The southern press., 1851-11-06
6OUT H ERN CEN u hA l.

A2MfCULFURALA Il ASSOCIATION.
TIME FiRh Annual Fair Of the southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, viii beneid
during tho week embracing wsdnssosy' ,hs ,h tfsk
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem NO
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 on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. It's therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles Tor cxhiDi-
tlon, shall be on the ground as early as riday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them. :,
I'd. The Association has an ample iund, ana VIII
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
chicers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, 10 ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods' ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. sI
3D. 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 Tor exhi
ion, shat have first been enteredIn the Secretary
book or registry--then Labelled with the owners
-
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
fed 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 Tor
the projection 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 Tor
exhbtion---the 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 liz horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF ofraising, &C. II
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 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 egible hand and in style ft at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and noned to make out, upon
| consultation, 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 are in progress of being
| adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes of preparation. time ofplanting 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
| c4b r 70 IN ,,,ato fba Fair
Southern Agricultural andM ,nufacturersEx 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 for sale and not alone for exhibition fol
premium.
7th Premiums.--It is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there woult
still be many articles of merit offered which woult
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed b
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
IT the Committee requests the people generally t
n observe, hat it is intended to give the action
y the Association the very widest'scope, embIacin
every thing that is ingenious or useful In bGsnes
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sal
or exhibition, invited to come. The onl
regulation further necessary on this point perhaE
IS,
: department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or invention
in any of the departments, premium of Gu
: worth 10 will be given; on the second best art
cles cup worth S will be given, on the third be
. So. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
J, cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar
mepts a cup worth 5 will be given on the secor
: best Q. so on the third an honor on the fourt
!. I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous article
- premiums from one TO three dollars-these, hoy
ever ARE general regulations, and in particular
20 or cases of peculiar merit the committees will
.. permitted indeed are requested, to vary the rul
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned par
es culary TO the Ladies for their garden product
n fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. Tn
he are cordially invited to attend Their assstan
he in many departments of the fair is absolutely
in cesssry TO proper management
9th The facilities OF getting 20 this cent?
nv point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pr
Of sence and contributions of many of our fellc
Id citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and n
av rida. We hope they will unite with us in maxi
III this institution indeed whatits in name Southe
-al Central Agric ultura Association.
,e. 10th. The President upon consultation WI
M such members he can call to his aid, shall appo
ch committees and assign TO them their respective
ms pdrimeDts, and to these committees SO appoint
in the committee of reception shall furnish lists OF
m articles classed and arranged in their respecti
ng departments. in order TO the perfection of u
to arrangement, the committee appointed to publ
ms these regulations, will here repeat, and enjs
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibit
may be received and arranged on Friday and s
urday the 9th and 10Th of August, that VIII
the President shall appoint his committees
Monday morning, the committee OF reception m
have their lists of articles, and the several co
mttees proceed at once TO the examination Of al
at cles, and thereby have ample time to make th
for reports to the annual meeting on Wednesds
re- Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to g
eral re-deliyery Of articles, The exhibition CO
% linuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10,
he foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta ga
ta- Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2,h. The annua! grafton will be made
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeu'
Immediately preceding the reports of committe
VS. by Col. John Blups, OF Athens, Georgia.
es 18th. The Committee have the prospect
,ri- making arrangements with the Macon, State
ian Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation c
early every morning and late in the afternoon
ms Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decat
ed to Civ nsitors the opportunity of the accomr
daiiops ofthe good Hotels at those places while