The southern press., 1851-08-27
sou UTHENN CENTRA
A0@ICULTURALA ASSOCIATION.

day Of August next, which is the day OF the hfti
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
GEsEHAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will bt
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con
tlnue open until Friday evening. IL Is therefore de
sirable that all persons having articles for exhb
tion shall be ON the ground early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com.
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
"a The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all cases. become responsible for the safekeepDg
OIL articles which may be placed In the hands of It's
cheers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op, ortunty TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any good, 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 exh-
iton, sha have first been enteredn the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and resdence-and price, flor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then class
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, 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-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
maker IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultiyation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode Of raising, &C. If
Needie-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 legible hand, and in style fit ut once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consulation report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several countless of the inn
provements in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted. The leading products oftheir countless
the modes OF preparation. 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 sergeral 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
SouthernAgricultura and NJ ,nufacturers 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 sale, 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-
miums VIII 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 il, 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
me Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat Il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, empr acing
every thing Tat is ingenious 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
70, 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 l0 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 on all arti.
/ cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
mcnts cup worth 5 viii be given on the second
best 8 9. SO on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars-these, how
evera 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-
N l.udf for tl.u,s
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 TO 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
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 can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
portments, aud to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
az ucies classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these, regulations, will h-re repeat and enioin
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 NAV
have their lists of articles and the several com
mlttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cies, ana 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, VIII be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
I'm. The ennua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, OF Athens, Georgia
'Su. 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, 10
0riinn. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO CIV hsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens OF Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
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