Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-14

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Is, PROPERLY GATHERED AND CURED. AID
PAY CASH FOR IT!
According toQuality. as iollows-deliv
ed at my
SUMAC s BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIRECTI0NS.-The sumac should be taken
while the sap is still in tie lea say as A zen
eral thing, during July, August and September
and not after j, has NED much red, and in
no case after it has begun to dry up and dead
en- nor after the least frost.
Their berries should ali be thrown ou,
The He or black sumac, as it is called, is =
good as any.
1t may be wiltcd in the sun, bat must BE- cure.
under cover, andnCt allowed to be burnt ~
thc,Sap pr get wet, or be, in such large quaint
tiesas to heat-in eur ing-any uf which dtstrgvs
its color and 5 trength and renders it valueiefs
II should not be. thrown on a tight foor 20 cure
out raised up SO as 70 let the air get under it;
and by shelving La0sely much surface can be oS
| tanned in a small tPaee, and the Sumac will
cure faster. All sRmac should be gathered an
leas tone mon III before is sufficiently cured TO
be brough in for sale, and in bad weather even
a longer time NAV be required to proDerly drv
1t: Tor not cniY the Leaf bat the stem toe mus
be th0roug " dry; all The sap must be dried ouk
. that 1t viii snap short of, like a CLAY pine
stem, or it cannot be received, Tor it llheas
and spoil--th is must be tricily observed.
I1ONcfeF fOn9 tNuinac may De taken who
ever dry it may be, it W i'll draw the dampness
from the atmosphere in damp time, ana must
tbe packed until per iecsly dried out agair
We cannot receive Sumac when damp any moe
than when green. ] must be dry
Sumac shoald have the same green, bricht
color and fl esh appearance when cured as yber,
taken IRON the bush, and must not BE- bleac ca
nor look dark and dead nor smell iausty l.
Is ja st as important 70 have your sumac rat Dr.
cd at proper time ard In good coatiI.iou WI. p
Etou Ia Spt Ia 81
or dit o iany kind, or any 9th rkiud ofleav
are found among ii, ii viii not be baurhtl.
price at an, aad by mixing bad with good -
spoijaiI.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilits
the gathering of ityou strip OF the blades
that is, take the little twigs upon which tss
leaves grow, all ii winch " i'll be bought wis.
proper ~ cured, according to the above direc
ions and
ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENrk
per one hundred pounds viii be paid for it II
this condition. v prefer sunae stripped o.
or baded as above hut VIII buv thresbed an,
mae and pay Tor it accordingly rs ii is cleaned.
provided, x ha the greater part OF the stem "a
ken ou and IS notmadc SO fine as to prevent n.
separation iwhat stem remains and SO entire.
" destroy me formation 1.-The leaf, as to pre-.
vent the detection Of adulteratiua So do moi
cut up, or make it too fine in any way.
The stripping OF the leaves Is apt to kin the
sumae, ana when the stalk dies the roots con-
nected with 1t Csc iso; but Il yOu " Ill cut tha
old stalk dowa OF break up the ground so AZ to
outand separate the roots, tie sumae will
Sprout up better than ever.
When your sumac is q il ready for delivery
bags vii be furnished fer bringing it in: b1t
they must be We'll Tiled ana promptly returned
with care, Apply h.r bags to the stores, or
Factory on Bfaddeck street above the Run.
l WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAK BARK
That is property taken and cured, and pav
CASH Tor 1t al the rate of Six Dollars per g ND
deli ered atmy Sulnac and Bark Mills, ia.
CHESTER Va.
DmEeTtoXs.- Commence peeling the bark
soon as the sap starts in The spring. and int
ing 1t peel as much Of the tree as pessjhl
even the large lmbs--ior the young, ten
bark is The best.
After il is p eled il must be piled up loosely,
so IS to a iiow theaif 10 pass freely throaghi *
a perfectly dry it. The outer or rough side
must always b. Kept up, in ordar to protect tho.
innea or hesay side from the wcaiher-whicha
being the part ased, must be kept bright and not
allowed to mould or get wet, which INJURIES it
colof.
GERMAN SMITH
"a. JunelS-6mo WNsnksrAa, Va