Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-11-20
ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUMAC


will buy any amount Of sumac that. il
properly gathered and cured, and
PAY CASH FOR 1T m
According to Quality, as follows-Deliveie red
at my
Sumac & Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTIoNs.-Thcs uuac should be t.ken
while the sap is still in the leai-aDd before
it has turned much RED, say as general
thing, during July, August and September
Out in no case after it has begun to dry up and
dtaden, n or after the least frost.
The Red Berries should all be thrown out
The Little Low or Black Sumac, rs it is called
| ia as good any. Il
ltmay be wilted in the sun, but must be
| cured under cover, and not allowed to be burnt
| by the sun or to get wet or to be in such
| large quantities as to beat in curing-any OF
! which DESTROYS its color and strength and rem
| ders it yalueiess. 1t should not be thrown up
| on a tight floor to cure, but raised up, so az to
| let the air get under it. and By shelving loose.
| space, and the Sumac will cure fnster Al
Sumac should be gathered atfeast a month be-
tcre it is sufficiently cured to be brought in
for sale, and in bad weather even longer
time may be required 60 properly dry it, for
not only the leaf. but the stem too, must be
| thoroughly dry, the sap must De dried up,
so that 1t will snap short off, like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received. fer it will heat
| OSpolI-thlS must Do strictly observed.
| However long Sumae may have been taken
or however dry il may be, it viii draw the
dampness from the atmosphere in damp time,
and must not be be packed until it is perfectly
| driedout again. We cannet receive Sumac
when damp any more than when it is green.
1t must be dry.
Sumac shonld havessme green, bright color
and irest appearance when cured as when
taken from the bush and must not be bleached
nor look dark and deAd. nor smell nusty. It
a IyNr ANfo h -
gathered at the proper time ard in good con-
dltion when brought to market AZ anything
else Ii sand OF dirt Of any kind ofleayes, ar e
found among it, it will not be bought at any
spoil all.
The LEAF is what is wanted, bat to facilitate
| the gathering you can strip OF the blades
that Is. take the little twigs upon mEieh the
leaves grow-or you can cut stalk and all, and
when dry enough threeh it, and take ont the
stems, being careful not to make it too fine 80
as to,prevent the detea,ien of adalteration.
For good bright leaves, well eleaned-that
If free from stems and all impurities-One
Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents per hundred
parnas, will be paid and others bought aconr-
cingly. Will allow $l,00 per hundred for
Sumac delivered at any Il. K. Station.
The stripping of the leaves is apt to kill the
Sumac, and when tn stalk dies the roots con
nected with 1t die also, therefore, 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 Sumsc
gets too dry, ST. rs not to break it up too mu CHI
the stems can be easily separated leaving the
leat in good condition for bagglng when
thoroughly cured, and new shoots viii spring
up next season, bearing more and larger lie az e.
than the cid stalk.
When your Sum &C is all readn for delivery
BAGS will be furnished for-brip cling it in, but
they must be well filled and prompt ly returned
with case. APP ly for Bags to the Stores, c.
Factory on Braddock Street, above the Kun
| WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAh
BARK
That is properly taken and cured, and PAY
CASH FOR IT, at the rate of 81 per cord of
| ofl2s feet n eas1rement delivered at my
SUMAC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER
or $500 per cord, on Cars at any point.
| observation-disclosures peeling the bark
| as soon as ,he sap starts in the spring and in
taking it peel as much OF the tree as possible
| even the large limbs-for the young tender
| bark is the best.
The outside of the Bark must always be kept
| up, which will preventits curling, and it must
| be loosely led, SO az 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- theInn OF Heshy side from
| the weat her-which beng the part used, mus,
! be kept bright and not allow cd to mould or get
| wet, W hich Injuries Its color.
GERMAN SMITH.
june 12-3mo.