The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-23

as to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums (; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the projection 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
cxhihition--he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, a statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, 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 of cultivation 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, 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,"
vistors 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 legiblc hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined 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 are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes appropriation. time ofplanting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
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.
9th. It is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and NJ nufacturersE 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
premium.
7th. Prcmiums.-lt 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 and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat 1t is intended 70 give tie action of
the Association the very widest'scope empr acing
every thing that'is ingenious useful in business
or art Al 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 In
plemcnts, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
y. SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best 8 g. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dol.ars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in narticuIar case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed are requested. TO yary the rule
9Th A hall will be prenared and ASSIGNED narti
cularly to the Ladies for their garden nroducts
fruits flowers paintings. needle.work SO. Tbev
are cordially invited 10 attend Their ass;stancs
in many decartments of the fair is absolutely ne
ccssary to a proper management,
9th. The facilities Of getting IN This centro,
noint ;nduce us.to invite ond ~ .xoo., ~ 49,,
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