Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-06-09
sUNIAC ND BARK.

/ WILL buy any amount % SUMAC LEAVES
that are gathered in doe time and properly
Cured according 10 the following directions, and
Pay Cab for them according toquality, as fellows
delivered at my
SUMAC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER
DiHEcrIoNs.-The SHmac should be taken vki!e
fie sap l. siU az ttc eof-aud before il has turned
much REp, say as a general thing, during latter
part of June. July, August. and iorepart OF sep
tember. but in after il has begun 10 dry up
and desdcn, nor after the least frost.
The Red Berries must all be thrown out The
Little Low, or Black SSmac, as it is called, is as
good as any, and can be taken later, being more
hardy,
IL may be wilted in the sun, but mus, be cured
/ ua4er corer, and not allowed to be bUrUt by the
SUM- OF 20 get ret, or 20 be in such large quant-
ties as % heat in curing-0ny OF which destroys
its color and strength aud renders il ralWeless IL
should not DC thrown upon a tight hnOr % cure.
but raised up, SO 20 let the air get under II and
/ bv shelving loosely much surface can be obtained
! in small space, and the Sumac will cure faster.
Al Sunac should be gathered NJ least month
before L Is sufficiently cured 20 be brought in for
! sac. aud IN bad weather even longer time may
De required 10 properly dry il; for not only the
leaf but It's stem too, must be thoroughly dry so
that IL will snap short off, like clay pipe stem, or
10 cannot be received, Tor II viii heat aud spoil
a., -ustje strictly obserred.
| However long Sumac may have been taken or
I y
from the atmosphere in a damp time, and mast mot
/ Doe packed until IL is perfectly dried out again
| We cannot receive SUmac when damp any more
! than when Il is green. IT MUST Be DRY.
Sumac should have the same green, bright color
B and fresh Appearance when cured as when taken
from the bush. and must not be bIedchsd nor look
7 dark and d,ci nor smell nasty. Ii is Just rs i'm
portant % have your Sumac gathered az the pro-
/ per time and in good condition when brought TO
markc, as anything else. II sand and dirt Of any
a
DC, d. viii not Dc bought at any price AZ all ana
/ by mixing poor with good you spoil all.
The LEAF IS what is wanted. but 10 facilitate
the gathering you can strip of the badcs-that Is,
! take the lttle twigs upon which the leaves imme,
diatcly grow-or you can cut stalk and all, ana
i when dry enough tbrcsh land take out the stems,
being careful not to make it too tnc so Us TO pre-
\ vent the detection OF adultcratiOn.
For good brightleavc well cured and cleaned
that Is free from stem and all Impurities One Dol
| lar aud Twenty-Five Cents per hundred pounds
[ will De paid and others bought accordingly.
The stripping OF the leaves is apttO kill the Su-
mac. and when the stalk dies the roots connected
1 with 10 die also; therefore we would recommend
cutting the stalk close 10 the ground-the branches
viii keep the Leaves apart and prevent them from
! heating when first gathered; and By little
Threshng before Sumac gets too dry, so as not TO
/ break up too much-the Stems can be easily sepa-
rated leaving the Leaf In good condition for bag
/ glng when thoroughly cured; and new shoots viii
spring up next season bearing more and larger
/ leaves than the old stalk.
| When Your SUMAC Il all ready FOR delivery,
| BAGS will De furnished for bringing Il in but
/ they must be well filled and promptly returned
with care. ANY one getting Bags for others will
Dc held responsible for tho return 81 the same and
eli Bags not returned i'll have 90 BE- paid for.
BIH AHo,r at least $500 per 100 Pounds
for Good Sumac Leaves At any station this side Of
Cumberland tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shippers should in all cases pack the bags well
and SCN them up securely. and put some Mark on
esch Bag, and notify me By mall before shipment
! n possible, how many bags and what mark, that
may know % whom the different lots, often re-
ceivcd in the sane car, belong; and have them as
sorted. weighed and Inspected separately, when
received, BY having been advised beforehand by
tho shippers aud thus save much confusion,
trouble and dissatisfaction. | will also buy
Good Black Oak Bark
that Is properly taken and cured and PAY CASH
| FOR 1T, az the rate Of s. per Cord of IFS feet
I measurement. delivered at my SUMAC AND
I BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER, or 81 on cars,
7 at am point, from MartnSburg to llarrisonburg,
when closely piled and filed full. But the cars
must be carefully and well loaded, in order to save
I freight
/ DtREcrloys-C Commence pceling the bark as
soon the sap starts in the Spring and in taking
\ 10 peel rs much of the tree rs poSsbe-even the
/ iimbs-ior the young tender bark Is the best and
I Is lighter cariing, and measures well.
/ Tho outside of the Bark must always be kept up,
which viii prevent It's curling, and il must be
loosely piled 90 allow the air 10 pass freely
through IL, and perfectly dry IT, The outer or
. rough side must always be kept up, in order "a
protect the inner or ieshy side from the weather
h which being the part used, must be kept bright
I and not allowed % mould or get wet, which in
: lures its color and strength.
GERMAN SMITH,
I May 10, lS71-im. Winchester, Va.