The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-20

| AGRICULTURAL ARTICULATION.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
ral Agricultural Association viii beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the III,
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 me-
cessary 10 proper management Of the approaching
| Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
srabe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepng
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands OF Its
officers 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, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors 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 and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--,he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, COST time ofinvention, 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising &c. If
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 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 Fill not be awarded to any art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style fit al once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enoned to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in Turning, tilIage, drainiL and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of Their countless
the modes ofpreparaton. 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 scrveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
II ,a IN x.,l,~ IL Il.
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ; MISUNDERSTANDING
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
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tice 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 exclusion OF all articles unannounced.
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is intended to give the 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 on this point perhaps
department. of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural Im-
plemens, and valuable improvements or inventions
In any oil the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS will be given, on the third best
2. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best : 2. so on the third honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these 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, Deede-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
| ~ many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management,
| 9th. The facilities of getting 70 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
rlda. we hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whatti in name, Southern
Central Agrc nitural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them RETROSPECTIVE de-
pcTtments, and to these committees SO appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish list of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of thus
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enioin
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, 80 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 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-delisery Of artices. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time,
lith, Any alterations of, or additions 20, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atant4 early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th. The annual 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.
l3h. 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
eriihn. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO CAV nsllors the opportunity of the accommo-