The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-02
UTHERN CENTRAL
AGRTCuV.TIJKAL ASGUCI

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 Monday morning, and
tlnue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ilon, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
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 safekeeping
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers 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 TO recover their goods, and
TO prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EzZard and James nj. Calhoun,
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredm the Secretary's
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, flor sale--gvIng
TO the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and i'll 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
exhibition-ihe 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age mode of raising, &C. If
Necdle-work or Painting, 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 preDum will not be awarded TO any arti-
| Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legbe hand and in a style fit at once for the
press.
9th. The delegations OF the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enloned TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
| Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements IN farming, tllage, dranLs and manu-
| ring, which have been are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of then ccnntlees
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 a Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM Observation-Disclosures
| We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale -such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
It'll. Premiums is impossible to name IN a no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miuns will be granted However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced IN II, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed BY
someinto an exclusion all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
| observe, hat i; is intended TO give the action of
| the Association the very wdest'scope embracing
every thing that ingenious 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, 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, a premium Of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
| Giles cup worth I 5 will be given on the third best
So so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 3 so on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and scellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-these how
everare general regulations, and in particular case
or Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9Th a hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, howers 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 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
f citizens of Carolina Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rlda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It's in name Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, ard 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
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 once the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
l reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
r Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Amy alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bilups, Of Athens, Georgia
l3th. 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 nstors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
> l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the laborious business Of
u the tair.
18th. The Secretary is directed TO publish
. these rcpulationa in the Crt r,v,rop ap1 10 mr.,