The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-27
THERN CEN Il RIA l.
RIrIJITUJRAI4 ASSOClATlON,

FINHE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent
raj Agricultural Association, will behcld
during tho week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to 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
unue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles ior exhDi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as riday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to recsYe them.
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and Will
IN all cases. become responsible for The saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF Its
officers and committees, (he 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, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Associ ation.
Sd. Mar1 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 Tor exh-
iton sha lhave first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or repistry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, if for sale-givihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors 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
statement q he
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinventon, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, &C. If
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 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 legbc hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations fthe several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provemcnts 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 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 in the published trans
actions of the Society.
fifth II is desirable To maize the Fair n (,entr,l
neutrality-suspicious. aud MsnufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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. 1t is impossible to name man
tce like this all the various articles TO which pre-
miunls will he granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not he embraced init, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
somento an exclusion oil all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests The people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action OF
the Association tho very widest'scope, embr acing
svery 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
II
department oil Stock, Mechanics Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
| in any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth y 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS 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 depart
ments cup worth s 5 will be given ION the second
best SO. so; on the third an honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doliars-thcse 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.
| 18th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
culary to the Ladies for their garden products,
| 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
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 consultation with
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
| 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 art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterations Of or additions to- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
| Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annua! orntion will be made on
wednesday, the day of the Anniversary nesting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bilups, OF Athens, Georgia.
, l3ts. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and