The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-04
OUTHERN CENTRAL
AG ASSOCIATION.

IN1E Finn Annual Falr Of the Southern Gent
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
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 they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con
tinuc open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles foy exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitlee will be there ready to receive them.
20. The Association has ample fund.- and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
omcers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the samc,) 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 nj. 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 enteredin the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, ffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, az 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--he 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. lf Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode of cultivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, &c. 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 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 a premium will not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
9Th. The delegations Of the servera county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
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 ofprepar 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 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
tharr Ayric f,,ca l.
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.
7th Premiums.lt is impossible to name in ano-
tice like this ali, the various articles to which pre-
mums 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 1t, 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, that it is intended to give tie action of
the Association the very widesL'scope, emDI acing
svery thing Tat is ingenious useful IN business
or art. All then, with whstever 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, "A grcultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining dcuar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doars-ihese 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.
Sth 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
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us'o invite, and TO expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
citizens OF Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what tits in name, Southern
Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon q consultation with
such members he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrimeDts, 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 be received 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
mltees proceed at once the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted TO sales-Friday to gen.
a1 xrt,. Il 4.
tnung the whole time.
llth Any alterations of, or additions 20, the
foregoing rules, viii be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
12th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
BIB. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars