The southern press., 1852-01-06
eOUTHERN CENTAA.L- !.
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AGRICULTURAL A00OCIATION.
THE Fifth Annual Fair of the Southern Cont
i raj Agricultural Association, will beheld
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the 9TH
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 rulea as they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST Tho Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
srablc that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday tho 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 safe-keepng
ol articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
ofiicers and committees, Uhe owner taking check
for the same,) until the clove 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 exh
tion sha have first been enteredin the Secretary s
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residencc-and price, iffor sale-giving
to the owner acorresponding card-and then classi-
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
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, a minute and accurate written statement
i1Iuaf rofi nd in aricla am fnr
exhibition--the 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. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time ofplanting mode ofcultivation. 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, il by chdren,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 Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
9Th The delegations of the serycral 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, lllnge, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ceuntiees
the modes Of preparation. time ofplanting 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 amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. Ii is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and IN M.nufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no.
tce like this al 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 ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
OBSERVE hat it is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very wdcsl'scope, cmbI acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
ia, that on 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 cup
worth 4 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
ces cup worth will be given, on the third best
2. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 3 9. SO ; on the third honor on the fourth
q ns, -
premiums from one to three dollars--these, 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
9Th hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cuDarIy 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 70 this central
point induce usto 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 itis in name, Souheri
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appon,
committees and assign to them their irrespective de.
| pdrtments, and to these committees SO appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles cassec 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 enjoir
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 llsts OF articles, and the several com.
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby haze 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-
tinung the whole time.
| llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees.
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
| 18Th 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, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain and Decatur