Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-10-09
SUM 40.


7 WILL buy any amount Of gumac that is pro-
! perry gathered and cured, and pay CASH Tor
il according to Quality as follows delivered at ny
SUNAC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIREcrIoNs.-The sumac should be taken .hiie
The sap il stH ia The Iedt-and before it ha. turned
red say a. a general thing. during July, August
and forepart Of September but in 10 case after it
has begun TO dry up and dcadcn por after abe
lea 81 frost The Red Berries should al be thrown
oct. The Little Low, or Black Sumac, as it is
called, is aS good as any.
Itmav be wiltrd in the sun, but must be cured
Under corer, AID not allowed to be tUrat by the
sun or to get ,eet. be 10 sush large quantities
a. TO heat in curiugGRy o: which DESTROYS It's color
and strength and renders ii VdiVsieSs. 10 should
pat be thrown upon i tight hser to esre, out
raised up, to let the air get srder it and BY
shelving loosely. much suriase can be sbtained IN
a small space and the Sumac viii cure faster. Al
Suulac should be gathered at least month before
il is sufficiently cured to BE- brought in fer sale
and in bad weather even a lougeT time may b. re
| quired to properly dry it, for not only the loaf
| but its steul too must b. thoroughly dry so that
it will snap ,ho,i of. like pipe steR, or it eau
rot BE- received, Ter it will heat and sYsil-iki'
as.fbe str:eiiy oJyerses.
However lang Sunas may haTs b.ss taken o.
| however DIV tmsy be. it viii draw the pness
! from tie atmosphere il n damp time. and n.Hsf
not be packed until is perfectly dried out again.
! " y cannot receive SuuaC NseD camp Sal nelf
| tbsR VIXEN il Is green. II Nrsi 81 Dry.
sumac Sbouli have the same ,resa, trigAf eslor
| I'd trek sgyeOroHcs When esred az when taken
| freA the bush aud WVst not be b!eGcS.S Iar look
dsrk aud gsok psr mel ma,!s. II Just az impor
! tsnt t. have y0sr kumsc ssthsrsd ut The proper
| time aud in ssed condition when brought TO uzr-
| ket as aUvtkng else. II asHd OF siTf Of any hmc
| or any other kiHd o. leaves. are found smasg it
! il ~i net De bought a. any price al al; sud D.
! mixing poor with good yea spell all Tbe Leaf j.
! what's wanted but to facilitate the gathering
you can strip o6 the hlasss-thst Is. take tie IIe
!iriq. upon which the leaves immediately grow
! or you can cut stall. and ALL and before the stalk
| gets dry enough to break up thresh il. and take
! out the stsus. being careful not 10 make too tuc
| 30 - to prevent ia detection Of sdulisratisn.
| Fer COED bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
-that l. free from sters aud all impgr'tiss, One
| DoVar asd TTeniy- Fire CeRh per hundred pound,
| will be paid, end sthers bought accordingly; ans
| 81 90 per hundred pounds at sDy depot on the r.
K. If when received aud examined the lrsves are
| found to he all right. The Stripping - the leaves
! Is apt to kill she sumac. and when the stalk dies
the rosts osnIact's IT'D il die also therefore,
! would recommend cutting the stalk close TO the
| ground the branches will keep IN, leaves apart
! aud prev ~ tkcn from heating. when FIRST gath
| erred sad by lttle &c resi- Hs before the SamaC
| gets too dry, SO = set 20 break ~ too uuch-tk
stems can be easily separntcd. !osvisg tbe leaf il
! good condition isr bSgsing wbss hersHgAl
c1rsd; aud new shostS will .pTing M next season
bearing more and larger leaves tiau the old stalk
| When your SUMAC is oil rsoSy for delivery
| BAGS will be furnished for bringing 1t in; hut
| thew must be wcH flied and promptly reisrneu
| 'rh care. ANY one getting Bags for others will
| be held responsible for tie return Of the ssse
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester. Va, july II, lsFs-3m.