The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-02

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ITNHE Fifth Annual Fair of'the Southern Cent
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheit
during the Wsek ambrpQdAx Wednesday, theAAti
day Of August next, which il the day Of the mi
annual meeting at Atlantis Georgia
The C0mmittss charged with The duty Of pres
cribing such general rules Is they may deem ne
ccsssry 70 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
0EnExAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened forvisitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirablc that all pers0us having articles ioy exhibi
ton, shall be on the ground early ss Friday OF
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them.
%. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the keeping
Oh articles which may be placed IN the hands Of ts
cheers aud committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until tile 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. Marx 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 tho fair grounds for exh
tion, sha have first been eneredn the Secretary .
book regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--nnd price, If for sale--xiying
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
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 al they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles. 4ip
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton-the statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, and
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 Of planting, mode ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or 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 or very old persons
tie value, uses, &c. Since this is The 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 legibe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the servcral county Soce-
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, liage, 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 preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information to be sent out i'll the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable TO make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and N nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surpIus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale -such
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
tice like this all, the various articles TO 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-
miums for particular articles might be Construed by
someinto all 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 widest'scope, embracing
avery thing that 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
H. that, all articles Of the highest merit in the
department oil Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
PIGMENTS, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, a premium Of cup
worth ~ will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth A. will be given on the third best
81. so; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
mcnts cup worth IS will be given ION 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 dollars-these, how
A
or cases of pecniisr merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9TH hall Will be prepared and assigned pari-
cuiarly 10 the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, peedle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited 70 attend Their assistance
In many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary 10 proper management
9Th. The facilities OF getting 10 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 whatitis in name Southern
Central Agric nltural Association.
10Th. The President upon coDsuItation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
Pdrimenfs, and 70 these committees so appointed
The committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
Iucies Chased and arranged in their respective
departments In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, inc 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-
urdsY the 9Th and 10th of August, 80 that when
The Prrsifent shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, The committee OF reception may
hive their lists Of articles, and the several COM
rn'stees proceed at once TO the examination Of art
clss, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales Friday to gen
erai re-delivery of articea. The exhibition con-
tinulng the whole time
ll,h. Any alterations of, or additions 10. the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlantr early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton win be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immAdIntely preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Biups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation cars
early every morning and Iaie in the sft0rpoon, 10
Griffin Maristta, Stone Mountain, and Dece.ar,
TO Civ 'is'tors the opportunity Of the accommo-