Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
ADVER EASEMENTS.
SUMAC
will buy any; amount of Sumac that i
properly gathered and cured, and
tgfss PAY CASH FOR TT

VIII ouy any amount OF Sumac that j
properly gathered and cured, and
! s PAY CASH FOR IT
According to Quality, as follows-Delive-et
i straw at my fse
i Sumac q Bark Mills, Winchester.
/ DIRECTIoNs.-Thc sumac should be taker
i while the sap is still in the leaf-and befor,
it has turned much RED, say as genera
thing, during July, August and September
but IN no case after it las begun to dry up anc
4 deaden, nor after the least FROST
mn I've TED Berries should all bs thrown out
The Little Low, or Black Sumac, as it is called
| is as good as ny. a4
ltm may be wilted in the sun, but must he
| cured under cover,and not allowed to be burnt
/ ny the sun or to get wet, or to be in such
| large quantities as t. heat in curiug-any Of
| which destroys its color and strength and rem +
i ders- it valueless. 1t should not be thrown nm
4 on tight floor to cure, but raised uo, SO as To
, , the ar get under it, and by shelving loose
y, much surface can be obtained in small
| space, and the Sumac will cure faster. All
Sumac should be gathered atNeast month be-
!ore 1t is sufficiently cured to be brought in
ior sale, and in bad weather even longer
I'm c may pc required SO properly dry it, for
thoroughly dry, all the sap must be dried up.
SO that twill snap short off, like CLAW pipe
stem, or 1t cannot be received, for it will heat
spoll-thls must be strictly observed.
| A.o"C'ci iuHS cuMdc may nave been taken
1 or however Dry it, may be, it will draw the
| dampness from the atmosphere in damp time,
ana must not be be packed until it is perfectly
! dried out again. We cannet receive Su,nac
when damp any more than whenit is green !.
1t must be dry.
Sumac shonld have same green, bright color
| and frest appearance when cured as when
| taken from the bush, and must not be bleacbed
nor look dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t
is Just as important to have your Sumac
| a fto 4
ditlon when brought to market as any thing
| else. If sand OF dirt Of any kind ofleayes. are
found among it, it will not be bought at any
price at all, an by mixing pad with good you
The LEA + is what is wanted, but to facilitate
| the gathering you can strip off the blades
that Is, take the little twigs upon mhich the
leaves grow-or you can cut stalk and all, and
when dry enough thresh it, and take out the
| stems, being careful not to make il too fine so
| as to prevent the deteatien of adulteration.
for gooo bright leaves. well eleaned-that
IS iree from stems and all impurities-One
Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents per hundred
paunds, will be paid and others bought accor-
olngiy. Will allow Sl,00 per hundred for
Sumac delivered at any K. K. Station
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the
Sumac, and when the stalk dies the roots con-
nected with it die also, thel efore, we would
recommend cutting the stalk close tc the ground
the branches will keep the leaves apart and
prevent them from heating, wnen first gathered
and BY little threshing before the Sumac
gets too dry, 50 as not to break it up too much
the stems can be easily separated, leaving the
leaf in good condition for bagglng when
thoroughly cured, and new shoots viii spring
up next season, bearing more and larger leaves
than the old stalk. :.
When your Sumac is.all reado for delivery,
BAGS will be furnished for bring ing it in, but
they must be well filled and prompt y returned
with case. APP " for Bags to the Stores, q
FACTORY on Braddock Street, above the Run.
l WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAK
BARK &E-: t.-E
That isproperly taken and cured, and PAY
CASH FOR III, at the rate of 81 per cord of
OF lzo feet easurement delivered at my
SUMAC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER
or 800 per cord, on Cars at any point
observation-disclosures peeling the bark
as soon as the sap starts in the spring and in
taking it peel as much of the tree rs possible
even the laI &c limbs-for the young tender
bark is the best.
The outside of the Bark must ALWAYS be kent
up, which will prev ent its curling, and it must
be loosely led, so as to allow the air to pass
freely through it, and perfectly dry it. The
outer or rough side must always be kept up, in
order to .protec, the inner or feshy side from
the weather-which being the part used, mus
wet, which INJURIES its color.
GERMAN SMITH.
june 12-3mo.