The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-07

I BOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRlCUtTUnAL ASSOCIATION.
.lTHE Fifth Annual Fair Of tho Southern Cent.
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheh
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day Of tbs nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 zproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted tho following III
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinuo open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibl
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9Th and 10th August when CON-
mittee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
in all cases become responsible for the safckcoping
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 Far, which
will DO 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.
| 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
tion shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--thcn labelled 9TH the owner's-
name and resideIce--and price, for sale--givng
to ths owner corresponding Garland 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, 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
exhbition-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. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, &c. If
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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible 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
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage droiniLy and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes Of preparation. time ofplanting 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.
9th. II is desirable to mako the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and I'M tnufacturersEx Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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 as
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 it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed BY
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widestsscope, embracing
svery 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 only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
| in any Of the departments, a premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
2 SO; on the fourth an honor Aud on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
me "a K ba 0iv th.o
best 9. SO; on the third honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On minor and miscc llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dolars-these how
ever,ar general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cuIarly 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
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce usao invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce 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 tits in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
peT'mehts, AND 10 these committees 40 appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
al ticles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. Ia 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 saay
have their lists Of articles and the several com
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will! be devoted to sales--Frday to gen.
erai re-delivery of articles. The exhibition Goa
tinuing the whole time,
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules will be published at Atlants early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2th The annua! Grafton will be made on