Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-11-30

[ WILL Buy ANY AMOUNT OF oUMAC THAT
IS Observation-Disclosures AND CURED. AND
% PAY CASH FOR IT! 81 l-',
According to Quality, as folloWs-deliv
sios .asAissed atmy ,......r
sUMAG & BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
pIEECp1oNS.-The stmac should be taken
while the sap isstill in tie. lea SAY as gen
eral thing, during July, August and September
and not after il has luIEeG much red, and in
no case after it has begun to dry up and dead
en- nor after the least frost. as4..t.-t. s
f., Thered berries should al, be thrown out.
The He or black sul.ae, as it is called, is
good as any.stsess &c -e-~E e.. --s--E ..
: 1t may be Wilted in the sun but must be cured
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by
the sun or ge we t,aois be IL such large quanti-
ties as to heat in curing-any OF which DESTROYS
its color aud Strength and rene elsit vaueless.
Ii should not be thrown TIGHT BO9I 10. cure,
,bhtfaised ups so as 70 lei lhe AR get under II
and by shelving loosely, much surface can be oS
tanned in a small pace, and the Sumac will
cure faster. Ali snmac should be gathered at
leas one month before IT is sufficiently cured to
be brough in for sa lie, and in bad weather even
a longer time may be required to properly dry
it, tor not only tbs leaf but the stem too, mus
be thorouc " dry; Gfl the sap must be ried out
TO that itwi snap shorto lie like a clay. pipe
and spoil Ii is must be trictlv observed. ISL
| T Howcs err lon Q .Sumac may be taken or who
ever dry il NAV be, it " i'll fdlaw he dampness
| from the atmosphere in damp time, ana must
/ not be packed umrifl perfectly dried@Out again.
We cannot receive Sgmac when damp any more q,
| than VIXEN green. t must be dry.
Sumac should have the same green, brigAt
| color and fresh appearance When cured when Z
taken fnN The bush, ana must no be bleac ed,
nor look dark and dead, nor smell mnsty Ii
IS ia Il as IMPORTANT to have ytar sumae gats AZ
cd at a proper time and IN good condition vi L
brought to market as any thing else II So
or di o any Kind, or any other klad otlaasu3
are found .ainongsit, it wiz not be bouSh a.
price at all, and by mixing baldwin, soedy
spollaH. -#tf As*e4 De- e IS 81 ~
The leaf is what is wanted, bat, to faciI48
the gathering, OF it You can stiip 81 the blades
that is, take the little twigs bna3 which tk;ss
leaves grow, all ofwhleh will be bought whs
sprepel u xcured, according to the above dirtt
I ions, and says FF t+haAf &ata9
|oNE.DQLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENT
per one huulred pounds viii be paid for At il.
this CONDITION, We prefer sNmac stripped o.
or bladed as above but viii buy thresheGasg
mae and pay for il aceopdmgly as il is cleaneoyr
PROV ided, IL has the greater pal OF the stem
ken GU and is notmade so fine al TO preventthsa
separation civ nat stem sremains, and SO entlie e.
ly destroy the formation O the leaf, as TO pre-
vent the detection o. adu Iteration. So do not
cut itup, OF. make it too fine in any way. rs1srS
The strip ing Of the leaves is apt TO Kill the
sumac and when the stalk dies the iCot con-
nected with it die $50; but itayeu Wsili cut ths
old stalk down or break up the ground 50 as ts
Gu and separate the roo Is, The sumac VIII
sproUt up better4than eyef>a is s2Ht 3 Ef sB4
Mben your spmae is ALREADY for dehTerYs
bags will be furnished Tor bringing It IL; but
they must be NE d ii He'd sud promptly resoTned
with care, Apply iur.bags to the Slates, or
Factory on Bradds OK street ABOVE the Kun,
WILL ALSO. BUY BLACK OAK BARK
That is properly taken and cured, and bay
CASH Tor it at the1rate of SlxiDollars per. G nd
delivered atmy Suinac and BARK Nils, In
-. 70 ft- sas sAa
Din hcrloNsl Commence peeling the bark -
soon as the sapsstarts in (he .spilng, and IN ia
inc it peel as much OF the tree as possieieS-
even the large Alimbs-for theyoung, tend
bark is the BEST ,. gssr8sf Is sal aterss. a.ss
liter tits peeled it must be piled Up loosely,
so as to lloM IL az % pass Freely throagh it
az dpsrfectlv q vsit. IT be ioUtHror cough side
must, alwsNs ~ kept up. mo- ssr toprotect the
iuneI o. fesAy SIDE ON tue wealher-whfeh
being the 5srl sod mast be zepthei shta I'D not
allowed to inepld ~ get wstsl which nlpres At
s'alss'i seiesa 80 seERAAN SMITH. -
Junels--sno WMsREsExx VA