The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-18
THERN CEN RAJ
AGRICUIITfJK Al A 6knIl ATION.

day OF August next, which Is the day OF the hfu
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary TO proper 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. and con-
tnue open until Friday evening IL is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
uon, shall be on the ground as early Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
III all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
Of articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
lor 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 of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Association
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard and James NJ. 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 eneredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sae-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then cassi-
he'd 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.
9TH. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| exhibition--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If 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. If
Needie-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 serveraI county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
| 9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricutura and NJ tnufacturers Exc change
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
hon nd ,,,f. HI.
a premium.
| It'll. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no.
ce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
mums will be granted However comprehensiye
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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion Tall articles unannounced
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very wdest'scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious or 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
10, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
In any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth III will be gwen; on the second best arti-
ces cup worth S will be given on the third best
| = 50 on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
best 9. SO on the third honor on the fourth
ID honor On MINER and mscel laneous articles
premiums from one to three dolIars-these how
ever are general regulators and in particular case
} or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested 10 vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
culariy 10 the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, howers paintings, needle-work &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
yin. The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce usto invite, and to expect the pre-
T 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 il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
iOth. Ibe President upon a consultation with
such members as he can 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 this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here 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
! oppoAht HIS committees on
Monday morning, the committee of reception NAV
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 will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
18th, Amy alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th. The annual! Grafton will be made on
wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col John Blliups, of Athens, Georgia
i IBID. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
ge& e'ery morning and late in the afternoon, TO
, 70 CIV nsltors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and 'Oy;cors