Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-07-13
PAT. LEVER CUTTING soxEs

SUMO &C.
IwiiI big any amount of sumac leaves that are
gatlersd 10 due time and properly cured according
to the Following Directions and
PAY CALI FOR THEM
according to quality, as follows-delvered at my
Sumac q Bark Mills, Winchester
DIRECTOINS.-The Srmac should be taken while
the sap is still i'll the eafaud before has turned
OF june, july August and forepart OF September but
Ill no case after it has begun to dry UP and deaden,
nor after the least frost
The Red Berries should all be thrown out. The
Little Low, CT Back slilac, II is called is good
as any.
1t may be wilted in the SUM- but must be cured I'M
der cover and not allowed to be burnt by the sun OF
TO get wet or to be i'll such large quantes ito heat
III curlng-any of which destroys its color and
strength and renders it vaiueless 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 can be obtained i'll small space, and
the Sunac will cure faster. All Sumac should be
gathered at least month before it is suffc ienty
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, be
thoroughly dr., that It will snap short of, like
ebay pipe ste or it cannot received, for it VIII
heat aud >. oil this must b6 strictly observed,
However long Sunlac may have been ia or how
ever dry it may be, it VIII draw the dampness from
The atmosphere i'll damp time apd mus not be
packed until it is perfectly dried out again. We
cannot receive Spmac when damp any more than
when it is green. 1t must be dry.
Sumac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured when taken
trom tue bush, and must not be bleached, look
tafk aud dead, nor smell musty 1t is just jiupor
tsht to have your Sumac gathered at the proper time
anu ID good condition when brou, 1T to market as
anything else. If sand dirt of any kind, any
other KIND OF leaves fo3nd among it, it will not
be bought at any price all, aud by mixing poor
witt good you spoil all.
The leaf is What is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering yoA csn strip of the bladestElas take
fha
grow-or yoss can cut stalk and all, and when dry
enough thresh it. and take out the STEMS being
full not to lake it fine SO as to prevent the de-
lection of aduteration.
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, AMI others bought accordingly.
Inc stripping of the IeaEes sapt to kill the Sumac,
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
dle aso therefore, would recommend eating the
stalk close to the groundthe branches will keep the
Leaves apart and prevent them from heating when
inst gathered; and by little 1hreshiug before the
Sumac gets 100 dry, not to break up too much
the stems can be separated lea wing the Leaf in good
condition for bagging when thoroughly cured, and
new shoots will spring up next season, bearing
and larger leaves than the old stalk.
When your sumac Is all ready for delivery. bags
VIII be furnished for bringing it in, but they must
be TeA billed and promptly returned with care, Any
ore getting Bags Tor others will Ire held responsible
for the return of the same and Ill Bags not
ed will have to be paid for.
Will Allow ut Least $1.00 per. 100 lbs.
for Good 5, mac Leaves as any Depot Station on
the Railroads u Shippers should in all pack
the bags wca and sew them up securely and put
some mark or each bag, and notify by mail, be-
fore shipment if possible how many bags and VIVA;
marx, that may know to whom the different lots
often received i'll the car, belong and them
| assorted, weighed and inspected separately, when
received, by having been advised beforehand by the
shippers and thus save much confusion, trouble and
dissat sfactoH.
GERMAN SMITH,
Winchester, Va.
MAY 15tn-3 III.