The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-04

" II
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the ith
day Of August next, which is the day of the nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper management ofthe approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS,
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII De
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening 1t IS therefore de
sirable that all persons having articles Tor eNhipi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday the 9Th and 10th August when Com-
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them
%. The Association has an ample fund, and VIII,
IN all cases, become responsible Tor The saie-keeplng
OF articles which may be placed IN The hands OF It's
officers and committees the owner taking check
for the same,l until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity TO recover their goods, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment oil the
Association.
3D. MARI A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James nj. Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi-
iton shall have first been enteredn the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, ifior saie--givhg
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
as to facilitate the abors ofhe several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary LOT
! the protection of the grounds and buildings, ana
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
exhibition--the statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time of invention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL 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, sc. If
Needle work Painting, or any work OF Art, the
| length of time bestowed 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 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.
| 5h The delegations Of the serveraI county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several countless Of the i'm
provemens in farming, tilage, drainil., and manu-
ring which have been are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of then cc,intiees
the modes 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 several county
societies would make up an 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
/ SouthernAgricultural and NJ, nulacturers Exchange
| We lest il,Hy dina la yEo hau ,,c
choice articles, who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock &c---to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
| a premium.
| 18th. Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in a mo-
tice like this all, the various articles to which pre-
NUNS 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 might be construed by
someinto an exclusion otall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widest'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, 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 cup
| worth 5 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
So. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
I Giles OF the highest merit in the remaining depnr.
ments cup worth ) 5 will be given on the second
best s 2. SO on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doliars--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
! Sth hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cuarly 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 TO this central
point induce us.to 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 is in name Southern
Central Agric ultura Association.
| 10Th. 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 classee and arranged in their respective
! departments. order to the perfection of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all 10 take notice that articles tor 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
mittees 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
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time. at
llth Any alterations of, or additions 90, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th- The annual GRAFTON will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding The reports of committees,
by Col. John BilIups, Of Athens, Georgia.
18th The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars