The southern press., 1851-07-02
OUTHERN CEN IRA L
AGH1CuITuRAL Aa&0ClAVl0N.


crlbing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper manage cement OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GEsEsAL RKGuLArloSs.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will BE-
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mitee will be there ready TO receive them
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all cases. become responsible for the sae-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of its
officers and committees, (the owner taxing 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, Wm- Ezzard, and James nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary 8
book or rcgistry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then cIassi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibtion--the 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 IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting mode ofcuItivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age mode Of raising sc. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length OF time bestowed on IL, 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 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 legible hand, and in style fiji at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties requested and enioired 10 make out upon
consulation, report of The present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, dran !, and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccuntiees
the modes OF 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. IT is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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. 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is, that all articles Of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining dcpar.
meDts cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
best 8 2. SO; on the third honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars--these how
general regulations and in particular case
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
! Sth 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
4 L.. L.. r Al.
cessary to proper management
| 9th The facilities Of getting 20 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
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what iii in name, Southern
Central Agrc 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-
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 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
1 Monday morning, the committee Perception may
/ nave uheir llsts OF articles, ana the several COM
mittees proceed at once to the examination of ar-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-devery Of articles The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llih. 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 viii be made on
| Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
| by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
i3th. 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, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4h. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable nunriera for Committees and Oficers