The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-08
THEM CEN TRIAL
AGRICUITUHAL ASSOCIATION.

uhrine me week embracing wednesday, the ~
day Of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
crbng 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-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
tIon, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mIttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all eases, become responsible for the safekeeping
LOT articles which may be placed IN the hands OF its
cheers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the same) until the close OF the Fair, which
win be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP ortunty TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association.
3d. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard. and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, shall have first been enieredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--givng
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the ab0rs 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
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbiton-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
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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 ofplanting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising &c. If
Needle-work or Painting, OF 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 as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of the Society,"
visitors, patrons and members all will take notice,
that premium " ill 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 at once for the
press
5th. The delegations of the several 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, drainil,, and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes 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 scrveral county
societies would make up an 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
SouthernAgricultural and NJ nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surpIus 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.--It is impossible to name in no
tice like this all, the various articles 10 which pre-
NUNS 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
somcnto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widesi'scope, embr 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 on this point perhaps
is that on all articles of the highest merit in the
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium OF cup
worth III will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
50. 50; 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 .. SO on the third an honor on the fourth.
ID honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-these, how
ever,are 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 par,i-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needIe-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
IN many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
cesssry TO proper management
9Th. The facilities Of getting 70 this central
point induce us'o invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rda. We horc they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what tits in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, 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 thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here 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 arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Fridey to gen.
eral re-dehvery Of articles. The exhibition coa-
tinuing the whole time
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, 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 BilIups, 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
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
togiy nstors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations the good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided