The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-30
SOUTHERN CEN IRA l.
AGRICIJ IlTURAL AHSOClATION.

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 VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tlnue open until Friday evening II IL therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles ior exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. 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. MARI A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj, 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 enteredn the Sccrearys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, ffor saie--giyiIig
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks as shall be necessary Tor
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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-ihe statement to he delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofnvcntion, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
NAL If horticultural or A OF Productg
mode of preparation Of land and soil manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultiyation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, sc. 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 premium will not be awarded to any ar-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
IN legiblc hand, and III a style tit at once for the
press.
9Th The delegations OF the several county Socie-
ties requested and enjoined 10 make out. upon
consultations, 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 cenntiees
the modes prepaIat time OF planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures of prescr:
wing aud increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the seryera county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM .nufacturersEx changc
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c.--lo carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no.
tice like this all, the various articles to which pre-
NUNS will be granted. However comprehensive
VIC might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed BY
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounccd,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
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, 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
p & d
cles cup worth S 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 9. SO; on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from 10 three dollars-these, how
everare general reguIaiors and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th hall will be prepared and assigned part-
cularly 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 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 VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it is in name a 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-
pdrtments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles cassec and arranged in their respective
departments order to the perfection of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnioin
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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
| reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
| Thursday vii! be devoted to saes-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 annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bi0ups, 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 late in the afternoon, to
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV hsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datlons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
| attendance upon the FAIR.
| 18th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,