The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-08
UTHERN CEN IRA l.
ASSOCIATION.

SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
VNHE Fifth Annual Fair OF the Southern Cent
raj Agricultural Association, will behed
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty Of pres
crbng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following e., ~. "A
F. rr GENEaAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors ON Monday morning, and con-
nue open until Friday evening. is therefore de-
sirable that all persons hav ne articles for exhb
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mt'ee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of It's
cihcers and committees, (thc 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 any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of the
Association. sH M elI
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 exhi-
tion shall have rstbeen enieredin the Secretarys
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sac--givng
TO the owner corresponding card-aud then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as 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 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--,he 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree 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 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.
I 5th The delegations of the serveral county ocis-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out. upon
consultation q 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
4 Of cultivation. The 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
SouthernAgricultural and Ma nufacturers Elk 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
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition fol
premium. tt-
'7th Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
mums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there woult
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement oHpre
miums for particular articles might be construed b,
someinto an exclusion Of all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally t.
observe, hat it is intended to give the action
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
3 every thing t.at is ingenious useful in bushes.
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
rcRulattOn TURNER necessary on TINS point perhaps
is, that 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, premium of cur
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth + S will be given on the third best
: 2. So on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
T cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given; on the second
best 9. so; on the third an honor on The fourth
, I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
, premiums from one 10 three dolars-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
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede.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 70 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce 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 what tits in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. .al
10th. The President upon a consultation will,
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them the ir respective de-
pdrmeDts, aud 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 cnjoin
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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
7 n he IN adn do,
Thursday will be devoted to ssles--Frday to gen
eral re-deGvery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time
1lth. Any alterations OF, or additions to, the
} foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
-. nrsday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
h,' %} rrrecedng the reports of committees,
oy oo' '9nn bllIuPs, Of Athens, Georgia.
,,u'. Inc Committee have the prospect OF
: nms he o. ,