Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-07-27
PAT. LEVER CUTTING RoxEs
CUMAC! SUMAC!

ga CAH TOR i Ii I'M
according to quality, follows-delivered at my
Sumac q Bark Mills, Winchester
DIRECTOINS.-The Sumac should be taken while
the sap is still i'll the before turned
much red, say as d general thing, during latter part
OF June. july August and forepart of September, but
i'll no case after it has begun to dry up and deaden,
nor after the Least frost - = ~ : -
The Red Berries should all be thrown OFT. The
Little Low, or Black suniac, as it is called isas sodl
r. may he wlised in the sum- but must be cured un-
der cover allowed to be burnt by the sun or
to get to be in such large quanties ito
in curng-any of which destroys its color and
strength and renders it valueless 1t should not be
thrown upon tight floor to cure but raised up, so
as to let the air get under it, and by shelving loosely
much surface be obtained i'll small space, and
the Sunlac will cure faster. All Sumac should be
gathered at least month before it is sufficiently
cured to be brought i'll for sale, and in bad weather
even longer time may be required to properly dry
it, for not only the leaf, but its stem too must be
thoroughly dry, that it will snap short off, like
clay pipe STEM og i cannot be received, for it Will
heat and sI,oii this must be strictly ohserged,
However long Sunac may have been Ia en- or how
ever dry it may be- it will draw the dampness from
the atmosphere i'll a damp time, and mus not be
backed until il is perfectly dried out again. We
eaDnot receive Sumac when damp any more than
when 1t Ia 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 bleaehed, nor look
dark aud dead smell musty. 1t is inst impor
tanEt9 -I yohr SrInac gathered at the proper time
anything else. II sand or dirt of any kind, any
other kind of leaves fond among it, it will not
be bought at auy price at all, and by mixing poor
with good you spoil all
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering you cay strip ron tie blades-that is. take
the lit lie tSlgs Upon which the leaves Immediately
grow 76r you can cut stalk and all, and when dry
enough thresh it. and take out the stems, being
full not to make it too fine to prevent the de-
lection of adulteraton.
For good bright leaves, well cured and cleaned
that is free from stems and all impurities, One dol
lar and Twenty-Five cents per hundred pounds will be
paid, and others bought accordingly. -
The stripping OF shg Leaves is aptso kill the Sumac
aG Wfli the af.,k DIES the roots connected with it
die a1soj 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 Threshng before the
Sum@c gets too dry, not to break up too much
the stems be separated leaving the Leaf in good
condition for hsgaA,g+ wien 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
gill be furnished for bringing it in but they mast
be well filled and promptly returned with care Any
for the return of the same and all Bags not return
ed will have to be pafG fd4.
Will Allow at Least $l.0l per. 100 lbs.
for Good s, mac Leaves as aay Depot OF Station on
the Railroads. u shippers should IL all esssa pack
the bags well and them up sectrs,y, and put
some mark Oh each bag, and notify me by mail, be-
fore shipment if possible, how many bags and what
mark, that may know to whom the different lots,
often received i'll the same belong and have them
assorted, weighed and inspected separately, when
received, by having been advised beforehand by the
shippers and thus save much confusion, trouble and
d 's ss s:i!. ="
GERMAN SMITH,
Winchester, Va.
May 25th-3 m.