The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-21

| AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
1NIlE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
| | raj Agricultural Association, will hcbeld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lith
day OF August next, which is the day oil the NTH
annual meeting al Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with he duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
| ccssary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors IN Monday morning. and COR
linue open until Friday evening II Is therefore De-
,irable that all person hav ng articles 10, exh'bI-
ion, shall be on the ground as cary as r'idly or
Saturday. the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready TO receive them
81. The Association has ample fund, and will
IN all cases. become responsible for The safe-Eeepng
.. articles which may be placed in the hands 81 rs
Ulcers and commit es, Che owner taking check
lor the same,) until tie close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time 70
give them op oruniy 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any go ds o.
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. lf
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have frstbecn enieredin the Secretary
book or regislry--lhen labelled tn the owners
name aud reside ce--snd price, iffor salc--gving
to the owner corresponding card-and then classl-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as 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
exhibition he 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 Of cultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, &C. II
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length Of time bestowed on II, 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 i'll not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made on,
in Iegible 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, a report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proyements in farming, tiage, draining and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress of b-ing
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes Of prep sration. time Of planting aud mod.
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and Increasing the fertility Of lands, Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from The scryeral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information 10 be sen, out IN The published trans
actions Of the Society,".
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernA grculua al and N, Lufacturers Tx change
W. reque-s individuals who have surplus VI
choice articles, or who mak- III. m for sale such
as choice SO DIS, machines, stock, &c Ito carr,
them there for sale aud not alone for exhibition fo
a premium
| 7lh. Preniums.-It is impossible to name j.. no
tice like this all, the various articles 10 winch pre-
miums W II be granted. However COMPREHENSIVE
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
| not b.. embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
! p emums lest the efoIe the amour cement of pre-
NUNS for particular articles mig be co slrued by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
| The Committee requests The people generally 10
| Observe hat it is ia ended 10 give tie action OF
the Assoc atom the very wideSi-,cope, embracing
s,eiy thing that is ingenious or usclul in brs,nes.
or art All then, with wlatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to COME The onls
| regulation fur her necessar, on this point perhaps
H. that on all articles Of the highest merit ip The
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
IA any oil the d. paitmehl,, a premium OF cup
worth IL will bo given; on The second pest art-
Giles cup orih IS will be given on The ihird best
! 81 so on The fourth an honor. And on all adi
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
men,s a cup worth SIS VIII be given on the second
b. st 9. 50; on the third an honor on he fourth,
| I'd honor On miner and misc llaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three doars--ihesc how
ever are general regulations and IN particular
or cases Of peculiar merit the ctmmiiiees wall be
permitted, .ndeed requested, TO vary the rule.
| 9Th. A hail Will be prepared and assigned pari-
| cnlarly to The Ladies or tier garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, need ework, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many de, artments of the fair is absolutely
ces,ary 10 proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 20 this central
point induce u-.io invite, and to expect the pre-
>encc and contributions OF many OF our fellow
citizens # Carolina. iJDama, Tenness and To-
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name, Southern
Central Agrc uItural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
periments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
a. ticlrs classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection OF thus
arrangement, The committee appointed 10 publish
these regulations, will h're repeat, and erjoin
upon all to take notice that articles FOR exhibition
may be received end 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 feceptcn nay
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mItfees proceed once TO the examination OF arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reporls to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be DEVOTED To sales--Fridayt TO gen
eral re-delivery o. articles. The exhibition coz
tinuing 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.