The southern press., 1851-04-05
sou THERN CEN RAJ
AG ASSOCIATION.

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day OF August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
oriolng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management of the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibit
iion, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday. the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee 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 It's
cilcers 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 10 recover their goods and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods
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 il shall be TO
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
iton, shall have first been enered'n the Secretary's
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sae--gving
to tho owner corresponding Garland then classi-
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, 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
exhibtion--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, q statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time OF nvention 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 ofcultyation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode Of raising, SIC. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on IT, or the amount of
labor; the age, il by children very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. Since this is the most reliable
rmode 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-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legbe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the servera county s5ocie-
ties requested and enIoined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proyements in farming, tiage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccuntees
the modes ofpreparatioD. 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 serycral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th Ii is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and NJ; nuiacturersE Exchange
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
> a premium.
Z 7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible TO name in a mo-
tice like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
8 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 yet richly deserving
I premiums lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
: the Committee requests the people generally to
y observe hat it is intended to give the action of
: the Association the very widest'scope, empra acng
3 every thing that is ingenious useful business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited 10 come The only
:. regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is chat on all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
: plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium Of cup
> worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
50. so on the fourth an honor. And on all ar,
= cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
. ments cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best S 2. so /; on the third honor on the fourth
. ID honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
n premiums from TO three dol,ars--ihese how
ever general regulations and in particular case
e or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
J., permitted, indeed are requested TO vary the rule
9Th. hail will be prepared and assigned parii-
IS cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
l. fruits flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
e are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
e in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
n cessary 10 proper management,
9Th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
f sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
Y rida. VIC hope they will unite With us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
] Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
$ pGrlments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists of the
articles clnsscd and arranged in their respective
: departments. In order 10 the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
$ these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
e 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
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday Will be devoted to Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition coa-
tinuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations of, additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
i Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annuo! Grafton will be made on
Wedneaday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
}, by Col. John Billups Of Athens, Georgia.
!, l3b. The Committee have the prospect Of
i making arrangements with the Macon, State and
n Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
:. Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
!, to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in