The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.
TIME 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 filth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
eessary 10 proper management oil The approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GEHERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, aud con-
tinue open until Friday evening. It Is therefore de'
srablc that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them
I'd The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the saic-kccping
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands o. ITS
officers and committees, Qhe owner taking a check
Tor the sante,) until the close OF the falr whch
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 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 NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion shall have first been enieredin The Secretarys
book or registry---then labelled til the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--gving
to tho owner corresponding Garland then classi-
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
doorkcepers 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
exhibition--ihe 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. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure aud
time Of planting, mode ofcutivaion 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, OF 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5h The delegations Of the several county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoincd to make cut, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provemcnts in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes Of pre- paration. time of planting and mod
Of cultivation. he means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
inf tiou To he "a nj the ptthlisha1
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ. nufacturers 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.
! It'll. Premiums. lit is impossible to name In no.
tice like this ali, the various articles TO which pre-
NUNS w III 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 mgilb be Construed b,
! someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannOunced,
the Committee requests the people generally tc
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful in brsines.
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
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 arli-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
AZ. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth $ IS win be given ;on the second
4 l. q IA IL a., .l
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from TO three dollars--thesc, 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 parti-
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 ne
ccssary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 10 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
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what lis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appon,
committees and assign to them Retrospective de-
pGrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
a.ticlvs cIassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hsre repeat and enjoir
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, that wher
the President shall appoint his committees or
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
cles, and thereby have ample time to make Their
| reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday viii. be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
era re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, thu
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th The ANNA. Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John BiIlups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18Th The Committee have the prospect o