The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-10

TINE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
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
cribing such general rules they may deem ne
ccssary 10 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-
tnue open until Friday evening. 1t Is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
lion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mlttee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
ia all cases. become responsible for the safe-kcepng
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands Of it's
oiucers and committees, (the owner taking check
for 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
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 soc
thai all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have frs been eneredn the Secreary's
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, if for sale-giying
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors of the several committees
premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection of the grounds aud 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
To he n he
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost time of inv enton 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 ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, &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, il by children 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.
that premium " 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 ut once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make cut, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
provements in farming. tillage, 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 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 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
SouthemAgricultura and NJ, nufacturers 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. Prcmiums.-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 would
still be many articles OF merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest ther efore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto all exclusion OF all articles unannounced
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope emDI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
IL, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth : 10 Will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 4 5 will be given on the third best
~. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best 2. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dolars--these how
a
or cases of peculiar merit the committees viii 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, needle-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 usfo invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whatitis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud 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 enioin
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
mttees proceed at once to the examination Of ar1i-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gem
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time,
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John B1lups, Of Athens, Geqwia.
18th. 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
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur.
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