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CUMAC.
will buy any amount Of SUMAC thai Is prop
erly gathered and cured and
PAY CASH FOR TT

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will buy any amount Of SUMAC thai Is prep
erly gathered and cured and
PAY CASH FOR 1T
according to its Quality, as folows-Delivercd at
my Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester, Va.
DIRECTIONS:
The Sumac should not be taken before the leafs
thoroughly maturcd-say the middle of July. II
can be gathered long the leaves will stick TO
the stem or until killed by the frost. Its turning
RED does not hurt il. The little black sumac, as it
is called, is as good as any. The Red Berries must
be thrown out.
Ii NAV be wllted in the sun. must be cured under
corer and not allowed 10 be tSrst by the SUM- or 10
yet ret or 10 be in such large quantic; NJ 20 hea,
in curing, any Of which destroys its color and
strength and renders il ralueess Ii should not be
thrown upon a tight floor to cure, but raised up so
as TO let the air get under it. All Sumac should be
gathered nj least 4 month before il is sufficiently
cured to be brought in for SALE and in bad weather
even longer time NAV be required TO properly
dry it: for not only the leaf but the stem too, must
be thoroughly dry. Al The sap must be dried out,
so thatth stem will snap short of like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received for it will heat aud
spoil. This must BE- Strictly Obserrcd.
However long Sumac may have been taken or
however dry il may he, il will draw The dlmpne,s
from the atmosphere in damp time, and must not
be packed until it is perfectly dried out again.
We cannot receive Sumac when damp any more
than when il is green. liz MUST Bg Day.
Sumac should be the same bright color when
cured as when taken from the BUSH and must not
look dark or smeH mHsty. II is just as important
10 have your Sumac in good order when brought
to market as thing else. IL sand or dart or any
other kind of leaves found among il, il will not
be bought at any price at all.
The leaf il what is wanted, but b. facilitate the
gathering Of it. you can strip off the blades-that
is, take the iuc tuigs upon which the leaves grow,
all Of which will be bought when properly cured,
according to the above directions, and one Dol
LAR K Fifty Cents per one hundred pounds will
be paid for it in this condition. We prefer Sumac
stripped off baded above, but will bny thresll-
ed Sumac and pay for il according as il is cleaned,
providing Ii has the greater part of the stem Ia
ken out and is not made so fine to entirely de-
stroy the formation of the leaf and thus prevent the
detection of aduteration. Don't cHt il up.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the Su-
mac. and when the stock dies the roots connected
with ii die also but if you will cut the old stock
down, the roots will sprout up again better than
ever. When your Sumaci is all ready for delivery,
BAGS will be furnished for bringing it in; but
they must be nell filled and promptly returned Nth
care Apply for bags at the stores, or Factory on
Braddock street, above the Run.
will also buy all the BLACK OAK BARK that
is properly taken and dried and pay cash for il at
the rate of EIGHT DOLLARS PER CORD, deliv-
cred at my Sumac and Bark Mills, Braddock St,
above the Run, Winchester Va.
DmEcrroSS.-lou can commence taking tho
bark as soon rs the sap starts in the spring. After
pceling. il must be piled up loosely so as to allow
the air to pass freely through il, with the outer or
rough side up, in order to protect the inner bark,
which is the part used from tho weather.
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester, June q, ls6o.-Gm.