The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-11
4 THERN CEN Il RA L.
GRICJTITlJRAI. AS&OClATION,

+ SOUTHERN CENTRAL i3
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
lTNHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, tho lath
day OF August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia f
The Committee charged with the duty Of pros
cribiug such general rules as they may deem no.
cessary to aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following 5 L
ssff GESERAL REGULATIONS.
let The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and CON
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi
tion shall be ON the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9lh and 10th August when Com
mitteeIwill be there ready TO receive them,
ID The Association has an ample fund, and Will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeePng
OF articles which may be phced in the hands OF ITS
cfficers 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 it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have first been eneredn the Secretary $
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
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
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL Machine a 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 ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, Sc. If
Needlc-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 very old pei 20
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 a style fit at oncesfor the
press. ~ n 9fe n
9Th 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 counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, drainilg and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes ofpreparation. time Of planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of prescr-
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. a
9th. It is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and M.nufacturersE 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
| q premium. ,y
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible to name ii a no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
NUNS 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, hat ii is intended to give tie action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acng
svery thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
4 come.
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is that, 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 will be given on the third best
! 8 2. so; on the fourth an honor And on all art
! cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth s. will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third honor; on the fourth
! ID honor. On miner and miscel laneous 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
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
culariy 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 70 this central
point induce ussto 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 is in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
/ 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pdrtments, 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 enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may perceived 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-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
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. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early
Monday morning of the Fair week. :,
18th. The nnnua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,