The southern press., 1851-04-01
eOffTHERN CENTRAL

AGRiCUITU1AL AsSOClATION.
vvHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Can't,
| | raj Agricultural Association, will behed
during tho weak embracing Wednesday, tho 18th
day Of August next, which is the day OF the nish
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 70 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-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore DE-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
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
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keePng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
officers 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.
3d. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition shall have first been entefedin the Secretary's
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-givng
to tho owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
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 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
| Ia tinr md vnIn arfCIa sRu fOr
exhibition-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, COST time of ofinvention, 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 ofpanting, mode ofcultivation, If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising &c. II
Needle work or Painting, or 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 Jcgible hand, and in style fit ut once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several countless of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining 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
actions of the Society.
| 9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair q Central
SouthernAgricutural and MsnufacturersExchange
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 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive re
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
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widestsscOpe, embI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful In business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
is that, all articles Of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plemcnts, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium Of cup
worth 10 will be gwen; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth rs will be given, on the third best
-. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
| ces of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 5 S will be given on the second
best s g so on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars-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 parli-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited 10 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 us'te 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 what il in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| lOth. The President upon q consultation with
such members ms he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
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 once to the examination of art-
cies, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time
11th. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on