The southern press., 1851-08-06
HOUTHkRN GENT RAL
AGRICU1TURAL 4 ASSOCIATION.

IVIV1E Fluh AuhuQI Fair OF the Soulnern Cent
/ ral Agricultural Association, will bchsld
during tho week ombraciag Wednesday, th4 l1th
day Of August next, which is tho day Of ~ 6fth
annual meeting at Atlantis Georgia W
The Committee charged with the duty OF pros~
cribing such general rules ~ they may deem NO
cessary TO proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL RsouLArI0ns. et
lst 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 exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early ss Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
~ all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
Of articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cficers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Association. ars
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 exhi
ion, sha lhave first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with tbs owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--Riving
to the owner corresponding card--snd then class-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate tho labors Of the several committees
on premiums /; and also to employ such police and
d0orkeepers 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 a ~ 1
4th. 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, II 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 If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising, sc. II
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, ifby 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 legbe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, a 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 or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes OF ofpreparaton. 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.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ M.nufacturersExchang
We request individuals who have a surnlus 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.
7th. Premiums. is impossible to name in no
tice like this all the various articles 10 which pre-
miuns 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat 1t Is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI 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 this point perhaps
ia, 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 given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth s will be given, on the third best
=. 50 on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 3 2. so; on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dolars--these, how
evcr,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
Sth- hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings needle ework &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
cessary TO proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 10 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
rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what il is in name Southern
Central Agrc 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
Al ncies classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of thus
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 arti-
elias, 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-deivery 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.
l2h. The annun! oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Blllnps, Of Athens, Georgia
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
Grliin Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to civ. fisitors the opportunitv Of The .cco,np,o