The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-03

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
| i raj Agricultural Association, will bcheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribipg such general rules as they may deem
cessary TO aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted tho following
GENERAL REGULATIONS
! LIST 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 exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 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
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
cheers 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, DavidW.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun,
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition shall have first been enteredin the Secrearys
book or regstry--then labelled tn the owners
name and residence--and price, il for sale--gving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the lnbors 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 aud accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| he IN he
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. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode OF preparation of land and soil, manure and
time OF planting, mode ofcultiyation. Ii an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode Of raising, &C. Ii
Neede-work or Painting or any work of Art, the
length OF time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, il 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
| illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the seryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and cnjoined to make out upon
consultation a report of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tllage, draniL,, and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of theiI countless
the modes OF preparation. time 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 bc sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
,lt,.~. Il =.
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
premium.
7th. Premiums-It is impossible to name in no
tice 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action of
The Association tho very widest'scope embracing
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
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; on the second best art-
cles cup worth $ 5 will be given, on the third best
50. So on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
j ces of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS viii be given on the second
best =. SO on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from TO three dol,ars-these how
ever,arc general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees viii 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, fiowers 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-.
sencc 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.
lo'h, The President upon consultation with |
such members he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pTtments, 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 10 publish !
|
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
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mitees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, 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
tinung the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
| Monday morning of the Fair week
l2tf. The annua. Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniv ersary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Bups, of Athens, Georgia.
| l3th The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur