The southern press., 1851-09-04
UTHkRN CEN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

daring the week embracing "Wednesday, the l4t
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fift
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem nc
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will b,
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore dc
sirabie that all persons having articles for exbibi
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will
IN all cases, become responsible for the saekcepine
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands Of il;
cilicers 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, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods OF
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 it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have frs been enteredn the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled w tn the owners
name and resldencc--and price, iffor saIe-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fled and arranged by departments and in such order
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. There will positively be required in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbtion--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
nf ~. and IF
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 Of ofcutivation. Ii an Annual
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising SIC. If
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 egible hand, and in a style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enioned 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 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 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
and Nj snufacturersEx 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
a premium.
7th. Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALI the various articles TO which pre-
miums 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 vet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofal articles unannounced.
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, that il 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, All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
Il, that, on 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 cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
2. 80; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth S will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third an honor; on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and msct aneous articles
premiums from one TO three doliars-these, how
eyer,arc general regulations and in particular case
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, needle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited 10 attend Their assistance
IN many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management,
9th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us.to invite, and TO expect the pre-
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 what It's in name, Southern
Central AgrIc ultura Association.
iuth. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrlments, and to these committees so appointed
The committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
atcies ciassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will bsre repeat, and enjon
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
mittees proceed at TO the examination of art-
cles, and thereby hay, ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gem
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition Goa
nnuing the whole time.
Ilth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting.
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
18Th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO Civ Slsitors the opportunity Of the accommo-
dntons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided