The southern press., 1851-06-28
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
A{1KTfVTu thin Az A&&nri ALTON

fFIu1E Ffih annual fau OF Tue ooulhcIh Icht,
i raj Agricultural Association, WILL beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day OF the nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
orlbing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management OF the approaching
fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening Ii IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhb-
tion, shall be on the ground as early as 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,
III all cases, become responsible for the saie~keeping
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
oihcers 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 amy 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 il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then cassi-
| HSu ny utpdrtncnts, ana IN sucH Ofuef
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, minute and accurate written statement
| illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--tbe statement to be delivered to the
! Secretary. For instance, il 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 planting, mode ofcultivation 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, 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 legble hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enioined 10 make out upon
consultation, 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 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 to be sent out in the published trans
| actions of the Society
9Th II is desirable to make The Fair Central
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Msnufacturers Exchange
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 not alone for exhibition for
| q premium. $3.50
7th. 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 1T, 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 unannounced
u the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, that it is intended TO give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope embr acng
svery thing tbat is ingenious or useful 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
is that all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
worth ! 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
3 =. so on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
r cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth IS viii be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-these how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular
: or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned part-
! 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 me-
cessary to aproper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
f 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, whattis in name, Southern
Central Agric 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
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of tins
} arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
; these regulations, viii here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may De received ana 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 art-
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
: reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-devery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
!, by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
, l3uh. The Committee have the prospect of
i making arrangements with the Macon, State and
n Seorgia Railroads, TO accommodation cars
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