The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-26
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raj Agricultural Ascension, will behed
during the week embracing Wednesday, the lath
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 10 aproper management Of The approaching
Fair, have adopted the following FRA
GEnxuAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening II is there'ore de'
srable 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 Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them
3D. The Association has an ample fund, and will.
in all cases become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF ITS
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) 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. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis. VIM Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition sha have first been sneredn the Secretarys
book or ,egistry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor saie--givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then c'assi-
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums (; and also 10 employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall De necessary Tor
the protection of the grounds and buildings, ana
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 sGnt for
eXhibitiOn--the statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a 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 ofcultvaton. IL an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, &c. II
Neede-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, 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 will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legble hand, and in style tit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the several county -Soeie
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation a report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proyements in farming, tiIlage, 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 tho servcra county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society. .s.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricutural and M,nufacturersExchang
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
a premium.
7th. Premiums is impossible to name in a no
tce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
| miums 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannOuncod
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, cmbIa cing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art. Ali then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, that, 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 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth All honor. And on all arti-
| cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 4 S will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever,arc general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 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
| rida VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what tits 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-
| pdrtmeDts, and to these committees 80 appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish sls of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. III order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
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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, 80 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 ai once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
| reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to gen.
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con.
tinuing the whole time.
| 1lth. Any alterations of, additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantr early
| Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2lh. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Billups, 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
to Civ 'isitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at thoss places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
80 s. AL. LII