The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-09

| GEsERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con-
unue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons hav ng articles for exhibit
lion, shall be on the ground al early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them.
"a The Association has an ample fund.- and will
IN oil cases. become responsible for the safekecpng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, the owner taking check
lor the same,) until the close OF the Fair, which
will DO announced beforehand in ample time to
give them oP. or'unty TO recover Their goods, aud
To prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
ASSOCIATION.
81. MARX a. Cooper, Richard refers, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, arc
appointed committee whose duty II shall be to see
tnat all arices entering The iar grounds Tor exhi-
ioh, sha nave hrsi oeen en,ered'n Inc Secretary
DOCK OF regisiry--then labelled IN me owners
name ana Remembering price, iitpr sae-glvi'ig
70 ths owner corresponding ard-and then classi-
heu anu arranged ny departments ana IN such order
az 70 iacta'e the 'apors OIL 'he several committees
on premiums; ana aso 10 employ such ponce and
doorkoepers ana clerks, as snail De necessary Tor
inc Pro'ec'loh OF the grounds ana buildings, and
sucn clerks as they may need In the arrangement
ana iape,iing OF articies.
4'h' mere WIN positi'eiy DC required, In all
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illustrating ana explaining every article sent for
exhioiuoh-'he statement TO DC delivered TO the
0eci o'aTy. = Or Instance III Machlne, statement
OF Is powers ana uses, COST, tme OF INVENTION and
any other TACT deemed valuable oy the inventor or
maker. IL HORTICULTURAL or Agricultural PRODUCTS,
niooc VI preparation oi iahu ana SOL, manure ana
Tune OF planting MODE oil cultivation II an Animal
,gc Peoigree or sIock, age mode OF raising &c. II
Neeuie- Work or raining, OF any WORK OIL Art, the
,ens'h OF tlme bestowed on IL, or the amount Oh
iapor; the age II by chidfcn or very ola persons
u'o vaiue' uses &c SINCE 'lis Is me most reaoie
moue Oh correcting such information as may be
worth pupiShhg IN thc transactions OF lhe society,
vsitors, patrons and members, all VIII take notice,
that premium VIII not De awarded TO any arti-
cie, Whatever us merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative ana explanatory statements, made out
III )egiDie mana, ana I'D style nj OF once Tor the
press.
oth Inc ueiegations OIL the serVcraI county SOcle-
Ties are requested and enloined TO make out, upon
consuiation, report OF the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements In farming, tilage, 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 oil planting and 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 DC sent out IN the published trans
9TH IL is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM ;LufacturcrsE Exchange
We request INDIVIDUALS who have surplus of
choice arliclcs, or VINO make them for sale such
as choice seeds machines, stock, &c--to carry
hem there ior sac ana not alone ior exhibition for
a premium. n
tn. PREMIUMS 1t lslmposslble to name in no
tice like this a the various articles to which pre-
mums Will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
aull DC many articles al merit offered which would
not he embraced III IT, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement oil pre-
miums Tor particular articles might be construed by
somc,nto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests The people generally TO
observe, that az is intended TO give the acton OF
the Association inc very widest'scope, embracing
svery thing tat ingenious or useful IN business
or art. ~ theh, win Whatever they have Tor sale
or exhioitloh' are invited 10 come. The only
regulation turner necessary on TINS point perhaps
is that' on an aruc'es OF the highest merit IN the
department OF Stock, MECHANICS, Agricultural I'M
piemen's ana vaiuaoio Improvements or Inventions
| IN any OF the departments, a premium OF cup
worth III VIII DC gwen on The second best arti-
ccs cup worth will be given on the third best
81 81 on the fourth an honor And on all asti
cles OF the highest merit IN the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth 50 VIII be given; on the second
best 3 y 81 on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor On MINER and misc, lsneous articles
premiums fromsone 10 three dollars-these how
ever,a general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the Committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested TO vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parli-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, &c. They
are cord ally invited to attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
! 9th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce u>.to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and To-
rida. VIC hope they will unite with MS in MAKING
this institution indeed what il is in name. Southern
Central Agric ultural Association
| 10Th. The President upon n consultation with
such members as he can call TO his MID sbs opnout
committees and assign to Them their resnect,ve dc.
pesr ments and to these committees so annoin,ed
Inc committee oC rec.n,i,n LII .r;sS ar ~ ~
a. ticl-s classed ana Arranged in ,he;r resnsc,;ys
departments In order IN Tho nerf.c,,on &c b.,
arrangement. the committee amounted 70 nrhi;.b
these regulations will h :. L., "a f;;