The southern press., 1851-06-25
UTHEAr 6ENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ABSOt1 TfON.

day Of August next, which is the day OF the hfil
annnai meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne.
cessaTy to aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following .
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds aud Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhibit
llon, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready 10 receive them.
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepng
Oh articles which may be placed IN the hands Of It's
cihcers 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 or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Assoc ation
3d. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty IL shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary s
book or registry---then labelled with the owners
name and resdeuce--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fled and arranged BY departments, and in such order
TO facilitate the abors 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. auit et lia toi
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhihition-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. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode ofcultivation. IL an Animal
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising sc. lf
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 of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions of the Society,"
visitors, patrons and members all will take notice.
that a premium will 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. MH {H
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consulation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm.
provements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccuntiees
the modes OF preparation. time ofplaning and mod
OF cultivation. The m6anG and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servera county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1T is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and Ne nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale -s,cb
Chpra p1o nnrntn ctr
them there for sale and not alone for exhibition for
| premium.
7th. Premiums 1T is impossible to name in a 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 therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
| someinto exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acing
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 or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
cles cup worth IS will be given ,on the third best
So. so ! on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
I, cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth will be given on the second
best q so on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dol.ars--these, how
ever ARE 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-
cuiarly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
e are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments Of the fair ID absolutely ne
D cessary TO proper management,
9th. The facilities Of getting TO this central
point induce ussto invite, and to expect the pre-
RI sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
| citizens OF Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida We hope they viii unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whattis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and 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, viii 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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
ThurEday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
ernl 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 carly
Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The aDnua! oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
i 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,
10 Civ Hstors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
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