Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-10-14

GUMAC h BARK!
y will buy any amount Of sumao that is properly
gathered aud cured. and PAY CASH FOR IT Accors
ding to quality, as folows-delYered at my
Sumac and Bark Mills. Winchester.
DIRECTIONS.-The Sunac should Sc taken whila
the sap still in the leaf-and before it has tur ed
august and forepart Of September, but in case
after it has begun to dry up and deaden, afteE
the least frost.
The Red Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Lc~ or Black auInsc, it is called, is as
good az any.
1t may be wilted in the sum- but must be cared
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by the
to be in such large quantities to hest in curing
any OF which destroys ITS color ana strength and
renders it yalue.ess It shculd not be thrown upon
tight floor cure, but raised up to lot the air
gel under it, and by shelving loosely, much surface
can be obtained IN q sniau space, and the SUInao
"II care faster. nSumac should be gathered &c
least month before it is sufficiently crred 10 be
brought in for sale, and in bad weather even 3
longer time may be required to properly dry it, Tor
not only the leaf bat its stem too must thorough
ly dry 50 that it will snap short OF, like clay pipe
spoil-this luust be strictly observed.
However long Stlmac may have been tsken OF owevep
dry it may be, il will draw the da1npnsss from the
atlno tphere in damp time, and must not be packed
until it is perfectly dried out agaih. We cannot re-
celVe SUmaC when damp any more then when it Is
green IT MUST BE DRY.
Sumac should nave the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured as Rhen taken
from the bush, and must not be bleachel, nor look
dark and dead, nor smell musty. It is Jus. i'm
time and in good condition when brought market
as anything else. If sand or Dirt OF any IND or any
other kind of leaves found among it, it will not
be bought at any price at all and by mixing poor
with good you spoil all.
The LEAF is what is wanted, but TO facilitate the
gathering you strip off, the blades-that Is take
the little twgs upon which the leaves Immediately
grow-or you cut stalk and all, and before the
stalks gets dry enough to break up thresh it, and
take out the STEMS being careful not to make it too
fine so as to prevent the detection u sdulteratiou
For good bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and all impurities One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Cents per hundred pounds will
be paid, and others bought accordingly, and alloE
$100 per hundred pounds at any station GA the rail-
road, and send bags for the shipping in, which
should be well packed and sewed up.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the Sunac
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
die also; therefore, would .reccemmend cuttiuS
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 Sumse gets too dry as not TO break up too
much-the stems can be easily. separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for bsggipg when
thoroughly cured; and shoots will spring up
next season, besring more and larger leaves than
the old stalk
When your sUMAC is all ready for delivery, BAGS
will be furnished for bringing it in, but they must
be well filed and properly returned with care. Any
onegetting Ba for others will ho held responsible
for the return of the same