The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-10
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A0WTCULTURAL A01OClATfON

raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the ath
day of August next, which il the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules AS they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds aud Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles Tor exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready TO receive them.
ID. The Association has ample fund, and will.
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF Its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover meir goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any 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 it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition sha have first been enieredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale-gving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
to facilitate the abors 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, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton-lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of inveniOn 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 plantng, mode ofcutivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. If
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, &C. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such Information 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-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral equity Socie-
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 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
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and MISUNDERSTANDING 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
premium
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tice 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 might be construed by
someinto exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very wdest'scope embI 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
department OF Stock Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth Us will be given, on the third best
| ~ SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth \ 5 will be given; on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor; on The fourth
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one 10 three dolars--these how
ever, general regulations and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
4 9th. hall will be prepared and assigned part-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, ncedle-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-
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
| rda. VIC 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 can call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their Irrespective de-
| pdrtments, and to these committees SO appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
| articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. Iii order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
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, that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the comTittce perception may
have their lists of articles, an, the several COM
mitees proceed at once to tnt examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ama'e ti'n, 10 make their
reports to the annual meetn. ~ W edneeday
Thursday will be devoted to sa;e-s II, ~ 10 gen
eral re-deivery of articles. The : ,Nu con-
tinuing the whole time.
| llth. Any alterations of, or al 81 70
foregoing rules, will be published at
Monday morning of the Fair week.
| 18th. The annual GRAFTON will be "a
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary NJ, e.,
Immediately nrpcednr the renors of cnr,,,,Att eaa