The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-05
SOUTHERN 'CENTRAL
AaRJCUII.TURAL ASSOCIATION.

! The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
crbng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management Of the approaching
FAIR, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors Oh Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles ior exhiDi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday, the oh and 10Th August when CON-
mittee will be there ready to receive them
Cd The Association has an ample fund.- and Will,
in all cases become responsible for the safekeeping
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 Far, 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. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhl-
on, sha have first been enteredln the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence---and price, ifor sale--giving
to the owner a corresponding cardand then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labers Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkecpers and clerks as shall DC necessary for
such clerks they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
Attn There will positively be required, IN all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbtion--the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time Of invGation, 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 ofcultivation. II 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 il, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children or very old persons
tic 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 legiblc hand and in style fit at once for the
press. A
5th. The delegations of the serveraI county Socie-
ties requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements 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. 81 9
| 9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAg Agricultural and Manufacturers 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.-lt is impossible to name in no.
tice like this all the various articles to which pre-
mums 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 vet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion fall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widest'seope embr acine
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
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 i S will be given on the third hes
So. SO; on the fourth an honor And on all art
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
( ments cup worth IS will be given on the seconc
best 3 9 SO; on the third an honor; on the fourth
: Cd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles
e premiums from one to three dollars-these, how
ever, are neutrality-suspicious., and in particular CASE
. or cases of peculiar merit the committees will b,
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule
: 9th A hail will be prepared and assigned part
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
5 fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. The,
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 70 this centra
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
rida. We hope they will unite with us in maxim,
this Institution indeed what ii is in name Southern
, Central Agric nltural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation witt
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoin
committees and assign to them Retrospective de
ptrtments, and to these committees so apponte,
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of thu
articles classeG and arranged in their RESPECTIVE,
departments IN order to the perfection of tn!
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoil
upon all to Ia Ike notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10th of August, so that wher
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
nlttees proceed at once to the examination of arti
ces, and thereby have ample time to make the
!, reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
era re-deliyery of articles The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
l1th. Any alterations Of or additions TO, tn,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
, by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
i, 18th. The Committee have the prospect o
: making arrangements with the Macon, State anc
n Georgia Railroads, to accommodation car.
early every morning and late in the afternoon, tc
. Griffin. Marietta Stone Mountain, and Decatur
!, to CIV hsltors the opportunity of the accommo
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while il
, attendance upon the FAIR.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta hnye nrnyilef