The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-12

sou III ERIN CENT RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
| l raj Agricultural Association, will bcheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lith
day OF August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
orIbing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
| Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
| Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con
tlnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
slrabc that all persons having articles Tor exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mittce will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-kceping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
ciicers and committees, (thc owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF the FAR, 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 or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for cxh
iton, shall have first been enicredn the Secretarys
book or registry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums I; and also to employ such police and
doorkecpers 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.
9Th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofnyentiOn, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. II 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 on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children 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 fthe 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
5th. The delegations Of the serveral county Soce-
ties arc requested and enoined to make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proycments in farming tilIage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccuntees
the modes preparation. time Of planting aud 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 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 :HulacturersE Exchange
We request ndviduals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sae-su
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c----to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
18th. Premiums. II is impossible TO name in no
tcc like Tins ali, the various articles To which pre-
miums will be grantedrAioRrycr 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 thei eiorc the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somcinto all exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that is intended TO give the action of
the Association tho very widesi'scopc, embI acing
svcry 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 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, n premium Of cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given, on the third best
: 3. So 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 2. SO on the third honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-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.
9Th. 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 TO attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary toa proper Management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce usto 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 ii is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members he call his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnjon
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, 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
mitees 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 viii be devoted to sales--Frlday to gen
eral re-dsvery Of articles. The exhibition con
| tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published a, Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
12tt. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John BilIups, OF Athens. Georgia.
! 18th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads., TO run accommodation cars
| earIv every rnornIno nd LATE in tho ,Nerunop IN