The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-10
UTHERN CENTRAL
"A GRICULTUK ASSOCIATInS

cessary to proper management of the approachino
FAR, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATORS
LIST The Fair Grounds and BUILDINGS will he
opened for visitors on Monday morning and CON
tinue open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de
sirabe that all persons having articles for exbih;
uon, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY ar
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund and will
IN all cases become responsible for the safekeeping
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands Of ia
officers and committees (the owner taking a check
Tor the same,) until the close of the Fair. which
VIII 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 il shall be To see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exbi
tion, shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
DOCK or regislry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, flor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
ned and arranged by departments, and in such order
as 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--ihe statement to be delivered TO the
secretary For instance, If 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 Of cultivation. If am Animal,
.ne pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, SC. If
Needle- 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 oil collecting such information may be |
worth publishing IN the transactions of the Society,"
VISITORS patrons and members, all will take notice. |
mat a premium VIII not be awarded to any arti- |
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by |
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
IN leglbe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
Ties are requested and enloined TO make out upon
consultation, report OF the present condition of
Agriculture IN their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tilIage, 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 fplanting and mod
or cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing ana increasing The fertility Of lands. Accurate
agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions OF the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
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 Tor sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
TN. fremiums.- is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles which pre-
mums VIII be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
sun be many articles OF merit offered which would
not be embraced In IL, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums LOT particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion oial articles unannounced,
The COMMITTEE requests the people generally to
observe, hat 1t is intended to give the action of
The Association The very wldest'scope, embI acing
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
49, lhat on all artlcies oil the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable Improvements inventions
IN any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
ces cup worth ! will be given on the third best
! =. SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
ces of the highest merit in the remaining denort
ments cup worth $ 5 will be given on the second
best 9 SO on the third an honor on The fourth
% honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doIlars-these how,
are general regulations and in narticuia casa
or cases of neculia1 merit Tho oor,1,,aae an 10
permitted. indeed are reones,ed 10 varv ,be rie
9Th. hall will be prenared and ASSIGNED nar,j.
cuarIy To the Ladies cor ,h.i araJore -
fruits. flowers paintin0s neadla.tSsorL s Tn,
are cordially invited 70 attend Tba;r ass;s,anos
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary 10 q proper monoseuoant "'
9th The facilities ~ gat,;or 90 ,t,i. oo,,u.i
noint induce ns.,o inyi,o enJ onS S Son'lai
sence and c,ntribn,ions' e. " 'ue pr
citizens of yaroIirs hIa,o ny VI ou. l1il1"
rdo W. h. ~, IN ie,h'asoe anu 10
,bi i,s,,,i ;uS1 ui'o " IN VS. ~ nnahlng
Sn,i wIo' Is ~ name, aoouthern
,o,, a. 1si'' p pItuial hssociauoh'
~ ip,,i, no lesIuen' upon consultation WIN
as ne can can TO ms and, shall appoint
n1n,s ai,1 assign 10 them thelr respective de-
PNi"He"'s ahu 70 these committees so appointed |
~. oDu''ee oi reception shail furnish lists oil the
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