The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-16
OUTHERN GEN TRIAL

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AGRICULTURE ASSOClATION.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
| raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which is 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 and Buildings VIII DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning. ana con
tinue open until Friday evening. II IS therefore dc-
sirabe that all persons having articles Tor exhibl
ton, shall be on the ground as carry as rday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible Tor the saIe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands ol It's
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
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, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis VIM. EzZard, and James M calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
tion shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or Iegistry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale-givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
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, as shall he 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, a minute and accurate written statement
| ntr,s., rtNl tpr
exhibition--the 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. lf Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or 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-
| 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 serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned TO make out, upon
| 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 ofpreparation. 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 sent out in the published trans
| actions of the Society.
| 9Th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and anufac turersE Exchange
| We request individuals who have q surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for ale-such
as 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 an exclusion ofal 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, 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 III will be given on the second best arti.
cles cup worth S will be given on the third best
~. So on the fourth on honor. And on oil arti-
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given; on the second
best g. so on the third an honor; on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one 10 three dollars-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
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned part
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products
3 fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
e in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
! 9th The facilities of getting 70 this centra
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 what ii is in name Southern
? Central Agric ultura Association.
i 10th. The President upon a consultation will
: such members as he call to his aid shall appoin
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 classec and arranged in their respective
: departments. III order to the perfection of thu.
: arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoir
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 wher
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF articles and the several com
mitees proceed at once to the examination ofarti
!, cles, and thereby have ample time to make thei
- reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
:. Thursday will be devoted to ssles-Friday to gen
eral re-deliyery of articles. The exhibition con
tnung the whole time.
18th. Any alterations of, or additions to, tn,
e foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
l. Monday morning of the Fair week.
10Th. The annual Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
J, by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
j, 18th The Committee have the prospect o
i making arrangements with the Macon, State ant
n Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation carr
carly every morning and late in the cfe Z,