The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-03
SOUTHERN CEN TRAI.
4. n IEVyR TIM Al SSDrl ALTON.

AGRICULTURALA ASSOCIATION.
7,HE Fifth Annual Fair Of The Southern Cent
raj Agricultural Association, will bcheId
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day oil the nth
annual meeting al Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with he duty oil pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to a proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles Tor exhipt-
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday. the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mtiec will be there ready TO receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample FUND, and VIII,
IN all cases, become responsible for the sacEeePng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF ITS
ciiicers and committees, (the owner taking cheek
for the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them p,orunty TO recover their goods, ana
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 NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to sce
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi-
ition, shall have first been cneredn the Secretary 5
book or registry--then labelled III the owners
name and residcnce-and price, If for sale--Siving
| to the owner corresponding Garland then cassi-
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
doorkeepcrs and clerks, as 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
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
cxhibition---he statement 10 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
maker. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time ofpanting, mode ofcultivation, If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, sc. If
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 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-
| cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in legbe 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 out upon
|
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The Leading products Of theil countless
the modes appropriation. time ofplanting aud 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 :Eufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have q surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sule such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
q premium
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no
tice like this ali, the various articles TO 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion oil all articles unannOunced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat 1t is intended to give the action oil
the Association the very wdest'scope, embI acine
svery thing that is ingenious or 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
il, that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth s ID will be given on the second best arti-
cles a cup worth IS will be given on the third best
~. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all asti.
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 4 5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO Oh the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On MINER and misc llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--lhese, how
ever 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. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to The Ladies for their garden products,
fruits flowers paintings, needc-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 20 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 wbattis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign TO them their respective de-
p'rlments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
aiucles classed and arranged in their respective
4 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 to the examination Of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
me on cu no q1a "
Thursday will! be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery or articles. The exhibition Goa
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at A,lanta early
Monday morning OF the Fair week.