Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-07-29

SUMAC Il BARK! .,o.,,
gathered and cured, aud PAY CASH FOR ii acc1r
ding to quality as follows-devered at my =.
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester,
DIRECTIoNS.-The Sumac should be taken while
the sap is still in the leafand before it has tur
much RED, say general thing, during July,
August and forepart of September, but in no case
after it has begun to dry up and deaden, after
The Red Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Low, or Black sumac, 1t is called, is as
good as any.
under cover and not allowed to be burnt by the
be i'll such large quantities as to heat ill curing
any of which destroys its color and strength and
rendei it eaheless. 1t should not be thrown upon
tight floor cure, but IA sed up to let the air
get under it; and by shelving loosely, much surface
cam be obtained in small space, and the Sumac
Will faster. All Sumac should be gathered at
least month before it is sufficiently cured to be
brought in Tor sale, and in bad weather even o
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 off, like clay pipe
stem, 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 NAV be- it will draw the dampness from the
atnos phere in damp time and must not be packed
until is perfectly dried out again. We cannot re-
ceiye Sumac when damp any more then when it is
green. IT MUST BE DRY.
Sumac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured when taken
from the bush, and must not be bleached nor look
dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t is just i'm
portant to have your Sumac gathered at the proper
time and in good condition when brought to market
as 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 you strip off, the blades-that is take
the little twigs upon which the leaves Immediately
grow-or 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 to make it too
fine SO as to prevent the detection Of adulteratiou
For good bright leaves, well cured and 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 allow
81, 90 per hundred pounds at 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 also; therefore, would recommend 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 cts too dry, SO as not to break up too
much-the stems can be easily separated leaving
the leaf in good condition for baggng 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 we'll filled and properly returned with care Any
onegetting Bags for others will be held responsible
for the return Of the same.