The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-13
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VNHE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
| | raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
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 they may deem ne
cessary to proper 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. 1t is therefore de-
srabe that all persons hav ng articles for exhibl-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitiee will be there ready to receive them.
| I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible Tor hesafe-EcePng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of It's
oticers and committees, the owner takinga 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 1t shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have first been eneredln the Secretary
| book or registry-then labelled W tn the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the projection 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
exhibiton--he 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock age, mode OF raising, &c. II
Needle work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed it, or the amount of
labor; the age, If by children very old peIs0
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 " ill not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make c,it upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless Of the inn
q,
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 scrveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and Nj acturersExchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, OF who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for sae and alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible to name il no
tce like this all, the various articles 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 II, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest the etore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles migtb Construed by
someinto an exclusion Of all articles unannounced
: the Committee requests the people generally &c
observe, hat ii is intended TO give tie action
the Association the very widest'scope emb! acine
every thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is that all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 4 5 will be given on the third best
4 Z so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
T cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2 SO on the third an honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misc, llaneous articles
, premiums from one 10 three dolars--these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9th. A hail will be prepared and assigned parti-
s cularly 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
n cessary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce us.to invite, and to expect the pre-
{ sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina Alabama, Tennessee and Flo.
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,whatit in name Southern
] Central Agric utural Association.
+. 10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members be can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
3 pdr'ments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
: itcles classed and arranged in their respective
z departments. In order to the perfection Of this
o arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
= these regulations, will hire repeat, and enjoir
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 wher
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti
u cles, and thereby have ample time 10 make then
VI reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
: Thursday will. be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing The whole time.
1lth Amy alterations OF, or additions to, thu
e foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
l. Monday morning of the Fair week
l2f. The annua! Grafton will be made or
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting