The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-19
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION,

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opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhbi-
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 an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the
OF articles which may be placed IN tne nanas o. ~
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the samo,) until the close oil the Far, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
10 prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF tho
Association. LIZ. q.
Lewis, VIM Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition shall have first been eneredn the Secreary's
book or rcgistry--then labelled with the owners
name and residcnce-and price, If for sale--giying
to the owner corresponding Garland 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 as they may need In the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
4th. Thers will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
AIluotJAtlib dlu CAPtduiu6 oSCIy dttACAc cOHt loA
exhibition--the 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. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode Ofcultvaton. IL 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 1t, or the amount OF
labor; the age, If by children or very old persons
the 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 q premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
In legibie hand, and IN style ut at once for the
press.
18th. The delegations OF the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoincd to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
proyements in farming, tlage, draining and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products OF their countless
the modes ofpreparation. 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
TO be sent out in the published trans
2CuOnS Oh TIC OOCtctys lf.ft
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair q Central
neutrality-suspicious. and M Northumberland
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
premium. #s1 sa
7th. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
w might make anv enumerated iiet here xvould
still be many articles OF merit offered which would
not be embraced nit, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat 1t is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art: Al then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, ore invited to come. The only
regulation furner necessary on this point perhaps
is that, on all articles OF the highest merit in the
department. OF STOCK, Mechancs, Agricultural I'M
piements and valuable improvements or inventions
IN any OF the departments, premium OF cup
worth III Will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
- o. on me iour'h an nonor. ana on all arti-
cies OF the hignest merit IN the remaining depart
ments cup worth ~ WIN be gwen; on the second
best q ~ on The thlrd an honor; on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 Three doiiars-these, how
ever,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. ball 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 ne
cessary to proper management
9th The facilities of getting TO 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
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. l
10th. Tho President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments and 10 these committees 40 Amounted
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles claas~a and arr.,,o.d =; 49,, s.araa,,as
departments In order to the perfection of tins
arrangement, the committee amounted IN nnbIsh
these regulations, will here repeat. and enioin
upon all TO take notce that ar,;cles for svhih;,nn
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