Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-06

GREAT NArr0EAL TRIAL CT MACHINERY AND INPLE-
ments OF every description per,s Ill & t. Agri3ul
ture and Household Manufactures at the Eth
Annual Far Of the United States Agricultu al
Society, to be held ct Louisville Ky during
the Fall of 1857.
The Oommtte of the United States Agricultural
Society, appointed at the eth snuusl meeting,
held at me Smithsonian Institution, in the city #
Washington, on tee l4-h of January, 1857, ito
designate the time and place and to make s the
necessary srar gements for national trial IN the
field Of agricultural implements and Hsqchin cry, re
spscttully invite the inventors aud manufac ureIs
OF ali such articles, both in the Uti ed States am
foreign countries, to psrti' ipats in public tt a
be made at Louisville Kentucky, under the aus
pices of the society, during the fall of 1857.
This new arrangement for the exhibition Of
agricultural implements and machinery of ell kinds
in actual operation results from q conviction on the
part Of the society that no just swards can be
made except upon practical working trial before
competent Judges: aud the fullest opportunity will
be afforded to test the comparative merits of the
various machines that may be entered as competi
tors for the awards, both regards land for field
implements and steam power for stationary ma
chinery.
separate trial Of TespeTs ana mowers will be
made a the approx rate season, special arrange
ments for which, as TO tins, place, s., will be an
nouncsd al an early date.
It's intended that this exhibition shall be on Il e
most extensive scale for the purpose of testing the
working qualities OF these important implements
more thoroughly than has yet been done on any
previous occasion, either ia the United States or
IN Europe
All articles from foreign countries intended for
exhibition may be consigned to the agent Of the
United States Agricultural Society, Louisville,
brvv I,a
stored free Of charge.
This brief announcement of the proposed trial Is
made st this early dare TO afford the most ample
time for the preparation and transmission Of ma
chiuery. A circular containing full particulars as
to regulations, premiums, etc. will be issued as
soon as prepared by the committee, ana will be
forwarded to persons who may apply to the Seere
tsry, Henry 5. OLoorT, American Institute, New
York.
To enable the society to make arrangements on
8 sufficiently liberia! scale, it ls requisite that the
com1itlee should know what articles will be Of
feed ;or competition and they therefore request
those iuVeutO's AID manufacturers who may be
disposed 70 unite IN the proposed trial 10 commu-
este n If luteL tons . the Secretary tier ear
hest convenience
CJBIaiise on Implements and Machinery Of The Uai-
ted States Agrieul,ura! Society
TENCH TILeHAM
Oxford, Nd, Chairman.
JOIN D. LASo,
Ea-sa orc, Maine
J T. WARDsR,
Springfield, Ohio.
9. Z WARIEG, Jr.
American Institute e, n. Y.
HESEY s. OLC IT,
WestchesIer Farm Scnool Y, Sec
WASHINGTON jan. l6, 1857.
Editors Of jurnss Of every description who are
d., r0ls to promote the interests OF agriculture
vii confer particular favor BY al insertion Of tie
above circular.
The head clerk OF large mercantile house was
Dragging rsll er largely Of the amount Of business
done by his firm "YOu may judge of it's ex
tent" said be- when tell You that tie q1ills for
our correspondence only, cost two thousand dol
lms yes!' POOH" said the clerk of another
house who was sitticg BY; what IS that to our
correspondence, whel l save four thousand dbl ar9
year in ink, from merely emitting to dot the s"
or TIE depot buIlhrgs, maclIue chops, etc
of the GeOrgis Ce1tral Re road Company So.
VannAh, cover 81 oes Of gr ind, and cost $780,
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