The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-09


L raj Agricultural Association, win behed
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which Is the day of the 9Th
annual meeting At Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
crIbing such general rules Is they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
list The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhib-
llon, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
%. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases become responsible for the safekeeping
OF articles which may be placed In the hands Of its
eiicers and committees, Che owner taking check
Tor 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, David w.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard. and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shall have first been enieredln the Secretarys
book or regisry--then labelled tn the owners
name and residcnce-and price, if for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
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 protection Of the grounds and buildings, aud
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
exbibition-'he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL a 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 ofcultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, &c. IL
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 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 egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoncd to make out upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
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 appropriation. 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
Southern Agricultural and Nj nufacturcrs Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice DIS, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for SALE and alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th. Premiums 1T is impossible to name IN no
tce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
mi,ms 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 it is intended to give the action of
| the Association the very wdest'scope embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful IN business
| or Art Altthen, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
IT, that on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemens, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of q cup
worth :, 10 will be gwen; on the second best art-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
So 80; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth ! 5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third an honor on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dolars-these, how
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned pari
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 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
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 he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
portments, 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 hire 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
mIttees proceed at once to the examination of rti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
RI bp,.v Ia ,,,in hoI
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! GRAFTON will be made on
| Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
| by Col. John Bilups, of Athens, Georgia.
! 18Th. 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
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