The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-15

AcRfCT1LLrUSlLH sS0ciHTioN.
TIME Fifth Annual Fair OF the Southern Cont,
raj Agricultural Association, will bshed
during the week embracing Wednesday, the 18th
day OF August next, which is tho 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
csssary to a 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, and con
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be 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 safekeeping
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 il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi
ition sha have first been enteredin the Secretarys
name and residence--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 lab0rs 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
ilustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time of invention, 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 ofplanting, mode ofcultvaton. IL an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, Sc 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 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.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enloined to make out, upon
consulaton, a report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
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 appropriation. 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
SouthernAgricultura and MtnufacturersExch
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
premium.
It'll Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
NUNS will be granted. However comprehensive
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
so.neinto 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 widest'scope, embr 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 TURNER necessary on tns point perhaps
is that all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
Elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth y 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth is will be given, the third best
~. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
| cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth S s will be given on the second
best 9. SO on the third honor; on the fourth,
| Cd honor. On miner and Miscellaneous articles
premiums from to three dollars-these, how
everare 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 part.
cuarly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-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 It's in name Southern
Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as 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. iii order to the perfection of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
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 ana the several COM
mitees proceed at once tnt examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ampe ttme to make their
reports to the annual meetin. " W etnesday
Thursday will be devoted to sa - T., nv to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The : N'>n con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or ad IT,, =,
foregoing rules, will be published at \ ,,
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be NJ
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversarym 6,