Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-02
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CUMAC & BARK!
- | will buy any amount of slrnac that is properly
gathered and cured, and PAY CASH FOR IT accor-
dug to quality, Us follows-deivered at my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTIONS.-The Sulnac should be taken while
the sap s still in the leaf-and before it has tur 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, nor after
The Red Berries should all bs thrown out. The
| Little Low, Black Sumac, as 1t Is called, is as
| good as any.
i 1t NAV be wilted IN the sun, but must be enred
under cover and not allowed to be burnt by the sun
to be i'll such large Quantities as to heat Ill curing
any of which destroys It's color and strength and
Tenders it vaueless. 1t should not be thrown upon
tight cure, but raised up, to let the air
get under it, and by shelving loosely, much surface
can be obtained in small space and the Stmac
will cure faster. All Sutnac should be gathered at
least month before it is sufficiently cured to be
brought in for SALE and in bad weather q
longer time may be required to properly dry it; for
only the leaf but its stem too, must be thorough
ly dry. that it will snap short Of like clay pipe
STEM or it cannot be received for it will heat and
spoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Sumac may have been taken or however
dry it may be- it will draw the dampness from the
atIno phere in damp time and must not be packed
until is perfectly dried out agaih We cannot re
ceive Sumac when damp any more then when 1t 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 at the proper
time and in good condition when brought to market
us ANYTHING else. If sand dirt of any kind, 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 sou can "trip cf 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 too
fine so as prevent the detection Of adnlteratiou
For goad bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
that is free stems and alllmpurities, One Dol
lar and Twents-fiv Cents per hundred pounds will
be paid, ana others bought accordingly, and allow
81 90 per hundred pounds at any station the rail-
road, and send bags for the shipping in, which
should be well pack ed and sewed up.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the sumao
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
die also; therefore would reccemmend cutting
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, so as not to break up too
uuch-the stems be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for bagging when
thoroughly cured; and new 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 in but they must
be well filled and properly returned with care. Any
one getting Ba s for others will be held responsible
foi the return of the same.