The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-24

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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
TINE Fifth Annual Fair OF tho Southern Cent
/ raj Agricultural Association, will bched
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 70
day Of August next, which is the day OF the nth
annual meeting Al Atlanta Goorgia
The Committee charged with duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as the may deem ne
cessary 10 proper manas ement Ie approaching
FAIR have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds aud Buildings will be-
opened for visitors OH Monday morning, aud con-
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers 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 op, ortunty to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of amy goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
3D. 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 exhi-
tion sha have first been enleredn the Secretary 8
book or registry--then labelled W III the owners
name and residence--and price, for sale-givng
to the owner corresponding card-aud then CLASH
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
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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibitioD--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses cost time Of inv ention 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. 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 Iegible hand and ina style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
proyements in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted. The leading products of their countless
the modes ofpreparation. time fplanting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Manufacturers 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.-It 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 by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give tie action of
the Association the very wdest.scope, embI acing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
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
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of q cup
worth s 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS will be given the third best
So. SO; on the fourth an honor And on all arti.
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best 2. so; on the third an honor; on the fourth
ID honor. On MINER and msct aneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dol.ars--these how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular case
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 parti-
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 ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting TO 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 il is in name a Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10TH The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pcrtments, and to these committees so appointed
al ticles cassed 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 enion
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 nav
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mitees proceed at once to the examination Of arti-
Giles, 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-dellvery Of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2th. The annua! Grafton win be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Biups, of Athens, Georgia
'3b. The COMMITTEE have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia KHllTOndR. acc dott IN car