Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-11-11

| CUMAC L BARK!
gathered and cured, aud PAY Dash FOR IT accer
| ding to quality 40 follsws-delvered ut NV
Sumac and Bark Mills. Winchester.
DIREcTfONS.-The Snmac shoulHbe taken while
the sap still in the leafsnd befss it has tur ed
much RED, say ss general thing, dnring july
August aud forepsrt Of September, but In NO case
after it has begun to dry up and deaden nor after
| the least frost.
The RED Berries should all be thrown ont. Tbs
| Little Low or Black sumac, as 1t is called, is 81
good as any.
i 1t may be wilted in the sun, but must be cnred
under cover and not allowed to be burnt BY the sun
or to be in such large Quantities as to heat Ia curing
any of which destroys its color and strength and
renders it valueless 1t should not be thrown upon
tight Aoor TO cure but raised up as to let the ali
get under it, and by shelving loosely, much surface
can be obtained in y small space. and the sumae
will cure faster. All Sumac should be gathered Mt
least month before it is sufficiently cured to be
brought in for sale, and In bad weather even a
longer time may be required to properly dry IT, for
~ dry. 80 that It viii snap short Oh, Hike clay pip
stem, 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
atnos phere in damp time, and must not be packed
until 1t is perfectly dried out again. We re-
csive 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, look
dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t is Just as i'm
porlant TO nave your buuac gathered at the proper
time and in good condition when brought to market
anything else. If sand or dirt Of any kind, any
other kind of leaves, found amongt, 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 can cut stalk and oil, 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 all Impurities One Dol
lar and Twenty-Five Goats per hundred pounds will
be paid, and others bought accordingly, and allow
$500 per hundred pounds at any station on 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 groundthe branches will keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating,
when first gathered and by little threshing before
the Sumae eets too dry, SO az not to break up too
much-the stems can be easily separated, leaving
the leaf in good condition for bsgging 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
win be furnished for bringing 1t in, but they must
be we'll filled and properly returned with Any
one getting Bags for others will be held responsible
for tho return Of the same.