The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-16
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTUJRAL ASSOCIATION.

UTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
TINE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will behold
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August nsxt, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty OF pres
crbing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary TO aproper 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-
tinus open until Friday evening It is therefore de-
srable 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 10 receive them. !.
3D. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible for the safe-keePng
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
olficers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand 10 ample .lme 70
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournpent Of the
Association. s,a ~ es.Met. III
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
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-giying
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
us to facilitate the labors OF the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, az shall be necessary for
the projection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles. ai1 l
9Th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--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 ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, &C. If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed 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 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 at once for the
press.
5h. The delegations of the servcral county Socic-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provemenls in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products oftheir countless
the modes of preparation. time 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
would make mr. an IF oil, II.
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and acknowledgements 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.
18th. Premiums--lt is impossible to name in no.
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehe nsiye
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 an 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, embI acing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pements and valuable improvements or inventions.
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth will be given ,on the third best
q so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
4 ko Al.
best 2. 50 on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will he
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, Dcedle-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 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what lis 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-
p'irtments, 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 enon
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 arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to, 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 Billups, Of Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect of