The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-22

AGRICULTURAL ASSOClAlIlorrs
THE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Sou,1e'1 s J
cal Agricultural Association, W So ta,h
during the week embracing ,b.' INV Of the fth
day of August next, when 10 my "'' "
annual meeting at Atlanta "eo,sia ~, oe ,r.s-
T,hs co,n,nistee charged with The duty Oh pres
erih;ng s,'sh general r,iles they may deem ne
eessary 10 proper management OF inc app o'oe
Fair. have adopted the following
GssEaAL REGuLArioss.
=, ~. Ea;y Grounds and Buildings VIII DC
,,,sned for visitors on Monday morning, ana con
tinue open until Friday evening IL Is the'eoi1 10
sirable that all persons having arucies ~, o s-
ton, shall be on the ground as early a. riuay u
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when ooh'-
mittee will be there ready to receive them. -,
ID The Association has ample iund, ana Will
in ali eases. become responsible for the sale-keepng
oil articles which may be placed IN the nahos o. i,S
officers and committees, the owner 'ahl'g cnocA
for the same) until the close oil the ar, winch
will be announced beforehand, IN ample Tune 70
give them opportunity to recover their goods, ana
70 prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
orticlesunprotected after the adjournment oil the
Associations. ~,
I'd MARI A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Cainoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shaii DC 70 soe
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi
tion shall have first been enteredin the secretary
hook or registry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, II for saie-giving
10 the owner corresponding Garland theh class-
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 ponce and
doorkeepers and clerks, shall be necessary ior
the projection 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 ior
exhibition--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, II Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time OF Inventions ana
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure ana
time ofplantng, mode ofcultvation. II an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, &C. III
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 persons
tie value uses, sc. 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 notce
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 seryera county Socie-
ties are requested and enloined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition oil
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 eparation. time OF planting and mod
of cultivation The means and measures of prescr-
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.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Nj nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles or who make them for sale such
choice seeds, machines stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th Premiums. is impossible 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
moi be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion TALL articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scopc, cmbI acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
OF art All then, with whatever they have for sale
OF 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 In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth : 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given, on the third best
8 2. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2. so ; on the third an honor; the fourth,
I'd 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. 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 absolutely me-
cessary to proper management,
9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce ussto 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 making
this institution indeed what It's in name, Southern
central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he calto 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 ciassec and arranged in their respective
departments. order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, viii 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
Monday morning, the committee perception may
have their lists Of articles anu the several COM
mttees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ampie tims to make their
reports to the annual meetin., ~ Wednesday,
Thursday viii be devoted to sales r,layt to gem
eral re-delivery of articles. The >l'>it;cn con-
tnung the whole time.
18th. Any alterations of, or all ht' &, '"t
foregoing rules, will be published at Y
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be N,
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary m" G,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
18th. 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,
IN t1,a