The southern press., 1851-03-31
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
ACRICULVunALA ASSOCIATION.

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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
/ ra Agricultural Association, will behcld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lati
day Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting ut Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinuc open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as 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,
III all cases, become responsible for the safe-kecpng
ol articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
Cihcers and committees, (thc owner taking check
lor the same,) until the close OF the Far, 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 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 il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition shall have first been enteredn the Secretary S
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iff for sale-giying
to tho owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, aud 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. 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
Secretary. For instance if Machine statement
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 ofplanting mode ofcutivaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock age, mode of raising, &c. If
Ncedle-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 " i'll 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.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out. upon
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccuntees
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 servera county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information to be senl out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and NJ nufacturer Ex xchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, OF 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.
7th. Premiums. 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 would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed b,
sOmeinto an exclusion all articles unannOunced
: the Committee requests the people generally L
7 observe, hat it is intended to give tie action
the Association the very widest'scope, empr acins
3 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 onl,
regulation further necessary 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 8 III will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
=, so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
mens cup worth : 5 will be given on the second
best 9. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-these how
eyer,arc general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule
9Th hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-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 usao 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 tits in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdr'ments, and 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 enioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Frday'and Sat
urdey the 9Th and 10Th of August, so that when
me President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
nave their lists Of articles, and the several com
mltees proceed at once to the examination Of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-dehvery Of articles The exhibition coa-
tinuing the whole time.
lltb. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, win be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning OF the Fair week
2tf. The annua! oration will be made on