The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-26
So THERN CEN IT RIA l.
,AnuICTTV.TURAL ASSOCIATION.

I sOUTHERN CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
7vHE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
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 ruics as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management ofthc 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 LOT exhipi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and VIII,
in all cases become responsible for The safc-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN The hands OF Its
officers and committees, Che owner taking check
for the samc,) 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.
3d. Max A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Exzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdcnce--and price, flor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
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
exhibition-the 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 or
maker. If horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree 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 or very old peraons
tie value uses, &C. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information 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 at once for the
press. e
5th The delegations of the serveral 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
pr0vements 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 nd 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 amount of valuable
infr Ia sent fhp uI,hl ho1
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ snufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice Seeds machines, stock, 8c--to carry
them there Tor SALE and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th. Premiums. is impossible to name in no.
ce like this ALL the various articles to which pre-
miIms 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 nit, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
| someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very wdest'scope, embr acjng
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art. All them 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
department of Stock Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth I'D will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth Us 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. will be given on the second
best g SO; on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dol.ars--thesc, how
everare 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 parli-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, ilowers paintings, neede-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-
| scnce and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida We hope they will unite with us in making
inns institution indeed what It's 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
a. ucies classeC ana arranged IN their respective
departments. III order to the perfection of this
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
mlttees proceed at the examination Of arti-
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-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
w ednesdau the dau nf The n, aoti,ox