The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-25
sOUTHERN CEN TRIAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.


raj Agricultural Association, Will behed
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day Of the nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committes charged with the duty OF pres
cribiog such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management Of The approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t IS therefore DE-
srable that all persons hay ng articles ioy cxh'pi
lion, shall be on the ground as early as Fnday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Coin-
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
%. The Association has ample fund, and VIII,
in all cases. become responsible for the Keeping
oil articles which may be placed in the bands OF i's
1liicers and committees, (the owner taxing check
Tor the same,) until the close oil The FAR, winch
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op. ortunty 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 it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secrearys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, If for sale-gying
to the owner corresponding Garland then classis
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as To- facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums !; and also to employ such police and
doorkcepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need 10 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
exhibiton--he statement TO be delivered to the
Eor n Machipa a q TO nj
Of is powers and uses, cost, tune ofinvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcutivation II an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, sc. 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 egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined 10 make cut, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proNeIncHtS III FARMING, uiidSc, uIdlHIt duu auu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their ccantiees
the modes OF preparation. time ofplaning 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 sen, out in The published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and Nj: nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sue such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no.
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums 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 IL, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed BY
| someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, Il hat it is intended to give tie action Of
! the Association the very wides'scopc, embracing
svery thing tbat is ingenious useful 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
is, that all articles Of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth Z ~ will be gven on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
81 So on the fourth an honor. And on all asti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar'
men,s cup worth SIS will he given on the second
best 3. 50 on the third an honor; on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and misc, llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dol.ars--these. how
general regulations, and in particular
| or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule
9th. A hall will be prepared and assigned par'i-
| cularly TO the Ladies tor 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 70 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 in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
Committees and assign to them their respective de-
parments, and TO these committees appointed
The committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
ai'icles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire 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 nay
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mtiees 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 vii. be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-deverY Of articles. The exhibition con