The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-13
SOUTH ERIN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL I ASSOCIATION


/ sQUTM ERN CEHTAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
|THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the southern Cent
| i raj Agricultural Association, will behelt
during the week embracing Wednesday, the ! ~
day Of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper maaag cement Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL RxGuLArIoss.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
nue open until Friday evening. 1t Is therefore &C.
sirable that all persons having articles for exhioi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mittec will be there ready TO receive them
2d The Association has ample fund, and Will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the safc-keepng
ol articles which may be placed IN the hands OF lis
.itccrs and committees, (the owner taking cheek
for the same,) until the close oil the Far, 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
Association
I'd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard. aud James NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ion shall have first been enteredin the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled W III the owners
name and Tesidence--and price, iffor sale--gving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors 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 they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
! eth. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article 'eni for
exhibition he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, ii Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. lf Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and soil manure and
time Of planting, mode Of cuitvaton. if an Animal
the pedigree stock age, mode Of raisi &, &c. II
Needle work or Painting, or ony work Of Art, The
length of tune bestowed on it, or The amount oil
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 /. Society
visitors, patrons and members, all will take notice,
hat premium i'll not be awarded TO any arl
Gle, whatever its merit unless accompanied BY
Illustrative and explanatory statements, mnde oul
in egible hand, aud in style fit ut once for the
press.
| 5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
lies are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultations, report Of The present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of then ccuntIees
the modes OF preparation. time ofplanting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
| Agricultural memoirs from the seryeral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
| 9Th II is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and M,nufacturersExch ange
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 moi alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. Premiums is impossible to name in no
tce 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action oil
the Association the very widestsscope, empr acine
svery thing that is Ingenious 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
is 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 a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
So. so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S will be given on tho second
| h.rt a 10 t.rI n r
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three doars--these, how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, 10 vary the rule.
| 9Th A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, &c They
are cordially invited 10 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 To-
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he caIto his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pcrments, and to these committees so appointed
The committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
Aitlcles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments In order to the perfection Of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire repeat, and crjoin
upon all TO take notice that articles FOR exhibition
may be received end arranged on Friday and Sat-
urday tn. 9th and 10Th Of August, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception nay
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti.
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports 70 the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday viii be devoted to sales--Friday to gen.
eral re-delivery o. articles. The exhibition co...
tinuing the whole time.
llth. ANY alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2if. The annun! Grafton will be made on