Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-07-07
SUMAC AND BARK.
DIRECTIONS:

DIRECTIONS:
The Sumac should be taken whiic tao
sap is still in the leaf-and before il has
turned much red, say * 4 general thing,
during the latter part OF June, July,
August ap6 forcpart of September, but in
no case after il has begun 10 dry up aud
deaden, nor after the least froSt.
The Red Berries must all be throwH
out. The Little Low, or Black Sumlc, ~
it Is called, Is as good Us any, aud can be-
taken later, being more hardy.
Ii may be wllted I'm the sun, bat must
be cured under cover, and not allowed to
be burnt by the sun or get wet, Or 10 be
in such large quantities rs TO heat la cur
ing-any of which destroys Its color aud
strength and renders it valueless. Ii
should not be thrown upon dght door
To cure, but raise mp, so rs To let the air
get under il; and BY shelving loosely
much surface can be obtained In 4 small
space, and the Sumac will cure faster.
All Sumac should be gathered at least a
month before 10 Is sufficiently cured To be-
brought in Tor sale, and la bad weather
even II longer time may be required To
properly dry It; for not only the leaf, but
its stem too, must be thoroughly dry; so
that it will snap short of, like a clay pipe
stem, or it cannot be received, for IL will
heat and spoil-this must be- strictly OBJ
served.
However long Sunac may have been
taken or however dry it may be-, IL will
draw the dampness from the atmosphere
in "A damp time, and must not BE- packed
until it Is perfectly dried ont again. We
cannot receive Sumac when damp any
more than when IL is green. lr MUST III.
DRY.
Sumac should have the same green,
bright color and fresh appearance when
cured rs when taken from the bush, aud
must not be bleachcd, nor look dark aud
dead, nor smell musty. IL Is just a. Inn
pOrtant 10 have your Sumac gathered at
the proper time aud In good condition
when brought To market as anything else.
If sand or dirt OF any kind, or any other
kind Of leaves, are found among it, Il Will
not be bought at any price at all ; and by
mixing poor with good you spoil all.
The LEAF Is what Is wanted, but tn
facilitate the gathering you can strip oh
the blades-that is, take OF the little twigs
upon which the leaves Immediately grow
or you can cut stalk and all, and when
dry enough thresh IL, and take out tho
stems being careful not to make it too
fine so as to prevent the detection Of adult
teration.
For good bright leaves, we'll cured aud
cleaned-that Is, free from stems and all
impurities, One Dollar aud Twenty i've
Gents per hundred pounds will be paid,
and others bought accordingly.
The stripping off the leaves Is apt ID Kill
the Sumac, aud when the stalk dies tho
roots connected with IL die also therefore,
we would recommend cutting the stalk
close 10 the grOund-thc branches will
keep the leaves apart and prevent them
FROM heating when fret gathered, ana by
u little threshing before the Sumac gets
too dry, 80 AS not 10 break up too much.
the stems can be easily separated leaving
the Leaf I'm good condition for bagging
when thoroughly cured /; and now shoots
will spring up next season, bearing more
and larger leaves than the old stalk.
When your SUMAC Is all ready for
delivery, BAGS will be furnished for
bringing IL In; but they must be well ILL.,
ed and properly returned with care. Any
one getting Bags for others will DC held
responsible for the return Of the sine,
and all Bags not returned Will have % be
paid for.
| will allow at least 800 per 100 lbs.
for good Sutnac Leaves at any Station this
side Of Cumberland on the Baltimore tS
Ohio Railroad. ~ Shippers should In
all cases pack the bags well and sew them
up securely, and put some mark on each
bag, and notify me by mail, before ship
ment III possible, how many bags and
what mark, that may know 10 whom the
different lots, often received IN the same
car, belong; and have them assorted,
weighed aud inspected separately when
received, by having been advised before
hand by the shippers, and thus save mnch
confusion, trouble and dissatisfaction.
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