Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-19
SUMAC!
[ WILL Buy ANY AMOUNT OF oUMAo THAT
is PROPERLY GATHERED AND CURED. AND
PAY CASH FOR IT
a coordino to Quality as folloWs-deliv

n OAOI1 IOh Ii
According to Quality. as follows-deliv
ed at my
sUMAC & BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIRECTIONS.-The sumac should be taken
while the sap is still in tie lea Say as a gen
eral thing, during July August and September
and not after it has TUNED much red, and IN
no case after it has begun to dry up and dead
en- nor after the least frost.
The red berries should ali be thrown out.
The He or black sunac, as it is called, is as
good ak any. ,
1t may be wilted in the sun, but must be cured
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by
the sun or get wet, or be In such large quaint
ties as to heat in CUR ing-any OF which destroys
its color and Strength and renders it valueless.
[ should no t be thrown on tight hoor 10 cure
but raised up so to let the air get under It;
and bv shelving loosely much surface can De 90
tanned in a small pace, and the oumac WIZ
las one month before 1t is sufficiently cured to
be brough in for sale, and in bad weather even
a longer time ray be required to properly 0fy
il: for not only the leaf but the stem too, mus
be thoroug ly dry; all the sap must De dfleo ooS
~ that If viii snap shor off, like clay pipe
stem. or it cannot be received for it W i'll heas
and spoil- th ismust be tricty observed
However long Sumac may be taken or who
ever dry it may be, it will draw the dampness
| from the atmosphere IN damp time' anu nus
| We cannot reeeiye Sumac 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 wheh
! taken from the bush, and must not be Dleacheq1
| nor look dark and dead nor smell musty. II
( IS iu st as important to have your sumae gathef-
| cd at a proper time and in good condition WPfi-
| brought to market as any thing else. II sSc1
or dir o fany kind, or any oth5r KIND ok
! are found among it, it will not be boughtltU
| ric ot n II. and by mixing bad with COCA
| spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to faeilita
| the gathering of it you can strip OF the blades
/ that is take the little twigs upon which tbs
| leaves GROW. all Of which will be bought wins
| nropetlv cured, according to the absve dlree
| ions, and
| oNE.DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE GEMS
nar one hundred pounds will be paid for it it
| his condition. We prefer sumae stripped OF
| or bladed as above hut will buy threshed sre
| mac and pay for it according y as IT'S cleaneoS
provided it ha the greater part OF the stem ia
| Ken GU and is not made so ine as to prevent The
| seuara ton iwhat stem sremalns, and SO entire
| lv destroy the formation o the leaf, as to pre-
/ Vent the detection 0 f adulteration. So do not
/ cut itup or make it too tine IN any way.
| gha stripping of the leaves is apt to kill the
| spmoc and when the ak dies the roots con-
nected with it die lso; but if you W i'll cut the
old stalk down or break up the ground SO as 70
cutand separate the is, the sumae Will
sprout up better than ever.
When YOUR sumac is I'll ready for delivery,
baes viii be furnished for bringing it in; but
they must be we Il fl He'd and promptly returned
W ith care Apply for bags to the stores, or
| Factory on Bradde ok street. aoove the Run.
I WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAK BARK
That is properly taken and cured, and pay
] CASH Tor it at the rate of Six Dollars per COZ q
| delivered atmy Sulnac and Bark Mills, Hm'
chester Va. -, =
DInEcrIoNs.- Commence peeling the bark as
soon as the sap starts in the spring, and IN tax
ing it peel as much Of the tree as possible tandor
| bark is the best.
After it is peeled it mnstbe piled up loosely s.
| as 10 allow the air to pass freely through u
and perfectly dry it. The outer or rough IA "a
must always be kept up, in order to protect IN IN
inner or iieshy side from the weatherIwhlcL
he;no tbe part usod, must be kept bright and
| not allowed to mould or get wet, which inIure;
its color. eN,ru
June9s-6mo. ssyers cHEsTER, Va