The southern press., 1851-08-04
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j. RAJ AgricuturaI Association, VAL Ochoif
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the i4u
day Of August next, which is the day OF the 6fti
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribiDg such general rules as they may deem Nc
cessary 10 proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS. 'i
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-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mlttee will be there ready TO receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible for the safe-kecpng
oil 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.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iton, shall have first been enteredin the Secretary IS
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--giying
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
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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 sisa sfeai Fl
4th. There will positively be required, Ia all
| cases, minute and accurate. written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbition---ihe statement to be delivered 10 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. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time ofplanting mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, &c. If
Needle work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, ifby children 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press. M
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
Ties requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or 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 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. s ata
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair a Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have 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. SIT is impossible to name in no
tee like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
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 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, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widestsscope, embIa acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful In business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
H. that 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 a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
y 50 on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best g 50 on the third an honor on the fourth.
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles. |
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular case
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed requested, to vary the rule. |
Sth. n hall will be prepared and assigned parti- |
culary 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 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
inns ihsutution indeed whatit ts in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees 80 appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
Iucies 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 enioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
nrday the 9Th and 10th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Nonoay morning. the committee of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
c'es, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to gen
erai re-dehvery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time
llth Any alterations Of, or additions 20, the
foregoing rules, will be published Mt Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
2th- The annua! oration will be made on
Wednesday the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
oy C0l. John Billups, Of Athens, Georgia.
'3"- Inc Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
deorg'a Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the efternoon, 10
Grlfhn. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
70 CIV nsl,ors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
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