The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-16
SOU THEM CEN + RIA l.
AGxICU ASSOCIATION.

THE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l5th
day of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and CON
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all person. hav ne articles for exhibit
!ion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday. the 9th and 10th August when Com
mtfee will be there ready to receive them
n. The Association has ample fund, and will
nali cases, become responsible for the saie-kecping
OF arIcle- which may be placed in the hands Of It's
Ulcers and comm 'ttees, the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in amp'e time to
give them OPP oriunty 10 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 MI. Cainoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iton, sha have first been entertdin the Secretary
book or regislry--lhen Labelled W tn the owners
name and reside ce--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premium and also to employ such police and
doorkeepcrs and clerks, shall be necessary for
The prolec ion Of the grounds and buildings and
such clerks they may need in the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustraiinga and explaining every article sent for
1 L. sh. hx 1olr fS,t tn
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
of is powers and uses cost time of inv enti0n, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor
maker. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation. If Animal
the pedigree stock age, mode of raising, sc. II
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 very old persons
tie value, uses, &C. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information II 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 legble hand, and in style fit at once for the
| press.
5th The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make cut upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several countless 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 preparation. time ofplanting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
! Agricultural memoirs from the serveral count,
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions If the Society.
\, =. Al. ".
SouthernAgricultu'a and N; Lufacurers Exchange
We request individu, Is who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who MAKE Ia. m for safe such
az choice Sc DIS, machines, stock &c Ito carr,
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition fol
| premium.
7,h. Premiums.-It is impossible to name "a a no
tice like this all, 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 the' efore the announcement Of pre-
NUNS for particular articles mig be Coz strued b,
somcinto an exclusion OF oil articles unannounced
The Committee requests the people generally tt
observe, hat it is in ended 10 give tie action O
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acine
avery thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whichever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onl,
regulation further necessary on this point perha q,
il, that oil articles of the highest merit in The
department! of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or invent tons
in any of the q, partment., premium of cup
worth ~ will be given on the second best srti-
Giles cup worth rs will be given on the third best
3 Z. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all att
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth 5 5 will be given on the second
best 5 2. so on the third an honor on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and misc laneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--these. how
eycr,are 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 parii-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, need e-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO e'tend. Their assistance
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary To proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
pout induce us'to invite, and TO expect the pre-.
sencc and contributions OF many of our fellow
citizens If Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To-
rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed whatit in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call TO his aid shall appoint
Committees and assign TO them their respective de-
p'rlments, ard TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists OF the
huclrs classed and arranged 10 their respective
departments. In ord'r to the perfection OF this
arrangement, The committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will h. re repeat, and cnioin
upon oil to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday The 3t1 and 10Th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of receptcG .asy
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mltees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
erh re-delIyery o. articles. The exhibition CON
unuing the whole time.
| lith. Any alterations OF, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2tf. The snnua. Grafton viii be made on
Wednesday,, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,