The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-09
50 THERN CEN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting al Atlanta Georgia ss "a
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
crbng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following at
GENERAL REGULATIONS. .vRlt ga
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors ON Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening" II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles forexhib-
ton, 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 an ample fund, and Will,
in all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF us
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for 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. re
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
| Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall DC to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhl
tion shall have first been entercdn the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence---and price, iffor sale-givihg
| to the owner corresponding card-and 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
1 cases. a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, II Machine, a 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 preparatiofiHbf 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 ii 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 legble hand, and in style tit at once for the
4 press. ifsaB atla
5lh The delegations of the seryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out. upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
/ Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements 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 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. 81 g0sf n.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthcrnAgricultural and NJ MISUNDERSTANDING
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale --suct
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c.--to carr,
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition fo
premium. fsit ilgtl'H
q 7th. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensyt
we might make any enumerated list there woul.
still be many articles Of merit offered which woult
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed b.
someinto an exclusion ola articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally 4
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action O
: the Association the very widest'scope, enbIacn,
; every thing that is ingenious useful in brsines
or art All then, with whatever they have for sail
or exhibition, are invited to come The onl
regulation further necessary on this point perhap
is, that all articles of the highest merit in thu
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pemcnts, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium Of cur
J worth 10 will be given on the second best art
Giles cup worth will be given on the third bes
~. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given; on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doars-these how
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or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti.
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 ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 70 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
senco 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 whatit 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 respective de-
pdrtments, 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 enjon
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, 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 to the examination of art
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gen.
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time FHfsat
18th. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week. iHagt
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
| Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meetno