The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-28

x.,nTH ENN CENT RAL
Ai3RYCVY1xTVRAL II AS0OClATlON
rrHE fifih lAnnpsi,tsu Of thc southern Ien.;
i raj Agricultural Assocsauo'', wn ~. uo 's,h
day az Auenst next, which is the day OF the NTH
annual meeting al Atlanta Georgia
The Commiftee charged with tho duty oil pres
cribing such general rules Ms they may deem ne
ccssary to proper management oil the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana con
tinue open until Friday evening 1t IS herc'ore de
sirablo that all persons having articles foT cxhiDi
ton shall bo on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com-
mttee will be there ready to receive them. -.
3D. The Association has an ample fund, and Will,
in all cuses become responsible for the safe-keeping
Of articles which may be placed in the hands OF is
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the FAR, which
will ha announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby The leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after tho adjournment Of uhe
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Cainoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shsii DC 70 soc
that all articles entering the fair GROUNDS LOT exh
tion sha n have first been onteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor saie-g.ving
to the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
fed and arranged by departments, and In such order
as to facilitate the abors Of tho several committees
on premiums; and also to employ sucn Ponco s Gu.
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary ior
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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent LOT
exhibition-,he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, COST time ofinvention, ana
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure ana
time of planting mode ofcultivation. 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 Oh
labor; the age if by children or very old persons
tie value, uses &c. Since this Is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions OF tho Society,
visitors, patrons and members, all will take notice,
that premium " i'll 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 tit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the servcral county Socic-
ties are requested and enjOined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the inn
proyements 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 appropriation. 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and MtnufacturersEx Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
az choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
premium. fasg
It'll. Premiums. Sit is impossible to namo 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
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
p-emmlns, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
lnums for particular articles mightbe construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat i. 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 perna1ls
is, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
apartment of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, q premium Of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
50. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S will be given on the second
best 9. 50; on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, 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. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
culary to the Ladies for their garden products,
1ruits 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 10 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
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed whatits in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
loth. The President upon a 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 classcc and arranged in their respective
departments. In 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 srticles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
urday the 9th and 10th Of August, NO that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the com mittee PERCEPTION may
have their lists Of articles, anu the several COM
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have amp.e tim. to make their
reports to the annual meetins cn Wednesday
Thursday VIII be devoted to sales trliay to gen
sral re-deiivsry OF articles. The y ,:vi,:en con
tinuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterstions Of, or ad ht;>: u, M
foregoing rules, will be published at A.,l a :.
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th.- The annua! Grafton will be m,>
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversaryme ! &
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Bllups, Of Athens, Georgia
18th. The Committee have the prospect O
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia RAILROADS., to run accommodation car,
early every morning and late in the afternoon, ,o
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur