The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-02
SOUTH RN CEN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOClATION.

during the week embracing "Wednesday, the l4th
day of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
criblng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management of the approaching
FAR, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened Tor visitors on Monday morning, and con
nue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
uon, 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.
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
IN all cases. become responsible for the sae-keeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of its
Cihcers and committees, the owner taking check
ior The same,) until the close of the Fair, which
wilibe 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, Max A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EZZard, and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty ii shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition, sha have first been enieredn the Secreiarys
book or iegistry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffur sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card--aud then 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 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 will positively be required III all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the 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 ofcultivation IL an AnimaL
the pedigree or stock, age mode Of raising, &c. If
Needle-Work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed it, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children very old persons
tie value, uses, SIC. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of the Society,
visitors patrons aud 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 on,
in Iegibe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned TO make out, upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tiliage drainii, 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 amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ nufacturers Elk change
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 alone for exhibition for
! a premium.
7th. Premiums. sit is impossible to name in no.
tice like this ali, the various articles 10 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 II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion of all articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, emDI aciag
svery thing that is ingenious or useful IN bgsiness
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, 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 a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth I S will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best ; 2. so on the third ali honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one to three dollars-,hese how
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 parti-
| cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to a proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce uso invite, and to expect the pre-
| sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It's in name Southern
| Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pdrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classeC and arranged in their respective
| departments. Ia order to the perfection of this
| arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will 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 commiuees
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several
mitees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
! Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlante early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
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,
to Civ iisitors the opportunity of the accommo-
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