The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-22

sOUTHERN CENThXL
AGRICULTURAL "A SSOClAMlON.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 4th
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 10 proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lat The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
unue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibl-
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
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 for the sae-keepng
Of articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, 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.. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Petors, 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 exhi
iton, shall have first been enteredn the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence---and price, flor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
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. sts SSH
9TH. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--thc statement to he 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. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising SC. II
Needlc-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 worry old persons
the 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.
5th. The delegations of the servcral county SociS-
ties are requested and enioined to make out upon
consultations, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several countless of the inn
provemcnts in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes of 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 servcral county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair q Central
SouthernAgricutura andM .nufacurersE Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, Stock &c.--to carry
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
18th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
ticc like this oil, 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 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, cmbI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
OF art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
is, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemcnts, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given, on the third best
| 2. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 will be given ;on the second
best 81. SO ; on the third honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from to three dollars-thcse, 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 A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
| fruits, flowers paintings, needlo-work, &c They
| arc 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It's in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
i 10Th The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pfrtments, and to these committees so appointed
The committee OF reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classeG 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 enjoin
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 when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at once to the examination of art-
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-devery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to-, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
! Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on