The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-04
UTHERN CEN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION


The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribiDg such general rules they may deem ne
cessaIy TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
slrabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
Ion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mlttee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
oil artcles which may be placed in the hands of its
cheers and committees the owner taking check
Tor 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
Assoc iaton.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sae--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
pTOtccuOu Ol GROUNDS anu DullulDBS, ana
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
exhibition--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, tire Ofinvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
9ker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree or Stock, age mode of raising, &c. If
Needle-work or Painting, any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children 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 10 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 Soce-
ties are requested and enoined TO make out, upon
consnlation 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 their countless
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 amount of valuable
information TO be SEM out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and nufacturers Elk change
| 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.
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in a no.
tce like this all, 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally te
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widesl'scope, embr acine
svery 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
Is, 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 given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth : 5 will be given on the third best
= so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
. cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
. ments a cup worth SIS 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 dollars-lhese how
ever general regulations, and in particular ease
/, 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 parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
In many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
e cessary to proper management
n 9th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-.
Y sence and contributions of many of our fellow
{ citizens of Carolina Alabama Tennessee and Flo.
! rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this Institution indeed ,whatits in name Southern
B Central Agric utural Association.
] 10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them theirrespective de-
pdrtments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
= departments. ih order TO the perfection of thus
: arrangement the committee appointed to publish
D these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoir
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
e 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
cles, and thereby have ample time to make theii
1 reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
r Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
= eral re-delivery Of articles The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, III,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col John Bilups, of Athens, Georgia.
= 18th. The Committee have the prospect o
= making arrangements with the Macon, State ant
: Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation car
~ early every morning and late in the afternoon, u
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
= to CIV nsitors the opportunity of the accommo
d dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while il
attendance upon the Fair.
T. lith The citizens of Atlanta have proviJe
u comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
Il, and others engaged in the laborious business
III the fair.