The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-11

SOUTHERN CENTRAL
A0RICU1Ru0AL@A ooOClAE10Ms
THE Fifh Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4ti
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with tho duty Of pres
cribiny such general rules as they may deem ne
oessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following sIs
0 GEHERAL REGULATIONS. l
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. II Id therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion 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
clficers 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. 9H8ee tl.lltW
3D.. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard and James nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
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book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors 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--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 of cultivation 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 legble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the servera county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress Of being
| adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes 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 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
| neutrality-suspicious. and Manufacturers 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
premium.
It'll. Premiums is impossible to name IN a no
tice like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
muns 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 the eiore the announcement OF pre-.
miums for particular articles might be construed BY
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended 10 give the action o.
the Association the very wdest'scope, embI acine
svcry thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
us, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm.
8ments, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium OF cur
worth : 10 will be gwen on the second best arti
cles cup worth will be given on the third bes
81. so /; on the fourth an honor And on all arti
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth : will be given on the SECOND
n FA tL,t ia a A. r
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
, premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever general regulations, and in particular
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will b.
: permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9th. A hall will be prepared and assigned part
s cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
|, fruits flowers paintings, needle work &c. The
e are cordially invited 10 attend Their assistance
e in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
n cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this centra
point induce us.to invite, and to expect the pre-
f sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
Y rida. We hope they will unite with us in maxim,
this institution indeed what tits in name Southern
] Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation will
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoin
! committees and assign to them their respective de
8 pdrtments, and to these committees appointed
the committee oil reception shall furnish lists oil thu
articles classed and arranged in their RESPECTIVE,
2 departments. In order to the perfection of thu
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoir
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, that wher
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mlttees proceed at to the examination Of arti
I cles, and thereby have ample time to make the
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
: Thursday vii! be devoted to saeslAFriday to gen
eral re-deliyery Of articles, The exhibition coa
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any attentions of, or additions 10, til,
e foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
: Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2tt. The annua! Grafton will be made OF