Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-10-02

properly gathered and cured, and -s.
PAY CASH FOR 1T
According to Quality, as follows-Delive.ed
at my
Su1nac g Bark Mills, Winchester.
g DIRECTIOSS.-Thc Sumac should be taken
while the sap is still in the leaf--and before
it has turned much RED, say as a general
thing, during July. August and September,
but IN no case alter it has begun to dry up and
deaden, nor after the least frost.
TIE Red Berries should all BE- thrown out.
The Little Low, or Black Sumac, as it is called
is as good as any. q
1t may be wiited 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 heat In curug-any of
which destroys its color and strenet tn and rem
ders it valueless. 1t should not be thrown up
on tight floor to cure, but raised up, so as to
let the air get under it, and BY shelving loose.
ly, much surface can be obtained in small
space, and the Sumac will cure faster. All
Sumac should be gathered atNeast month be-
fore it is sufficiently cured to be brought in
for sale, and in bad weather even a longer
time may be required SO properly dry it, for
not only the leaf. but the stem too, must be
thoroughly dry, all the zap mus / be dried up,
so that will snap short Oft, like a clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received, for it will heat
dspoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Sumac may have been taken
or however dry ii may be, it will draw the
dampness from the atmosphere in damp time,
and must not be be packed until it is perfectly
dried out again. We cannet receive Surnac
when damp any more than when it is green
| 1t must be dry.
Sumac shonld have So ME green bright color
and frest appearance when cured as when
| taken from the bash, and must not be bleached
nor look dark and dead, nor smell musty.- il
is Just as important TO have your Sumac
| gathered at the proper time and in good con
dition when Brought to market as anything
| else. lfsand or dirt Of any kind ofleaves, are
| found amcug it, it win not be bought at any
price at all, adj BY mixing pad with good you
| spoil all.
! The LEAF is what is anted, but to facilitate
| the gathering you can strip off the blades
that Is, take the little twigs upon mkich the
leaves grow-or you can cit stalk and all, and
when dry enough thresh it, and take out the
stems, being careful not to make it too fine SC
as to prevent the deteatien of adulteration.
For good bright LEAVES, we'll eleaned--tha al
is free from stems and all impurities-On
Dollar and twenty-five Cents per hundred
| Paunds, will be paid and others bought acc"r-
DINGHY. Will allow $l,Oo per hundred fol
Sumac delivered at any X. K. Station.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the
Sumac, and when tn stalk dies the roots con
nected with it die also, thel efore, we would
| recommend cutting the stalk close tc the grount
the branches will keep the leaves apart ant
prevent them from heating, wnen first gathered
and by a little threshing before the Sumat
| gets too dry, 80 as not to break it up too much
1.-THE stems can be easily separated. leaving thu
| feai in good condition for bagglng Wher
thoroughly cured, and new shoots viii spring
I up next season, bearing more and larger lea e
than the old stalk.
When your Sum &C is all reado for delivery
| BAGS will be furnished for bring ing it in, Blu
they must be well filled and prompt " returned
| with case. APP ly for Bags to the Stores, {.
Factory on Braddock Street, above the Run.
[ WILL ALSO BUY BLACK OAh
BARK ,.t... ....
That is properly taken and cured, and PAY
CASH FOR LII, at the rate of 81 per cord o
| of rs feet easurement delivered at my
SUMAC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER
| or Sc, per cord, on Cars t any point
| ECTI0NS.-Commence peeling the bar
as soon as ,he sap starts in the spring and ir
taking it peel as much of the tree as possible
even the laI ge limbs-for the Young tepde
bark is the best.
The outside OF the Bari must always be KEEP
up, which will prevent - curling, and it mus
be loosely p led so as to allow the air to pas
freely through it. and perfectly cry it. The
outer or rough side must always be kept up, in
order to .protec. the inner or ffeshy side from
the weather-which being the part used, mus.
wet, W hich Injuries Its color.
GERMAN SMITH.
june 12-3mo.