The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-27

UfHERN CENTRAL
GRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION,
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cant,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lath
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribDg such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper 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-
tnue open until Friday evening i is therefore de-
srablc that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Con-
mittee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, aud VIII,
IN all cases. become responsible for the bookkeeping
OF articles which may be placed IN The hands OF us
officers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the Far, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
| to prevent thereby the leaving OF amy goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
| Association.
3d. 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 cxh-
ition shall have first been entere0in the Secretary's
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and 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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbition--ihe 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 ofcultivaton. 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 very old persons
tie value uses, &c. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information 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 Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultations a 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 of 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 serveral county
would n n vo hla
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and Nj ufacturers Elk change
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 sae and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no.
tce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
NUNS will he 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
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, emb, acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth = will be given on the third best
So. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
! cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS 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 to three doliars--these, how
ever,ar general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
Sth A hall will be prepared and assigned par-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, ncedie-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 10 this central
point induce us'to invite, and TO expect the pre-
scnce and contributions of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is IN name Southern
Central Agrc 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-
pdrtments, aud TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments In order TO the perfection Of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles Tor 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 NAV
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
clcs, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles The exhibition con
tnuing the whole time.
llth. Amy alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on