Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-05

WILL Buy ANY AMOUNT OF SUMAo THAT
is PROPERLY GATHERED AND CURED, AND
PAY CASH FOR IT!
According to Quality, as follows-deliv.3

Il i SAAOAA 4 Wv Ia
According to Quality, as follows-deliv3
ed at my
sUdAC & BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIRECTIONS.-Th sumao should be taken
while the sap is still in the lea f-say as gen
eral thing, during July, August and September
and not aiter it ba turned much REQ, and in
no case after it has begun to dry up and dead
en- nor after the least frost.
Thered berries should all be thrown out.
The He or black sumac, as it is called, is as
good as any.
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by
the sun or get wet, or be IN such large quantI-
Jies as to heat in cur ing-anY OF which destroys
its cOIof and Strength and renders it 7alueless.
I should not be thrown on a tight floor 10 cure,
but raised up SO as to let the air get under it;
and by shelving loosely much spl lace can be OF
tanned IN a small tpace, and the Sumac viii
cure faster. All sumac should be gathered at
leas tone month before 1t is sufficiently cured to
be brough in for sale, and in bad weather even
a longer time may De required to properly dry
it, for not only the leaf, but the stem too, mus
be thsroug " dry; all the sap must be dried out
o that it viii snap shor oil, like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received for it W i'll heat
and spoil til is must be trictly observed.
However long Sumac may be taken or who
ever dry it may be, It III dlaW the dampness
from tae atmosphere in damp time, ana must
net ZEE packed UI3u per ieetiy dried out again.
we cannot receive 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 when
taken from the bush, and must not be bleached,
nor look dark and. dead, nor smell mnsty. 1t
Is ia st as important to have your snmac gather
ed at proper time and III good condition wPe0
brought to market as any thing else. II seCL
or diit any kind, or any other sind ofleav5
are found among it, it will not be eoRghtIkl
price at al, aud by mixing bad with COED
spoil all.
the gathering OF it you can strip OF the blades
that is, take the little twigs upon which th@
leaves grow all Of which viii be bought wha
properly cured, according to the above dires
ions, and
oNE.DoLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENT
per one hundred pounds viii be paid lor it is
this condition. We prefer sumac stripped o.
ar bladed as above bat viii hay threshed su.
mac and pay for it aecordingl y as it is cIeaneas
provided, il ha the greater part OF the stem ia
Ken GU aud is notmade so fine as to prevent the
separation eiWbat stem sremains, and SO entire.
" destroy tue formation the leaf, to pre-
vent the detection OF adu alteration. So do not
cut it up, or make it tee line Ia any way.
The stripping Of the leaves is apt to kill the
sumae and when the stalk dies the roots con-
neoted with it die also; but ii you i'll cut the
old sta TX down or break UP the groune, SO as to
cut and separate the roots, the suniac will
sprout up better than ever.
When your sumac is all ready for delivery,
bags vii De furnished for bringing it In; but
they must be ne Il He'd and promptly returned
it'll care, Apply Tor bags to the stores, or
Factory on Bradds ok street, ABOVE the Run.
| WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAK BARK
That is properly taken and cured; and pay
CASH for it at the rate of Six Dollars per eofd.
delivered atmy Sunac and Bark Mills, Vim
chester, Va
DlRrcrioSs.- Commence peeling the bark as
soon as the sap starts in the spring, and IN tax
inc it peel as much of the tree as possible
even the large Hmbs-for the young, tender
bark is the best.
After it is peeled it must be piled nplooseiy, 50
as to allow the air TO pass freely through II
and per1ectly dry it. The outer or rangh SD
must always be kept up, in order to protect IN
inner 0 / Heshy side ieom the weatner--W len
being the part used, must be kept bright ana
not allowed to mould or get wet, which Injuries
GERMAN SMITH.
Jurs1s-6ns. WySsEEsgER, Va