The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-15
SOUTHERN CENT RIA l.

SOUTHERN CENT RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
VvHE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will behed
during the week embracing Wednesday, the An
day Of August next, which is the day Of the nth
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 oil the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS. m
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings WIN DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning, anu con
tinue open until Friday evening II IS ihere'ore ue-
sirabe that all persons having articles 10, eAipi-
ton, shall be the ground as carry as Tr'uay VI
Saturday the 9th and 10th August wheh Coh-
mittec will be there ready to receive them
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and "ii
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 cheek
for 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 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 exhi-
ition, sha have first been enercdin the Secretary
| book or regstry-then labelled with the owners
name and residenceand price, iffor sale-giylhg
| 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 be necessary for
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
| 4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
| ,I,s,. far
exhibition-thc 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 ofpIanting, mode ofcultivaton. 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 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-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements made out
! in legbe hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
9Th. The delegations of the serveral county Socic-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proycmcnts in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or 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 seryeral 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 q Central
| SouthernAgricutural and NJ snufacturersEx change
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 sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums is impossible to name in no
tcc 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
Observe hat it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widestsscope, embr acine
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
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, 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 cur
worth III will be given on the second best arti.
cles cup worth will be given, on the third hes
~. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar.
4 ments cup worth IS will be gven on the secone
! best 2. SO on the third honor; on the fourth
J. I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
e premiums from one TO three dollars-these how
everare general regulations, and in particular CASE
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will b,
e permitted indeed are requested, to vary the rule
: 9th hall will be prepared and assigned parti
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
8 fruits, flowers paintings, needle work. &c. The
, are cordially invited to attend. Their assistanc
IN many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
n 9th. The facilities of getting to this centra
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
y citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
q rida. We hope they will unite with us in maxim
this institution indeed what tits in name, Souther
n Central Agric uItural Association.
~ 10Th. The President upon consultation wit
such members as he can call to his aid shall appou
!, committees and assign to them their respective de
- ptrtments, and to these committees so appointe
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of III
" articles classec and arranged in their respectiv
= departments. III order to the perfection of thu
s arrangement, the committee appointed to publis
- these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoi
- upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
9 may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10th Of August, so that whe
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee Of reception ma,
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at once to the examination of arti
., cles, and thereby have ample time to make thei
~ reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
- Thursday will! be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
: tnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, tn
le foregoing rules, will be published at Atante earl
A. Monday morning of the Fair week
Elh- The annua! Grafton will be made OF
: Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
s. by Col. John Blups, OF Athens, Georgia.
s. 18th. The Committee have the prospect O
i making arrangements with the Macon, State am
IN Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation car
early every morning and late in the afternoon, L