The southern press., 1851-04-10
UTHERN CENTRAL
AGRINTTT-TTYQ Al A AaNOClATIOM.

L hXrlCuItuTAl AobOclatlVb, VIII nChCAu
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribipg such general rules they may deem ne
cessary 10 aproper management OF the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will bc
opened for visitors on Monday morning. aud con
tnue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
tion shall be on the ground as early rs FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee 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-keepDg
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of lis
oihcers and committees, (the owner taking check
for 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.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for cxhi-
iton shall have first been eneredin the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed 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.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibtion--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Car To- Ipeto W. DV.t 20. n,t
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 of planting mode ofcultivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode of raising, &c. IL
Ncede-work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length Of tune bestowed 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 10 any art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style tit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
lies are requested and enjoined TO make out. upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tiage, drainiIs and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccabtlees
the modes preparation time planting and mod.
of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcra count,
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
SouthernAgricultufa and NJ Lufactnrers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, who make tn, m for safe such
choice So ds, machines, Stock &c.--to carr,
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition 70,
premium.
7th. Premiums.-It is simpossblc to name u a no
ticc like this ali, the various articles TO which pre-
miums' will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumeTa aled list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
not be embraced in II, and vet richly deserving
premiums les, therefore the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unapnounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widesi'scope, emDI acing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are 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
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on The second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all avti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth S S will be given on the second
best $ g. SO on the third an honor; on tie fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and Miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three doars-these how
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 par,i-
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 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. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign TO them their res pective de-
pdrlments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee ofreception shall furnish lists of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection Of this
the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will hire repeat, and enioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received end 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
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will, be devoted to sales--Friday TO gen
eral re-devery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
tnung 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.
l2tt. The annual oraton viii be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col John Billups, of Athens Georgjn.
l3th. The Committee have the prospect of
maShg arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
Griffin, MarIet,o, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
da'ions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
lAth. The citizens of Atlnnf, have prOvlded