The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-21

so UTHEHN GENIE A
| AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cont,
/ / raj Agricultural Association will behcid
during the week embracing Wednesday, tho ath
day Of August next, which is the day Of the nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL RxGuLArIoss.
| LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tlnue opefuntI Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirabc that all persons having articles Tor exhioi-
ton, shall be on the ground AS carly as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when a Com
mittce will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and WILL,
IN all eases, become responsible for The saie-Eecpng
Of articles which may be placed in the hands OF IT'S
officers and committees, Qhe 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 M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ion shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
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
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, 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
tinpa md pYp mr. eu for
exhibiton-lhe 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. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode ofraising, &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 pcraons
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 will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the seryeral county Soce-
| ties are requested and cnjoned to make out, upon
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! Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm.
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or arc in progress Of being
adopted The leading products Of Their ccunticcs
the modes OF preparation. time ofplanting 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 10 be sent out III the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. II is desirable 10 make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and M.nufacturcrs 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 no, alone for exhibition for
| a premium.
| 7th. Premiums Ill is impossible to name in a no
tce like this all the various articles 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe that it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acing
svery thing that is ingenious useful In business
or art. All them with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il, 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 s 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth { S will be given on the third best
= so; on the fourth an honor. And Oh all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depaF.
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best 9. SO /; on the third an honor the fourth,
| ID honor. On INNER and miscellaneous articles,
| prp m nm fcOn n dol
ever, are general regulations and particular case
! or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will 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 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 70 This central
point induce us',o invite, and TO expect the pre-
sencc and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee aud Flo
rlda. 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 a consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
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arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, viii hre repeat, and cnjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9ih 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
mttees proceed at once TO the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on "Wednesday.
Thursday viii! be devoted TO sales--Frday to gen
eral re-dehvery of articles. The exhibition con
| tinuing 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.
l2th- 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.
l3th' The Committee have the prospect of
MAKING arrangements with the Macon, State and
georgia Railroads, to run accommodation
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain and Decatur