The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-18
-s THERN CENTRAL
ASSOGlAIION

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
lfNHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
i raj Agricultural Association, will behold
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 9TH
day OF August next, which is the day Vi the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
crlbing such general rules as they may deem ne
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, aud con-
lnuc open until Friday evening Ii is therefore de-
sirablc that all persons having articles for exhibit
llon shall be on the ground as carly as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them.
l. "a. The Association has an ample fund.- and will,
all cases, become responsible for the saie-keepng
Of articles which may be placed in the hands Of lis
cheers 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 to recover their goods, aud
TO prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
| Association
3D.. Mark A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w ).
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty ii shall be to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, shall have first been encredn the Secretary's
book registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resldeuce--and price, if for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
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
doorkcepers 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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
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Secretary. For instance il Machine a 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 ofcutivatOn. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age mode of raising, &c. II
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 will take notice.
that premium wi 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.
5lh The delegations of the seryeral county Socie-
ties requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless of the i'm
provements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products of their cc'lntiecs
the modes 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 servefal county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO DC sent out i'll the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricuturai aud NJ, nufacurersE Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, 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. 1T is impossible to name in a no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums 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
somelnto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended TO give tie action of
: the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
svory 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
H. hat on all articles Of the highest merit in the
, plements, and valuable improvements inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth ) ~ will be gwen on the second best art-
cles cup worth S will be given, on the third best
So. so ON the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 > will be given on the second
best =. SO 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,ar general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
: permitted indeed requested, 10 vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cuary TO the Ladies for their garden products,
, fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, DC They
e 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, aud to expect the pre-
T sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
2 rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
J this institution indeed what il is in ame Southern
Central Agric ultura Association.
10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign TO them their rcspec nv eide
pfTlments, and to these committees 80 appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles olassed 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 enjoin
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
mlttees proceed at 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-delyery 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.
12th. The annua! Grafton will be made on