Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-10-28

CUMAC Il BARK!
~ will buy any amount of snmac that is properly
gathsreo and cured, and PAY CASH FOR IT accor-
ding to quality, as follows-delivered at my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTIONs.-The Sumac should be taken while
the sap Ii still in the leafand before has tur ed
much BED Ed s.y % genera thing during July
after it has begun to dry up and dleaden nor after
the least FROST
The Red Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Low, or Black Sumsc, it is called, is
good us any.
1t may be wilted in the sun, but must be cured
under cover and not allowed to be burnt by the
or to be in such large quantities heat curing
any of which destroys its color and strength and
rcnders 1T yalueess It should not be thrown upon
tight floor cure but raised up as let the air
get under it; and by shelving loosely, much surface
can be obtained in y small space. and the sumac
least month before it is sufficiently cured to be
Brought IN for sale, and in bad weather even q
longer time may be required to properly. dry it; for
not only the leaf but its stem too, miist be thorough
ly dry 80 that it will snap short o. like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received, for it will heat and
spoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Suuac may hare been taken or however
dry it may be- it will draw the dampness from the
atmo phere In damp time and must not be packed
until is perfectly dried out gaih. I'VE
crive Sumac when damp any more then when it is
green. IT MUST BE Dry
Surnac should have the green bright color
ana 1reSh appearance when cured when taken
from the bush, and must not be bleached look
dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t is just I'M
time and in good condition when brought to market
anything else. If sand dirt of any kind 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 wantsd but to facilitate the
gathering you can strip off, the blades-that is take
the little twgs upon which the leaves immediately
grow-or you can cut stalk and all, and before the
stalks gets dry enough to break up tiresh 1t, aud
take out the stems, being careful not it
fine 80 as to prevent the detection Of adulteratiou
For good bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and all impurities Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Cents per hundred pounds will
, be paid, and others bought accordingly and allow
90 per hundred pounds ut any station 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 Sumac
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
die aleo therefore, we w"ll1d recommend cutting
the stalk close to the sround-the branches will keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating
when first gathered and by little threshing before
the Sun.ae gets too dry, 50 not to break up too
much-the stems can be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for baeging when
thoroughly cured; and shoots will spring up
next season, bearing more and larger leaves than
the old stalk
When your sUMAC is all ready for delivery, BAGS
will be furnished for bringing it ill., but they must
be we'll filled and properly returned with Any
getting la for others will be held responsible
for thS return of the same.