The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-19
uTHERN CENTRAL

i 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 at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribng 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 will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue 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 an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
.lficers 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 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 M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, shall have first been enercdn the Secretary $
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, for salc-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then class-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
az 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---,hc statement to be delivered to the
| Secretary For instance, IL Machine, statement
lofi and AZ IN n nj
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 of planting, mode ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, &c. If
Needle work or Painting, any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount OF
labor; the age if by children or very old persons
tie value uses Sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing ia the transactions OF the Society,"
visitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
that a premium will not be awarded 10 any art-
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 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, tiage, draining and manu-
ring. which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccuntiees
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 serveral 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
SouthernAgricultural andM nufacturersE 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 fol
, premium.
7th. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
; miums will be granted, However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there woult
still be many articles of merit offered which wou
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deservin;
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed b.
| someinto exclusion Of all articles unannounced
: the Committee requests the people generally Il
observe, that it is intended to give the action o
the Association the very widest'scope, emDi acni
every thing thai is ingenious useful In bushes
or art. All then. with whatever they have for sal,
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is that, all articles Of the highest merit in lhs
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements and valuable improvements or ipye ntion.
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worth 10 will be given on the second best arti.
cles cup worth I S will be given the third bes
. 2. So on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third an honor on The fourth
: I'd honor. On MINER and misce llaneous articles
, premiums from TO three doars-these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular
e 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 10 the Ladies for their garden products
4, fruits, flowers paintings, needls-work, &c. They
e are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely
D cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 20 this central
7 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 in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultura Association.
10Th. The President upon q consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
p'rimepts, and to these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
al tices classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, The committee appointed to,pnbiish
! these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
upon all to take notice that articles Cor exhibition
may pe received and arranged on Friday ana Sat
urday the 9th and 10Th of August, so 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
mttees proceed at to the examination of nrii-
Giles, 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-deiivery of articles. The exhibition Goa
tinung the whole time.
llth Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
: Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2tf. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John BiIiups, Of Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect Of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
} Georgia Railroads., to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
tat;ons Of the good Hotels those places v hle