South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-09


II will buy any smouet o. SrMAC LEAVES
i that are satkersd ia due tins ssd properly
cured according TO, the following dirsctioss.
and PAY CASH FOR THIN, accerdlsg Ia
oa.ii'y. as follows Delivered II ny SulAo
AND BARK Mills. WINCHESTER
DIRECTIONS. The snmac should be taken
sAds iAs sap ~ ss0 IL :Ae lsat-asd before IL
mas turned mayh ted. say 20 y general thiue, du-
ring latter rart Of June July, August. sud fore
part Of Sepsembcr. but in NO case after u has
oeesn 10 dry up and deaden. nor ahos the least
The Red Berries should sH he thrown out.
the Little Low, or Black Sumsc, 40 Il 10 call
ed. 70 ~ good ~ any.
" may be wiised in the sun, hut must be cur
ca saasr eeref, and not allowed TO be 6srrt BY
'ne sun or 10 grt sref. or 20 be Ia such large
quantities as 10 Lesf in ,arinr-Ser al which
destroys its color and arsssik aud renders ID
rafnsfsss itshoold not I've thrown anon = tisbt
noor to cure. but raised up. 20 ~ to let the air
ger under ~; aud by shelving loosely. much
surface can be obtained in a small spsce. and
the Suusc will cure fasser. All Sumsc shauli
DE gathered st leaet month before Il n sur-
hc,ently cured 10 b. brought in for sale. and
IN BAD weather even longer time may De re.
aaired 10 properly dry it-for not qnly the leaf
bat the stem, too, must be thoroughly drv--s SO
that II win snap short OF, like clay pipe stem,
or u nshnot lie received, for IL will heat aud
spoii --ihts fahst be strictly o5ssrysd
However long Snmac may have been taken
OF however dry IL may be, IL will draw the
dampncss from The atmosphere Ia damp lime.
ana m.1 not be packed until IL is perfectly dri-
ed out again. We cannot receive Sumar when
damp any more than when ii is greon. IT
MUST BE DRY.
Sumac should have the same green. b,isat
color snd yresh dfpearaacs when cured No when
tSkcn from the bush, aud must not be biear4s,l
nor look dark and dead, nor ss,,U ssasfs. i.is
J Just as important Ia have your Sumsc gathered
al the proper time aud IN good condition when
brought to market as any hing else. Ir ssad or
! oir' OF any Kind, or any other kind ofleavcs,
are found among II, il will not be bought at
any p',es al az and by mixing poor with good
you spoil all.
The LEAF 10 What is wsuted, but to fac,li.
is'e Tue gathering YOU car strip ofi the blades.
,hat ~ take the fut i'eigs uron which the leaves
,mmeai9tcly grow or you can cut stalk and All
aud when dry enough tbresh Il, aud take on,
the stems, being careful not TO make Il too tine
30 rs to prevent the detection Of adultcraiion.
FOR good bright leaves. well cured and clean
ed-Mdf ',fres from seprs aud oil inpnri,irs -
ONE DOLLAR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS pee
Hundred pounds will DE paid and others bought
accordingly
The stripping of the leaves Is AZ, to XII, "a.
Sumac, and when the stalk dies The roots con-
nec'ed with 1t die also therefore, We would re-.
commend eating the stalk close to The ground
the branches will keep the leaves apart and
Prevent them from beating when first gather
ed -apd by n liitlc threshing before the Sumsc
gets too dry, 80 as no, 10 break il up TOO ,nuch
tho items can ec easily separated, leaving the
leaf in good condition for bagring when tho
roughly tured-nrd new shoots viii spring up
next season, bearing more aud larger leaves
than the old stalk
Wien your Sumac is all ready for delivery
BAGS will be furnished for bringing il in
but they must he weii fitted and promptly return
ed .chh care. Any one getting Bags for Others
VIII be held responsible for the return of ibc
snme nnd all Bags not returned will have 10 bc
paid for.
VII. ALLOW At LEAST ONE DoLLAR
PER HUNDRED POUNDS for good Sumsc
leaves at suy Depot or Station on the Railroads
EH- shippers should in oil cases pack the bags
well aud sew them up securely, and put come
marx on edci bag, and notify me 10y mail, before
shipment II possible. how many bags and wha,
mark, that may know to whom The different
lots, often received in the car belong and
have them assorted. weig bel aud inspected seps-
ratrly when received, by having been advised
beforehand by the shirpefs, and thus rave much
confusion, Trouble and dissatisfaction.
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester, Va May %, 1876 --Jm.