The southern press., 1851-07-28
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T,HE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, tho l4tf
day of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting st Atlanta Georgia
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne-
cessary TO proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULArI0Ns
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sraDie that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
saturday, the 9Th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeepng
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands of its
cheers 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 M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary
book or regstry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-giving
fed 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, 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
exhlbitiOn-the 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. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode ofcultvation. 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 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 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 serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming tillage, drsinil, 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
or 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 sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t Is desirable to make the Fair Central
Avr al ondN
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. Premiums.-It is impossible to name in no.
tice like this ali, the various articles 10 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 vet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announce ement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion fall 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 useful IN business
OF art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
| department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
piements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth will be given, on the third best
2 SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth vs. will be given on the second
best ,. 50 on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and msce laneous articles
premiums from one to three dol,ars--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, howers paintings, needle work &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
In many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce usfo invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
ciuzens OF Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
IOth. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
aucles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
"Soe ieS"iatons, VIII mere 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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of art-
cies, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will! be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-dellvery OF articles The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th. The annua! oration will be made on
wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billupe, OF Athens, Georgia. .
l3th. The COMMITTEES have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain and Decatur