The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-08
OUTHERN CEN RAJ
AI.nUr ,rJUTUTRAI. NSlD(sl TsION

AGRICULTURAL A00OClAIlON.
lrINtiE Fifth Annual Fair Of the Southern Cent,
raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4th
day Of August next, which Ia the day Of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
crbng such general rules ss they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII De
| opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibl
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
3D. The Association has an ample fund.- and will.
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keeping
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 their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. -
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secrearys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as 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
exhibition-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, 4 statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time Ofinventon, 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 planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, SC. II
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-
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.
5h The delegations of the serveraI county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tilage, 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 aud 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
O.. Al 1x.,x n IA
We request individuals who have a 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
a premium. EaGf
7th. Premiums. st is impossible to name in no
tice like this all, the various articles 10 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 fall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
Observe that il is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acing
avery thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
|
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium Of cup
| worth 10 will be gwen on the second best art-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
81. 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 honor; on the fourth,
u ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three doliars-these, how
rare general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 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. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what tits 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 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 this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnjoin
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 arti-
, 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-delivery Of articles The exhibition con.
tinuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta carly
: Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annual Grafton will be made or
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees