Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-09-30

CUMAG Il BARK!
> viii buy any amount Of sso that is Properl,
ding to qua'ity, as follows-delivered at my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTfONS.-'The Suniac shoGld be taken while
the sap Y still in the ieaf-n before has ksr I'd
much RED; say as a general thing, dining July,
august and forepart of September, but i'll no ease
after it has begun to 6ry up and Geaden, after
the least frost.
| The Red. Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Low, or Black Sumac, it IS called, rs as
| good as any.
| 1t may be wilted in the sun. but must be cured
under cover, aud not allowed to be burnt by the sun
or to be i'll such large quantities to heat in curing
any of which destroys its color and strength ana
renders it valueless. 1t should not be thrown upon
tight floor cure. but raised up, to let the air
get under it, and by shelving loosely much surface
can be obtained i'll small space, and the SUnlac
| will cure faster. All Sumac should be gathered at
least mouth before it is sufficiently cured to be
brought i'll for sale, and in bad weather even a
longer time may be required to properly dry it: for
not only the leaf. but it's stem too, must be thorough
ly dry, 50 tina! it will snap short of like clay pipe
stem, or II cannot be received for it will heat and
spoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Sumae may have been .sken however
| dry it may be, it will draw the dampneas tram the
atmo phere in damp time, and must not be packed
until 1t Is perfectly dried out agaih We cannot re-
| crive Surlac when damp any then when 1t is
| green. IT MUST BE DRY.
; Sumac should have the same green, bright color
| and fresh appearances when cured when taken
from the bush, and nlsFst not be bleached ooS
dark and dead, nor smell nEusty. Is is just i'm
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time and i'll good coftltIon when brought nhrket
as anything else If sand dirt of any kind, any
other kind of leaves, found among Is it will not
be bought at any price at all; and by mixing poor
with good You spoil ALL
The LEAF is what is want9d, but to facilitate the
gathering You strip off, the bades-that is, take
the little twigs upon which the leaves immediately
grow-or you can 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
| fine to prevent the detection Of aduteratou.
For good bright leaves well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and astrpurities, One Eof
| lar and Twenty-Five Cents ISr ndndred pounds will
be paid, and others bought accordingly, and allo
81 90 per hundred pounds at any station on the rail-
road, aud send lays for TIE shipping in which
should be well packed and seNed up
The stripping of the leaves is apt kill the Sumao
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with
die also; therefore, would reccemmehd cutting
the stalk close to the groUnd-the branches will keep
the leases apars ana prevent them from heating
when first gathered and by little threshing before
the Sumae gets too dry, not to break up too
uluch-the stems can be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for bagging when
thoroughly cured; and shoots will spring up
next season, Bearing more and larger leaves than
| the old stalk
When your SUlT9G ss all ready for delivery BAGS
will be furnished for bringing it ill., but they must
be we'll filed and properly returned with Any
one getting Ba for others wlbs boht responsible
for the return of the same.