The southern press., 1851-10-23
OUTHERN EN1hAL
EAICIIITVJRA ASSOCIATlUks

I Jho Committee charged win he duty OF pres
cribng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
slrabe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
| mttce will be there ready TO receive them.
| 2d. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-heepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
cheers and committees, (the owner taking check
ior 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 oil any goods OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Assoc iation.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W..
! Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to 500
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, sha have first been eneredin the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and resdence--and price, for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding eardr-and then class-
fed 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.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
| cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--,he statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, if MachiDe, 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, &c. IL
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 ill 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 at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the servcral county Socie-
ties requested and enjoined 10 make out upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, ti!lage, 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 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
SouthernAgrcultura and Manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, OF 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. 1t is impossible to name in a no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
mums 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 an exclusion OF all articles una announced
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widest'soope, empI 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 on this point perhaps
j., that, all articles of the highest merit in the
dsp4rtment Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pieiaens, aga valuable improvements inventions
| in any Of the depsrtmepts, a premium OF cup
worth 10 viii be giyeny on The second best arti-
cles cup worth 3 viii be given ,op the third best
4 2 so; on the fourth an honor. And or oil arti-
ments a cup worth will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles,
premiums from 10 three dol.ars---these, how
ever general regulations, and in particular
or cases ofspeculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, 10 vary the rule.
sth. A hail viii be prepared and assigned psr,i-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
IN many DEF artments OF the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 70 this central
point induce uslo 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, what IL is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees ai,a assign to them their respective de-
periments, and 10 these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
al ucles classed and arranged IN their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
\ arrangement, the committee appointed 10 publish
these regulations, will b.re repeat, and enjon
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the sih and l0u, of August, so that when
the Presmept shall appoiat bis committees on
! Monday morning, the coniSnitee 0f reception siny
have their lists Of articles, and the several e..-
mitlees proceed at TO the examination of erti-
cles, and thereby have ample lme-to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to sales-Friday TO gen
eral re-delivery of articles The exhibition con.
tnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantic early
4 Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2th. The annual osation VIII be made on
! wednesday, the day Of the Apn..sreary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports or e6pmiaees
by Col. John Blllups, OF Athens, Georgia.
/ I3,h. 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, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to CIV nsitors the opportunity OF the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
| 14th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the -laborious business OF
the fair.
18th. The Secretary is directed 10 publish
these regulations in the CuLrivhroK, and to pro-