Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-09

7 WILL BUY any amount Of Sumac that is pro
| / perly gathered and cured, and pay
CASH FOR ITl
according TO quality, rs follows--delivered at my
! Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
| DIREcTIoNs The Sumac should be taken rhH
| the sap is still IN the ieaf-say a general thing
during July, August and September, and not AT
ter il has turned much Red, and in no case after
it has begun to dry up and deaden nor after TIT
| least frost.
The Red Berries should oil be thrown out. The
! He or Black Sumac, as it is called, is as good a
any. cum hr, mr.t be cnro5
yuJcr corcr and no, :sllowed to be 'arm by th'
sun or to get ret, or to be In sch large auaH'
as to heat in curiug-ony of which destroys :, :,
color and strength and renders it rdiueteo,. II
should not be thrown upon tight floor to cure,
but raised up so as to let the air get under il
| and by shelving loosely, much surface can be OBJ
tanned in a small space, and the Sumac will cure
faster. All Sumac should be gathered at least a
month before it is sufficiently cured to be brought
in for sale, and in dry weather even longer time
may be required to properly dry it; fo- not only
| the leaf, but the stem, too, must be thoroughly
dry al The sap must be dried ont, so that it will
snap short off, like clay pipe stem, or it cannot
be received, for ii will heat and spo-this must be
| strictly obserred.
However long Sumac may have been taken or
however dry it may be, il will draw the dampness
from the atmosphere in a 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. IT MUsT Be Day.
Sumac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured as when taken
from the bush. and must not be Jeached, nor look
dark and dead, nor smell austy. 1t is just as i'm
portant to have your Sumac gathered at the pro-
per time and in good condition when brought to
market as anything else. If sand or dirt of any
kind, or any other kind Of leaves, are found
among it, it will not be bought at any price at all;
anL by mixing bad with good you spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering of il YOU can strip of the blades-that
is, take the little trigs upon which the leaves
grow, all of waich will be bought when properly
cured according to the above directions, and
ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
per one hundred pounds will be paid for il in this
condition. We prefer Sumac stripped off or blad
cd as above, but will buy threshed Sumac and
pay for il accordingly as it is cleaned; provided,
it has the greater part of the stem taken out and
is not made so fine as to prevent the separation Of
what stems remains, and so entirely destroy the
formation Of the leaf, as to prevent the detection
of adulteratiOn. So do not cut il up, or make il
too fine in any way.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the Su
mac and when the stalk dies the roots connected
with it die also; but if you will cut the old stalk
down, break up the ground so as to cut and
separate the roots, the Sumac will sprout again
better than ever.
When your Sumac is all ready for delivery,
BAGS will be furnished for bringing it in; but
they must be pel filled and promptly returned rih
care. Apply for Bags to the stores, or Factory
on Braddoek street, above the Run.