The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-10
SOUTHERN ENTRAL


SOUTHERN CEN TRIAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
VNHE 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 at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following l
Ht GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
nue open until Friday evening II Is therefore de-
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhb-
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. is
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
all cases, become responsible for the safe-keeppg
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF Its
Clicers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor 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 OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
Sd. 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-
ion shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or regstry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and resideIce-and price, ffor salc--givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as TO facilitate the lab0rs 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, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, statement
of Is powers and uses, cost time ofinvention, 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 ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree 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, il 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 )egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. fsH- !.
5th hedelegations Of the servcral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out. upon
consultation, a 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 of preparation. time ofplantipg 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.
SouthernAgricultural and snufacturers 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
| o premium.
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALI the various articles 10 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto en- exclusion ofali articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally .tc
observe, that it is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acinQ
svery thing at 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 on this point perhaps
IL, 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, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth will be given, on the third best
81 so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
I hest q m ha an he e.,
I'd honor. On miner and mscel aneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-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. A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, DC. 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 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, and TO expect the pre-
sencc and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institutions what it is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| lVh. 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-
pdrments 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 cnjoin
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 bis committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mlttees proceed at onceto 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--Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con.
tinuing the whole time. nd
| llth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2tt- The annua! Grafton will be made on
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