Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

CUMAC BARKt an . .-
gathered and cured, and PAY CASH FOR III accor-
ding to quality, as folows-delivered at my
Sumac and Bark Mills. Winchester.
DIREcTIONs.-The sumac should be taken while
the sap is still in the leaf-and before it has tur ed
mitch RED, say Ms q 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 Ked Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Low, or Black sumac, as it is called, Is as
It may be W1lted in the sun, but must be cured
under cover and not allowed to be burnt by the sun
be in such large quantities as to heat iii curing
any Of which destroys it's color and strength ana
tight floor cure, b raised up, as to let the air
get under it, aud by shelving loosely, much surface
will cure faster, Ali sumac should be gathered at
least . month before it Is Aufnciently cured to be
brought in for sale, and in bad weather even
longer time may be required to properly dry it for
not only the eaf but its stem too must be thorough
ly dry. 50 that it will snap short OF Ike clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received, for it Will heat and
spoil-this must be strictly observed.
However long Snnae may have been taken or however
dry it may be, it will draw the dampness from the
an. pis is perfeetis dfea out again We cannot
caiye 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 takon
from the bush, and must not be bleached, nor look
dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t is Just as i'm
time and good condition when brought to marbet
as anything else If sand or dirt Of any kind, or any
other kind of leaves found among it, will not
be bought at any price at all and by mixing poor
with good you spoil all. M
The LEAF is what is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering you strip off, the blades-that is, take
the little twigs upon which the leaves immediately
grow-or you can cut stalk and all, sud before the
stalks gets dry enough to break tip thresh it, and
take out the STEMS being careful 6t to make it too
fine SO as to prevent the detection IF aduteratou:
For good bright Leaves, well cured aud cleaned
that is free from STEMS and ali impurities, One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Cents per hundred pounds will
be paid and others bought accordingly, and alloT
81 per hundred pounds at station on the rail
rosd and send bags for the shipping in, which
sho,.ld be well packed and sewed up.
The stripping off the leaves is &pt to kill the Sumac
and uhe,; the stalk dies the roots connected with it
dis aIso. IN erefore, we would recommend cutting
the stak clos> to the grorlnd-the branches will keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating,
when rst "a thered and by little thfeshing before
the Sumae ct.' too dry, so not TO break up too
much-the stemr can be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in COOL condition for hagging when
thoroughly cured; and new shoots VIII spring up
next season, bearing lnore and larger leaves than
the old stalk ,,..:. ,.os
When your suMAc is al ready for delivery. BAGS
viii be furnished for bringing it in but they must
be we'll llsd and properly rstCrn>d with caro-. Any
onsgetting Ba, for others win be aed responsible
for the return of the same.