The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-23

AaascI,I.rufnAt..A ASSOCIATION.
TIME Fifth Annual tah "' .''s S'"'n p hshaS
1 raj Agricultural Assoe'a,''oo', ~. ,a,t
during the week embracing "ea"csoat' vac : c,t'
day Of August next, when rs the "ay VI "'e a'
annual meeting al Atlanta Gcorgia
the Co,omittee charged with the duty OF pres
crlbinp suoh general rules as they may deem ne
cessaiy 10 proper management OF ihe apP'"Ao""s
Fair. have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
la The Fair Grounds and Buildings wili De
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con
tnue open until Friday evening. IL IS tnereiofe uo-
srable that all persons having ARTICLES ior eAh'pi-
lion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when .oin-
mtee will be there ready to receive thcm.
I'd The Association has ample fund, and VIII,
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 cheek
for the same) until the close OF the FAR, 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 inc
Association
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ. Cainoui' arc
appointed committee whose duty II shaii NC 70 SGT
that all articles entering the fair grouhos io' eAni
iton, shaI have first been eneredin the secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owner $
and residence--and price, ifor saie-eiVihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
fed and arranged by departments and IN such order
as to facilitate the labors ofthe several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary ior
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need In the arrangement
and labelling of articles. a5
4th There will positively be required, in all
eases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe 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 III
Neede-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 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style ut at ouce for the
press. tHA
5th. The delegations of the scryeral county Socie-
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes OF preparation. time planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the scrveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and NJ Manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
rs choice seeds, machines, stock &c---to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
It'll. Premiums.--It is impossible to name in no.
tice like this all the various articles to which pre-
mums 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-
mums 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 embr acing
svery 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
ia, that, all artisles of the highest crit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
IN any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth III Will be gwen; on the second best art-
cles cup worth 5 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 depar.
ments cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
best 3 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneou GUS 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 BIZ
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9th. hall win be prepared and assigned part
cularly 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 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
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whatitis in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
l0th- 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 ofreception shall furnish lists of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. LII order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all 10 take notice that articles tor exhibition
m ny 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 ofreception may
have their lists of articles, ana the several COM
miees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have amp.e tns TO make their
reports TO the annual meetn. "a Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales r'lav to gem
erai re-delivery of articles. The Nl,ei;;cn con-
tlnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or ad iEt, iC, ne
foregoing rules, will be published at i.,: .t
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual! Grafton will be NJ
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary M, g,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Blllups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18th The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain and Decatur,