Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-20
I'ESPeeItuIly,
N. COLEMAN.
81 MAC & BARK

vii. buy any a'noun: OF Surnac leaves that are
t".1 ca IN enc time and properly cured according
. the Following Directions and PAY CASH for
tAtn according to quality, as follows Direction
aGa-de-lvered at my
SuNAC ANDbARK MILLS wIECHESTHR.
DIsFCEIoN.-The Sumac should be taken while
the sap is still in the eaf-and before il has turned
much RED, say as a general thing, during latter
part of June. July, August and torepart of Sep
tcrlber, but il nocase after il has begun to dry
up and deadsR, nor after the least frost.
The Red Berries must al be thrown out. The
Little Low, o. Black Sumac, It is called is as
coed as any, and can be taken later, being more
It may be wilted in the sun, but must be cured
under cover, and not allowed to be burnt by the
sun or to get vet or to be in such large quantities
Us 20 heat in Curing-auy of which destroys its
color and strength and renders it yalueless. It
should not DC thrown upon tight floor TO cure,
but raised NJ, so as to let the air get under il and
by shelving loosely much surface can be obtained
in a small space, and the Sumac will cure faster.
All Sumac should be gathered at least a month
before is sufficiently cured to be brought in for
sale, and in bad weathere even longer time may
be required to properly dry it for not only the
leaf, but its stem too, must be thoroughly dry so
that il Will snap short of, like clay pipe stem or
it cannot be received for il will heat and sloil-
this must be strictly observed.
However long SuIuac may have been taken or
however dry II may lie, 1t VIII draw the dampnes-
from the atmosphere il a damp time, and must
not be packed until it is perfectly dried out again
We cannot receive Surnac 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 as when taken
from the bush, and must not be beached, nor
iooE dark and dead, nor smell musty. 1t is just
important to have your Sunnac gathered at the
proper time and in good condition when brought
TO market as anything else If sand or dirt of any
kind, or any other kind of leaves, found
among it, it will not be bought 1t any price at all
and by mixing poor with good you spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilitate ths
gathering YOU can strip off the blades-that is
take the little twigs upon which the leaves i'm
mediately grow-or you can cut stalk and all, and
when uTy enough thresh it, and take out the stSms
being careful not 10 make it too fne SO as to pre-
vent the detection of adulteration.
For good bright leaves well cured and cleaned
that IS free from stems and all impurities, ONE
DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS per hundred
pounds viii be paid and others bought accordingly.
The stripping of the leaves is apt to kill the,
Sumac and when the stalk dies the roots connect
ed with it die also; tn eretore, we would recommend
cutting the stalk close to the grOund-the branches
viii keep the leaves apart and prevent them from
heating, when. first gathered; and by little
Threshing before the Sumac gets TOO DRY, so as
not to break up too much-tle stems can be easily
separated, leaving the Leaf in good condition for
bagging when thoroughly cured; and new shoots
viii spiing up next season, bearing more and larger
leaves than the old stalk.
When your SUNAC is all ready for delivery,
BAGS will be furnished Tor bringing it in; but they
must be well filed and promptly returned with
care Any one getting Bags for others viii be
held responsible for the return of the sane, and
all Bags rot returned Will have to be paid for.
WI Allow at Least 500 per. 100 Pounds for
Good Sumac Leaves at any Station tAis side of
cumberland on the Baltimore the B. L o.
Railroad. - Shippers should in all cases pack
the bags well and sew them up securely, and put
some Marx each Bag, and notify me by mai,
before shipment if possible, how many bags au1
what mark. that may know to whom the dfe-
ent lots, often received in the car, 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 ana dissatisfaction. EN-
will also buy Good of Black OAK BARK
that is properly taken and cured, and PAY CASH
FOR II, at the rate of s. PER CORD of I2S.feet
measurement. delivered at my SU MAC AND BARK
MILLS WINCHESTER, or 81 on CARS, at-any
pcint, from Martinsburg to Harrisondurg,
when closely piled and Allied full. But the
must be carefully and well loaded, in order to save
freight.
observation-disclosures peeling the bark as
soon the sap starts il the Spring, and in taking
it peel as mHch Of the tree as possible-even the
limbs-for the young tender bark is the best, aud
IS lighter caiting, and measures well.
The outside Of the Bark must always be kept up,
which will prevent its curling, and it must Da
loosely piled, as to allow the air to pass freely
through it, and perfectly dry it. Tbs outer or
rough side must always be kept up, i'll order to
protect the inner or flesh side from the weather.
hich being the part used must be kept bright aDd
not allowed to mould or get wet, which Injuries its
color ana strength.
GERMAN SMITH.
WinchcStpr va Nav 9th IF