The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-16

cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to a proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GEsEnAL RreuLArI
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning and CON
tinue open until Friday evening Ii is therefore de
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mittee viii be there ready TO receive 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, (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
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
|. Association.
Sd. Matk A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
iton, sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or iegisiry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, if for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed 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, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
4th. There viii positively be required, in all
| cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibtion--lhe 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 ofcultivaton. 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 il by children or very old persons
tie value, uses SC 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 art-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made ont
in legible hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The dolegatons Of the serveral county Socie-
| Ties are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultations a report of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provcments in farming tilage, draining and manu-
! ring which have been or are in progress Of ba;np
| 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 seryeral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent ont in The published trans
actions of the Society,"
| 9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
| SouthernAgricutura and snuiacturersE Exc change
| We request individuals who have slIrplus 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 xhibiiion for
premium.
| It'll Premiums II is impossible TO name in ano-
tce like this all the various articles TO which pre-
miuns will be granted However COMMUNICATIVE
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 deservinp
premiums lest therefore the announcement Of nre.
mums for particular articles might be construed nv
somento an exclusion of all articles unannounced
| the Committee requests the peonle generally ~
observe that it is intended to give IKE action of
the Association the very widestssoope. embracing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art Ali then, with whatever thew have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The onIy
regulation further necessary on this point pernaps
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 a premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
80 so on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining denort
ments cup worth IS will be given ON The second
best q So on the third an honor on ,he fourth
ID honor On miner and miscellaneous ar,cles
nremiums from one 10 three doUarsthese how,
ever are general repuatiors and in nart;c,i n.s
or cases of neculiar merit H. nY,r',aos ali ha
nermitted indeed are reonested 70 uarv ,ba rin
Sin. hall win he nren,red and ASSIGNED nart;.
cularlv 10 the ladies' for thor narden rnod1ats
fruits aowers naint;n,s nao5ia 81 r TN.
are Cordially invited 20 ottana Tha;n as.;.,a,,o
in many denartments of tbe for l. ahaolntaIr ne
cessary 10 nrnner ,oanon ,lu % ny
OIL tn foppii;,;aa aS i.,: ,L;
no;n, i,d,na 80 80, W 1919 y sn,s poi'rai
polna 5 ,u'I ,ueie' anu 20 eAPect the pre-
s;ti anT $3.50: oi nhInJ oi our lelo"
r;da W. ba,o ,ha, nnana'a' loii,essee ana 10
nopo sey WIN UNITE WIN US IN making
Wa' Is III ha"ie aooutherh
Nentrai Agric uiturai Associauon
i"'h. ihe flesident upon a consultation with
such members as nc can cal TO ms aid, snail appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
partnehts, ana TO these committees so appointed