The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-27
SOU HERN CENT RAIL
AGRICULTURAL A SSOCIATION

/ raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l1tf'
day Of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cnblng such general rules as they may deem no
cessary to aproper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tlnue open until Friday evening II Is tfyc'ore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles fog exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as t1oy or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when ON
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 saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF It's
officers and committees, the owner taking check
for the samc,) until the close oil The Fair, winch
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time TO
give them opportunity TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of amy goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF The
Association.
3D. Marx 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 Tor eXhi-
ion, sha have first been entercdn the Secretary IS
book or iegistry--then labelled with the owners
name and residencc--and price, iffor sale--giyihg
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, shall be necessary for
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 for
exhibition-he statement to be delivered to the
incfn Gia ant
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 of planting, mode ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising &c. If
Needlc-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
the 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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the several county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition Of
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 ofpreparaton. 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 an amount Of valuable
information to be sentou in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and MISUNDERSTANDING
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, Stock &n----to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
It'll. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in ano-
uce 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 therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
someinto all exclusion ofal articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat i. is intended to give the action of
the Association the very wdesl'scope, embr acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
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 on all articles of the highest merit in the
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 will be given, on the third best
50. 80; on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining dcpar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best S g. SO on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doars--thesc, how
eyerare general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed arc requested, to vary the rule.
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, ilowers paintings, needlc-work, DC. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
ccssary to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
sencc 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 lis in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members hecan 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 classcc and arranged in their respective
departments LII order TO the perfection of this
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 committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mt'ees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time,
18th. 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 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 fiators the opportunity of the accommo-
dationa ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
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