The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-19

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THE rihAx A6&dsI Fsif 81 Saie sbdtifefd Cent,
i gal AEricuIniEsl A ss~r patton wiLssl hebsId
day Of August next, which IS ibe day Of tie fifth
annual e4tinx at AtIAnta Georgia y 4 yN''i -
! The Committee charged wirir the duty Of pres
lcribing such general rules as they may deem her
cessary TO aproper napa gement Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following slynr i,,ys'.''7
! tant.r+' GESsaAL RkSdYArIoks,@ I'VE : Xxx p
/ Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
! opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
unuc open until Friday evening. rs therefore de-
siraoe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
non, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and roth August when Com
mittce win be there ready to receiye them. S,s''
"a; The Association has Az ample fund, and will
IN all eases become responsible for the safe keeping
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of lis
ehcers and committees, the owner taxing p check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the FaH,, which
will BE announced beforehapd, ~ ample time To-
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of the
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. .Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall b. To ses
iton, sba have first been epteredia the Secretarys,
book or registry-then labelled W tn the owner's-
name and residepce--and price, iffor sale--gving
to the owner corresponding card---and then class
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
ON premiums; and also To employ such police aud
doorkeepers and clerks, shall be necessary for,
the proiection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement.
and labelling of articles.lHAi4A ysiawilni 3nai
4th. There will positively he required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibitoR---he statement 10 be- delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinventon, and
any other fact deemed valuable by heinyentor or
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode ofpreparation of land and soil, manure and
time ofplabting, mode ofcultvatos,. if an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode ofraising, Sc If
y eede work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length Of time bestowed on i, or the amount of
labor; the age, f BY children or very old persons
tie value, uses &c, Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
wofthpubhshng 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 ont
in legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. ~ -" 800, = $50, -, .s.. go n
10 5th TbeleIegations Of the servera county socie-
Lies are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proyements in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been OF are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products OF theit cc,ntiees
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 seryeral county
loc npH mob r
information TO be Sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society," ''' - s
% 9th. II IS desirable to make the Fair a Central
'SouthernA gricultural andM snufacturersExch change
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 sale and not alone for exhibition for
Z" It'll, Premiums, 1T simpossible to name in no.
tce like this all the various articles to which pre-
miums Willie 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 yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement of pre-,
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somento nh exclusion Of all artices unannouneed.
the Commits requests the people generally to
Observe that 1t is intended 10 give the action Of
the Association the very widest-scope EN- acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful In business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibiton,s are, invited to Gomez The only
regulation further necessary on this point perh ans
is, that, on all articles of the highest merit in tie
department OF Stock, Mechanics Agricultural In,
plemeuts, and valuable improvements or inventions
| IN any OF the departmenis,sa premium OF a cup
worth III Will be gwen; ON the second best arti-
cles cup worth S5 will he given, on the third best
2. 30; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-,
/ cles OF The highest merit in the ma ming depar.
meotsa cup worth 5 will be given ION the second
| best 2. so on the third honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous 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
J permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
| 9th. A hall will be prepared and assigned partj-
cularly 70 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 70 this central
J point induce usso invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo,
rida. ,Wo hope they wilfunite with US in making
this institution indeed what tits in name a Soutberr
Central Agricultural Association. : 4" " .V.'H
! 10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as be can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, aud to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classed and. arranged in their respective
I departments. In order to the perfection of thus
I arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
4 may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
I urday The 9th and 10th OF August, so that when
I me PRESIDENT shall appoint his committees on
I MONDAY morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
4 mtees proceed az once to the Examination of arti