Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-10-07

SUMAC & BARR
= will buy any amount of snmac 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.
DIRECTI0NS.-The sHmsc should be taken willis
the sap is still In the leafand before it has ed
much RED, say general thing, dnring July,
August and forepart Of September, but in no case
after it has begun to dry up and deaden, after
The Red Berries should oil be thrown out The
Little Low, or Black Sumac, as 1t is called, is as
good as any.
II may be wiltel in the sun, but must be cured
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by the
to be il such large quantities to heat ill curing
any of which destroys its color and strength and
renders it yaueless. 1t should not be thrown upon
tight floor TO cure, but raised up to let the air
get under it, and by shelving loosely, much surfsoe
can be obtained in small space, and the Sumec
will cure faster. All Sumsc should be gathered at
least month before it is sufficiently cured be
brought IN tor SALE and In bad weather even
longer time may be required to properly dry it; for
not only the leaf. bat its stem too must be thorough
1y dry. 50 that it win snap short of, like clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received for ii will heat and
| spoil-this must be strictly observed
However long Sumae may have been taken or however
dry it may be, it will draw the dampness from the
at1no phere IN damp time aud must not be packed
until is perfectly dried oat again. We canno. Re
ceive Sumac when dAn1a any more then when it 10
green. IT FINEST BE DRY.
Sslmac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured whom taken
from the bush, and must not be beached, look
dark and dead, nor smell rupsty. II is Just i'm
pOrtant to have your Sunac gathered the proper
tine and III good condition when brought to market
anything else. If sand dirt OF any kind, any
other kind of leaves, feand among it, it will not
be bought at any price Mt all; and by mixing poop
with good you spoil all
The LEAF is what is wanted hut to facilitate the
gathe-tns you can strip off, the badesthat s, take
the little tMfgs upon which the leaves Immediately
grow-oI 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 make 1t too
fine to prevent the detection Of aduteratiou.
For good bright leaves well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and ali 1inpurises, One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Ceuts per hundred pounds will
be paid, and others bought secor1ingly and ALLOW
Sl,00 per hundred pounds at sny station she rail-
road, and send bags for the shipping in, which
should be well pack ed and se,yed up.
The stripping of the leaves is apt to kill the Sumao
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
die also; therefore, would recommend cutting
the stalk close to the roud-the branches will keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating,
when first gathered and by little thTeshing before
| the Sumae gets too dry, not to break up too
niuch-the stems can be easily separated leaving
| the leaf in good condition for bxgging when
| thoroughly cured: and shoots will spring up
next season, bearing more and larger leaves than
| the old stalk
| When your 5U5TAC is sill ready for delivery, BAGS
viii be furnished for bringing It in, but they nuss
be well filed andpropetiy returned with Any
one getting Bass for others Will be held responsible
for the return OF the same.