The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30

AGRICULTURAL A00OCAAIxONs
FTAE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
/ raj Agricultural Association, will bsheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, tho 18th
day Of August next, which is the day OF the NTH
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
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-
tinue open until Friday evening. It is therefore de-
siraDle That all persons having articles for exhibl-
ton, shau be on the ground as early as Friday or
saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Con-
miltee VIII be there ready to receive them
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
~ all cases, become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF ARTICLES which may be placed IN te nands OF It's
.mcers and committees, the owner taxing check
ior the same until the close OIL the FAR, which
VIII be announced beforehand, I'D ample time To
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
10 prevent thereby me leaving OF any goods or
ARTICLES unprotected after the adjournment Of me
Association.
ia MARX "A. cooper, hlchaTd refers, David w,
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shall be to see
that all articles entering the far grounds Tor exhi-
iton, shall have first been enercdin the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, II Tor saie-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then cassi-
he'd and arranged oy departments and IN such order
as 10 laclltate the aDors oil the several commtecs
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary Tor
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-ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II 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 OF cultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode of raising &c. IL
Neede-work or Paintng, or any work oil 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in legible hand, and in style fit ct once for the
press.
9Th. 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 i'm.
provemcnts in farming, tillage, dreniLy and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products of their countless
the modes of preparation 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 an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
ctip IF fha
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ. nufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale -snch
as choice seeds, machines, stock. &c--to carry
them there for sae and alone for exhibition for
a premium.
It'll. Premiums 1t is impossible to name "a no
mums 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 an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widcst.scope, embl acing
every thing that isnlpgenious useful IN business
or art. All then, %fh 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 tho highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pemenls, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium OF cup
worth ! III viii be gwen; on The second best aIt
Giles cup worth % will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remsining depar.
mcnts cup worth 4 5 will be given; on the second
best 3 so on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three doliars-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. A hall will be prepared and assigned par,-
cuarly 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 proper management,
9th. The facilities Of getting to This central
point induce us.to invite. and to exnect the nre
sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens of Carolina. Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rida. We hone thew will unite with ms in MAKING
This institution indeed what Il IL in name Sou,hor