Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-09-16
May, 5th '75-1,

GUMAC & BARE!
- viii buy say amount of surnao that is properly
gathered and cured, and PAY CASH FOR IT sccor-
dug to quality, as fOuows-delvered st my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTiONs.-The Sumac should be taken while
the sap il still in the leaard before it has turned
much RED, say general thing, dnring Juy,
August and forepart Of September, but in no case
after it has begun to dry up and desden nor after
The Red Berries should all be thrown ont. Tbs
Little Low, or Black samac, as it is called, Is as
good any.
Ii may be wited in the sun, but must be cured
undcr cover, and not allowed to be burnt by the sun
or to be in such large quantities to heat in curing
any of which destroys its color and strength and
renders it yauelegs It should not be thrown upon
tight floor cure but raised up so as to let the air
get under it, and by shelving loosely, much surface
VIII cure faster. Al Sunac should be gathered at
least month before it is sufficiently cured to be
broughtt. IN for sale, and in bad weather even
longer time may be required to properly dry it, for
not only the leaf hut its stem toe be thorough
y dry that it VIII snap short OF, like clay pipe
stem, cannot be received for it will heat ard
spoil-tlis must be strictly observed.
However long SuTnac may have been take however
dry it may be, it VIII draw the dampness from the
atmosphere IN 6emp time and must not be packed
until It is perfectly dried out again. We cannot re-
ce1ye Sunse when damp any more then when it is
eraen. IT MUST BE DRY.
sumae should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured when taken
from the bush, and must not be bescled, look
dark and ttead, nor smell musty 1t IS just as i'm
portant to have your Sumsc gathered at the proper
tine and in good condition when brought to market
anything else. If sand or dirt of any kind, any
other kind of leaves, found amongit 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 all, and before the
stalks gets dry enough to break up thresh it, and
take the STEMS being careful not 80 make it too
fine so to prevent the detection Of adueratiou.
For good bright leaves, we'll cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and ali impurities, One Dol
lar and Twenty five 0ents 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 Sumso
and when tie stalk dies the roots connected with it
die also; therefore, would recommend cutting
the stalk close to the ground-the branches viii keep
the leaves apart and prevent them from heating,
when first gathered; and by little threshng before
the SuIpae cts too dry, so 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 well filed and properly returned with caro- Any
onegetting Bags for others will be held responsible
for the return Of the same.