The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-06
SOUTHERN CEN TRIAL
GRIEuuyTuJRAL ASSOCIATION

during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4ti
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to apropcr management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| general REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds aud Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
unue open until Friday evening. II IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles Tor exhibi
uon, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mittce will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will
IN all cases, become responsible for The saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
oficers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same) until the close Of the Far, 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 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shat have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdcnce-and price, if for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled 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 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
illustratingand explaining every article sent for
exhibtion-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, q statement
of is powers and uses cost, time of invention, 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 ofplanting, mode ofcultyaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, Sc 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 very old persons
tie value, uses, sc. 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.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined 10 make out. upon
consultation a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
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 Central
SouthernAgricutura andM .nufacturersE change
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 sale and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
9TH. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles 10 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 it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
mums for particular articles mightbe construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action oil
the Association the very widest'scope, embra cing
every thing that is ingenious or useful In business
| or art. All then, with wbateyer they have for sale
or exhibition, are INVITED 10 come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is 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 cup
worth : 10 will be given ION the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS will be given, the third best
: 2. so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best .. so on the third honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dolars-lhese how
ever, ARE general regulations and in particular case
! or cases of peculiar merit the committees win be
lr,pr frd MD SfaIt tk.r n.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly 10 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 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 what in name Southern
Central Agric uitural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, 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 10 the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnjoin
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may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10th of August, SO that when
the Preaident 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 erti
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con.
tinuing the whole time. I
llth. Any alterations Of, OF 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
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
/ by Col. John Biups, Of Athens, Georgia.
18th. The COMMITTEES have the prospect Of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation cart
early every morning and late in the afternoon, &C
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to CIV ,sitors the opportunity Of the accommo
dations ftbe good Hotels at those places while In
attendance upon the Fair.
l4tb. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the aborous business o.
| he far