The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-25

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lab
day OF August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
ccssary 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
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
lion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittce 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-kecping
oil articles which may be placed the hands of its
oliicers and committees, (the owner taking check
for 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
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis WIN. Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun, Gre
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition shai have first been cntercdn the Secretary s.
book or registrv--then labelled W tn the owners
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
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
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection 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 aud explaining every article sent for
exhibition--lhe statement TO DO delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance,if Machine 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 ofplanting mode OF cultvaton. II AN Animal
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, SIC. If
Ncedlc-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 art-
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 seryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and cnloined TO make out upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, 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 ofpreparation. time of planting 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th II is desirable to make the Fair a Central
SouthernA Agricultural and NJ snufacturersE 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.
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles 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 might &c construed b,
somcinto an exclusion ola articles unannounced
: the Committee requests the people generally L
observe, hat it is intended to give the action q
the Association tho very widest'scopc, emb, acins
3 svery. thing that is ingenious useful in business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sal.
or exhibition, invited to come. The onl,
= regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is, that, 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 a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 4 win be given on the third best
= so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
f cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth S. will be given on the second
best ) 3 SO on the third honor on the fourth
e I'd honor. On INNER and miscellaneous articles,
q premiums from one 10 three dolars--these, how
L.. A
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees Will be
: permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
S cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
!, fruits, flowers paintings, needIc-worl &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely
u cessary TO proper management
9th The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect tho pre-
T sencc and contributions of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
7 rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whatiti in name Southern
Central Agric uural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appon,
committees and assign to them their respective de-
> pdriments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
aftlcles ciassed 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 epjon
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
ces, and thereby have ample time to make then
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted TO sales--Frday to gen
era re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early
: Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on