additions 20, the
foregoing rules, Will be published at Ailants early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th- The annual Grafton win be made on
"wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Soi. John B,llups, of Athens, Georgia.
l3h. The Committee have the prospect of
MAKING arrangements with the Macon. State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO