The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-06

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THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
| / raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the lsth
day Of August next, which is the day OF tho fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with he duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GESEaAL REGULATORS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
linue open until Friday evening. It's therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ng articles for exhibi-
llon, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 20 receive them.
| I'd The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the safekeeping
% articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
Ulcers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op. ortunty to recover their goods, aud
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any gods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
| Association. e',ifH
3D.. Mark A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, Wm Ezzard, aud james Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, sha lhave first been eneredn The cretary s
book or registry--then labelled w tn the owners
name and resdeuce--and price, iffor sale--giying
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, aud 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. a aie 81
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article .cnt for
exhibition-.he statement 10 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 and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising. &c. IL
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length Of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount OF
labor the age, IL 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 " i'll not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in style tit at once for the
press.
| 5th The delegations the scryeral county Socic-
ties are requested and enjoincd TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless of the i'm
proyements in farming, tiage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products of thcii countless
the modes preparation. 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 scrveral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
"a II - IA. Al, IT, n.
Southern Agricultural and NJ Eufacturers 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 sae and not alone for exhibition for
a premium. M
7th. Premiums. 1t 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 II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe Construed BY
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unaDnounced
the Committee requests the people generally io
observe, hat 1t is intended to give tic action oil
the Association the very widest'scope, emu. AGING
every thing that is ingenious useful in business
or art. All them with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
IL, that, all articles Of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock Mechanics Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
| 81 SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all att
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
menis cup worth 5 5 will be given on the second
best 5 g 50 on the third honor on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--these, how
ever ARE 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 pari-
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, 80. They
are cordially invited to attend Their assistance
in many deg artmens of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us to invite, and To expect the pre-
sencc and contributions OF many OF our fellow
citizens II Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and = To-
rida We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
| Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments, aud to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
Aiticles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of tins
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will hire repeat, and epioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
urday the 9th and 10Th Of August, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday pparning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF artice9, and the several COM
mittees proceed at once 10 the examination OF arli
cles. and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports TO the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gem
eral re-delivery of Articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time. rH
llth Any alterations Of, or additions to, The
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week. @ 9'l
l2h. The annua! Grafton will be made on