Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-06-29

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l win buy any amount 0: sumac leaves that are
gathered i'll due time and properly cured according
to the Following Directions and
PAY Cab FOR THEM
according to qua uty, as follows-delvered atrny
Sumac q Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTOINS.-T1e sunae shoald be taken while
the sap is still in the leafaud before Las turned
much red, say general thing, during latter part
of June, July August and forepart OF September but
in no case after it has begun to dry up and deaden
after the least frost
The Red Berries should a Il be thrown out The
Little Low, Black sunac it is called is good
as any.
1t may be wlted in the sun, but must be cured IN
der cover and not SLOWED to be burnt by the or
to get wet. or to be i'll such large squantes o
n curng-any OF which destroys its color and
strength and renders it yalueess. 1t should not be
to let the air get under it; and by shelving loosely
much surface can be obtained Ill small space, and
the Sumac will cure faster. All Sumac should be
gathered at least month before il is sufficiently
cured TO be brought in for sale il bad weather
even longer time may be required to properly dry
u totn not only the leaf, but its stem too, must be
thoroughly dry, that it will snap short off, like
clay pipe stem, or it cannot De received for it viii
heat and SIX this must bt strictly observed,
However long Sulnac may have been taaen o. how
ever dry it may be- it will draW the danpness from
the atmosphere in camp time, and mus not be
packed until it is perfectly dried out again. We
cannot receive Sunae when damp any more than
when it is green. 1t must be dry.
Sunac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured as when taken
from the bush, and must not be bleached, nor look
dark and dead nor smell nlusy. 1t is just as impor-
aut to have your Snpac gathered at the proper time
and il good condition when brop hi to. market as
anything else. If sand dirt Of any kind, or any
other kind OF leaves, found among it, it will not
be bought at any price ct all, and by mixing poor
WITH good you spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering you can strip off the bades-tha is. take
the little twlgs upon which the leaves Immediately
groW--or you can eut .sta1k and all, ana when dry
enough thresh it. and take out the STEMS being care
sui not to make Il too fine SO as to prevent the de-
lection of authorization.
For good bright leaves, we'll cured and cleaned
that is free from ste1ns and all impurities One dol
lar and Twenty-Five cents per hundred pounds will be
PAID, and Others bought accordingly.
The stripping off the leaves is apt to kill the Sumac,
and when the stalk dies the roots connected with it
G2e also. Therefore, We would recommend cutting the
stalk close to the ground.he branches viii keep the
Leaves apart and prevent them from heating, w9en
first gathered; and by little Threshing before the
Sumac gets too dry, not to break up too much
the stems can be separated leaving the Leaf i'll 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 well filled and promptly returned with care Any
one getting Bags for others VIII he held responsible
Tor the return of the same, and all Bags not return
ed Will have to be paid for.
viii Allow at Least $l00 per. 100 lbs.
for Coed 81 mac Leaves as any Depot or Station on
tne ha1nOauS - Shippers should IN III cases pack
the bags well and them up securely and put
some mark on 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 in the car, belong and ave them
assorted, weighed and inspected separately, when
received, by having been advised beforehand by the
Shippers and thus save much confusion, trouble and
dissat sfaction.
GERMAN SMITH,
Winchester, Va.
Nav 25th-3 NJ