The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-02
SOUTHERN CEN I RIA L.
AGRICUI.TURAL ASSOCIATION.


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 will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana con
tnue open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when tom-
mlttec will be there ready to receive lheh' 80
ID The Association has an ample fund, and VIII
IN all cases become responsible lot the sie-hcepS
OF articles which may be placed IN The hands OF lis
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same) until the close OF The ar, when
will be announced beforehand, IN ample Time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
Sd. Mai A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shan be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi
iton slla have first been enieredin the Secretary 5
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, ffor sale-givihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
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 pohce 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 viii positively be required, in all
cases. a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor
maker. II Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
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time of planting, mode ofcutivation If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising SIC. IL
Ncede-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on If, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children very old persons
tie 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 a premium Will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgible hand, and ina style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the several county Socio-
ties arc requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements in farming, tlage, 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 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
SouthernAgrcultural andM ;nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale slich
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
nj n for i
premium
7th. Premiums. 1t 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 ii, 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, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
| every thing that is ingenious or useful ~ 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, all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, A grcultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth : 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
50. SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depart
T ments cup worth is will be given on the second
best s 2. so ON the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from 10 three dollars-these, how
cver,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. 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 20 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 it in name, Southern
! Central Agric ultural Association.
lUth The President upon a consultation with
such members he 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. Ill 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
mitees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
! reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii. be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery 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 annua! Grafton will be made on
| Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
! Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
| by Col John Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
I}th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
| Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ dsitors the opportunity of the aocommo-
dUtions otthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
7 H. or