The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-11

SOUTHERN CENT RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
lTHE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia WA
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rulca as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper mani gement Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENEwAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buldings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittec 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-kecpng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
cheers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the Far, 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.
| 3D. Mark A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty It shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been eneredin the Secretarys
book or regjstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as to facilitate the labors Of the several commitecs
on premiums and also to employ such police and
dOorb eepers and clerks, shall be necessary for
the projection 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
t..,- nts.tsx rrun (nr
lexhibition-lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, a 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 fplanting, mode ofcultivation. If 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 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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in 1egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined 10 make out, upon
consultation, a 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 or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of tieI ccnntiees
the modes OF 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 county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural M,nufacturersE 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
a premium
It'll. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tce 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 therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
| someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widesi'scope, emDr acing
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 on this point perhaps
10, that, on 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 gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth will be given ION the third best
/ 81 so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
best 3 so on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dolars--these, how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th 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
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting TO 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
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what ii is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
nth 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 cassed 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
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars