The southern press., 1851-04-04
SOUTHERN GENITAL


SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
IV,HE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent
raj Agricultural Association will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l9th
day of August next, which is the day OF the filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribiog such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibl-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitce will be there ready TO receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
IN all cases become responsible for the saie-keeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
Clilcers and committees, (ihe owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF the FAR, 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.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, VIM Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be To see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredn the Secretary
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and resideuce--and price, for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
1 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.
/ Ath. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a 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 ofcultiyation If an Animal
the pedigree stock, age mode of raising, sc. IL
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, Sc 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 egible hand, and in style fit nt once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enoined to make out upon
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccuntiees
the modes OF preparation. time OF planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures Of prescr-
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.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgrcultural and N, M,nufacturersEx 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
q a premium.
: 7th Premiums.-I is impossible to name in no
tice like this all the various articles TO which pre-
q mums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
n not be embraced in il, and yet richly deserving
II premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed b,
l someinto an exclusion fall articles unannounced
= the Committee requests the people generally tt
II observe, hat il is intended to give the action
- the Association the very wdest'scope, embr acinl
every thing that is ingenious useful In bGsnes.
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
), or exhibition, are invited to The only
" regulation further necessary this point perhaps
IA is that on all articles of the highest merit in the
= department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
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 will be given on the third best
q SO. so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
n cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
i ments cup worth S5 will be given on the second
/ best .. so on the third an honor on the fourth
e ID honor. On miner and cellaneous articles
n premiums from one TO three doliars--these, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
e or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
E. permitted, indeed requested to vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
IS cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products
/, fruits, flowers paintings, needIe-work, &c. They
lie are cordially invited to attend Their assistance
e in many departments of the fair is absolutely
N cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 20 this central
y point induce us'to invite, and TO expect the pre-
IF sence and contributions of many of our fellow
d citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
y rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,whatitis in name Southern
Il Central Agrc ultural Association.
. 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
s pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
J. articles classed and arranged in their respective
g departments. In order to the perfection of this
s 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, 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
mitiees proceed at once to the examination of art-
u cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
VI reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
: Thursday will be devoted to saIes-Friday to gen
eral re-delvery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
e foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
l. Monday morning of the Fair week
I2th. The annua! Grafton viii 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
n GeorgIa RaIlroads, TO run accommodation cars