The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-16
SOUTH ERIN CEN T RA l.
ACRIcu ASCOT ALTON.

rIyHE Fifth Annual Fair Of tho Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the IAN
day OF August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribipg such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 aproper 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, ana con
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having artcles ior exhoi-
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.
Cd The Association has ample fund, and Will,
in all cases, become responsible Tor The saie-keePing
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF lis
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 OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall be 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
iton sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, II for sale-glvhg
TO the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors 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, aud
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
l.x.. h., lAJ.s 10,
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time fplanting, mode ofcultvation. II an Animal,
the pedigree 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 mar 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 egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless 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 appropriation. 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 amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th II ia Desirable n makc tho Fair Captrol
SouthernAgricultura landM,nufacturersEx Exchange
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
premium.
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossibe to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
miums 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 yet richly deserving
premiums, lest theI etore the announcement of pre-
mums 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, embracing
every thing that is ingenious or useful In business
OF art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
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department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium Of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best art-
cles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
y .. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mcnts cup worth & S will be given on the second
best 3. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dollars-these 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.
| 9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 70 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it in name, Southern
| Central Agric ultural Association.
lUth. 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 classeG and arranged in their respective
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arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to lake notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10th of August, 30 that when
the President shall appoint bis committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles and the several COM
mttees proceed at to 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
era 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
Wednesday, the day oft the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Billups, Of Athens, Georgia.
i 18Th. The COMMITTEES have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to Civ, fIsitOrs the OppOrtllnity of the accommo.