Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-11-23

| WILL Buy ANY AMOUNT OF &UNAc THAT
Is PROPERLY GATHERED AND CURED, AID
PAY CASH FOR 1T /!
According to Quality, as ioll0Ws-dehT
ed at my
SUMAC & BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIRECTIONS.-The samac should be taken
while the sap is still in Tie lea say as a gen
eral thing, during July August and S,eptelober
and not after IL ba tulHed much red, and II
no case after it has begun to dry up and dead
en- nor after the least frost.
Tbered berries should ali be thrown OFT
The He or black sunac, as it is called, Is rs
good as any.
II may be wilted il the sun. but must be cures
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by
the sun or &c wet, or be in such large quaint
ties as to heat in cur ing-any OF which destroys
lis color and Strength and rerCtTs Il vaiuelGsss
II should not be thrown on a .2ht ho0r 10 care,
but raised up so to let the air get under 1t;
and by shelving loosely, much surface can be OF
tanned in a small space. and the Sumae viii
cure faster. All sumac should be gathered at
eas one mon tn before 1t is sufficiently cured to
be brough in for sale, and in bad weather even
a longer time may ne required to properly dry
it, Tor net only the leaf. but the stem too, mus
be thoroug " dry; all the sap must be dried out
that it Will snap shor OF, like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received, for it will heat
and spoil tn is must be trictly observed.
However long Sumac may be taken or who
ever dry it may be, twill draw the dampness
from the atmosphere in damp time, ana must
not be packed until per tectly dried out again.
We cannot receive Sumae when damp any more
than when green. 1t must be dry.
Sumac should have the same green, bright
color and fresh appearance when cured as when
taken iron the bush, and must not be bleaC ed,
nor look dark ana dead, nor smell mDsty II
is III st as important 10 have your sumac gat
cd at proper time and in good condition WI =
brought to market as any thing else. Ii sal
or dilt ofany kind, or any 9th kind oflea@
are found among it, it win not be boughtltl
price at all, aud by mixing bad With gosdyx
spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facfIta
the gathering of it you can strip of the bladeS
that is, take the tile twigs upon which tn
leaves grow, all Of which will be bought whe
properly cured, according to the above dirse
ions, and
ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIYE CENT
per one hundred pounds will be paid for it is
this condition. We prefer sumac stripped CT
or bladed above but VIII buy threshed 81.
mac and pay for 1t accol ding y it is cleaned
provided, ii ha the greater part of the stem t.
ken GU and is not made so fine as to prevent ths
separatio what stem remains, and so entire
ly destroy the formation the leaf, as to pre-,
vent the detection o adu ltera ton. SO do nos
cut it up, or make it too fine in any way
The stripping of the leaves is apt to kill tie
sumac, and when the stalk dies The roots con
nected with it iealso; but il you " I'll cut It's
old stalk down or break gp The ground so Is e
cut and separate the ols, the suInac VII
sprout up better than ever.
" hen your sEmac is a Il ready for deliver,
bags Willie uunished for bringing it in; h5a
they must be we Il hed and promptly retuyaea
with care, Apply ior bags to the store &
Factory on Bradde ok street, ABOVE the Run.
l WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAK Rank
That is properly taken ana cured, and pay
CASH lori at the rate Of SIX Dollars Pc no
delivered atny Sunao and Bark Mills, Ia
chester, Va.
DIRrcrloNs.- Commence peehng the bark Is
soon as the sap starts in the spring, ana n Is >
ing 1t peel as much OF the tree possible
even the large Anls-tor the young, tend
bark is the best
After it is peeled it must pileda9 loosely
as to allow the air to pa freely through
and per tectly dry it. III IS outer or rouse
must always be kept up, order 70 pfo1ses
inner heshy side from the eather-W
being the part used, mu st be kept bFiehs
not allowed to mould or gel wet, which ~
its color. 100000
GERMAN SAI4H.
JGusls-6mo NEeEEsF-Es VA