Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-11-18

! sep 2 en- 1ls: lis VI. Lombard Street. Baltimore
- will buy any amount of sunac that is properly
gathered and cured, and PAY. CASH FOR IT accor-
ding to quality, as follows delivered at my
| Sumac and Bark mills, Winchester.
DIRECTIONs.-The,S umac should be taken while
the sap is still III the eaf-and before it has tur ed
m nsns Han Say as gsaarsl thing dnring July
after it has begun to dry up and deaden, after
The Ksd Berries should iii be thrown out. The
Little Low, OF Black Samac,; as it il. called, Is
good any.
1t may be; witefl. in the san, but must be cured
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by the sun
or to be ia such argequantes as to heat i'll curing
any Of which destroysts eolor and strength aud;
renders it vaueless: It should not be thrown upon
tight floor to cure but raised up to let the air
get under it; and by sheltie loosely, much surface
! can be obtained in 4 small space. and the Sumae
Will cure faster. AltSuthac should be gathered at
least month before it is uHhciently cured to be
drought in for sale, and in bad weather
longer time may be requiied to properly dry it, for
~ dry that it wilfsnap short off, like clay pip
stem, it cannot he received for it will heat and
| spoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Slmac may have been taken or however
dry it may he, it will draw the danpness from the
atmo phere in damp time, and must not be packed
until it is perfectly dried out again. We cannot re-
c-ive Sumac when damp any more then when it is
green IT 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 musty. 1t is just as i'm
portant to have your Sumac gathered al the proper
time and in good condition when brought to market
anything else. If sand or dirt of any kind any
other kind of leaves found among it, it will
be bought at any price at all and by mixing poor
with good you spoil all.
The LEAF is WHAT'S wanted, but to facilitate tbs
gathering you strip off, the blades-that it, take
the little twigs upon which the leaves Immediately
grow-or yor can cut stalk and all, and before the
stalks gets dry enough to Break up thresh it, and
take out the stems being not to make it too
fine SO as to prevent the detection Of adulteratiou.
For good bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and all Impurities, One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Ceuts per hundred pounds will
be paid, and others bought accordingly, and ALLOW
81 90 per hundred pounds at any station the rail
road, and send bays for the shipping in, which
should be well packed and sewed up
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the Sumac
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with ii
die also; therefore, would recommend emitting
the stalk close to the ground-the branches will keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating,
when first gathered and by little threshing before
the Sumae gets too dry, as not to break up too
much-the stems can be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for bagging when
thoroughly cured. and shoots viii spring up
next season, bearing more and larger leaves than
the old stalk -
When your sUMAC ia all ready for delivery, BAGS
will be furnished for bringing it in, but they must
be we'll filled and properly Returned with care. ANY
one getting Ba for ohers will be held responsible
for the return OF the same