The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-24
SOUTHERN CEN TT RA l.


AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
VVHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
| / raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the IAN
day Of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper 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-
nue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 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-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
cheers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close of the Far, which
will he announced beforehand, in ample time TO
give them opportunity to recover their goods, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF The
| Assoc aton
Sd. 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 shall have first been eneredIn the Secretary's
book or registry--lhen labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, II Tor sale--glviig
10 the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepcrs 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 and explaining every article sent for
charlottesville statement to 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 or
maker. If horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode ofcultivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising sc. 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 10 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the several county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoned TO make out, upon
consultation, o report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, drainils and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products Of their committees
the modes Of preparation. time 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 an amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
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neutrality-suspicious. and manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, OF who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines stock, &c---to carry
them there for SALE and alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
ce 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion Of all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended TO give tie action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
every 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 this point perhaps
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-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on 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 5 will be given on the second
best 9 so on the third an honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doliars-these, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
| or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
| 9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
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 aproper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce usto invite, and to expect the pre-
citizens of Carolina Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hope they will unite with in making
this institution indeed what il in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10TH The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classed 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
mitees proceed at once to the examination of ar,-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
12tk. 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
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO