Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08
UMAC AND BARK.

7 WILL buy any amount of sumac leaves
L that are gathered in due time and pro-
pcrly cured according TO the following
directions and
Ply CASH FOR THEM
according to quality, as follow s--deliver-
ed at my SUMAC AND BARK MILLS,
Winchester, Va.
DIRECTIONS:
The Sumac should be taken while the
sap is still i'm the leaf-and before it has
turned much red, say rs a general thing,
during the latter part OF June, July,
August anG fOrepart of September, but Ia
no case after it has begun TO dry up and
deaden, nor after the least frost.
The Red Berries must all he thrown
out. The Little Low, or Black Sumac, as
ii Is called, Is as good as any, and can Do
taken later, being more hardy.
Ii may be wilted in the sun, hut must
be cured under cover, and not allowed To
be burnt by the sun or get wet, or To he
in such large quantities as 10 heat in cur
ing-any OF which destroys it, color aud
strength and renders IL valueless. Ii
should not be thrown upon dght floor
To cure, but raise up, so rs to let the air
get under il; and by shelving loosaly
much surface can be obtained in a smcal
space, and the Sumac will cure faster.
All Sumac should be gathered at least u
month before il Is sufficiently cured 10 bo
brought i'm for sale, and In bad weather
even a longer time may be required To
properly dry il; for not only the leaf, but
its stem too, must be thoroughly dry; 80
that it will snap short off, like clay pipe
stem, or il cannot be received, for it Will
heat and spoil-this must be strictly OBJ
served.
However long Sumac may have been
taken or however dry IL may be, IL will
draw the dampness from the atmosphere
in damp time, and must not be packed
until IL Is perfectly dried out again. We
cannot receive Sumac when damp any
more than when 1t Is green. lT MUST Bg
DRY.
Sumac should have the same green,
bright color and fresh appearance when
cured rs when taken from the bush, and
must not be biedchcd, nor look dark and
dead, nor smell musty. IL Is just IA I'm
pOrtant TO have your Sumac gathered nc
the proper time and in good condition
when brought TO market a. anything else.
II sand or dirt Of any kind, or any other
kind OF leaves, are found among 1t, 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 10
facilitate the gathering you eau strip on
the bladeS-that il, 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 the
stems being careful not TO make IL too
fine so as 10 prevent the detection Of adul-
teration.
For good bright leaves, well cured aud
cleaned-that il, free from stems and all
impurities, One Dollar aud TWENTY-FIVE
Cents per hundred pounds will be paid,
and others bought accordingly.
The stripping of the leaves Is apt 10 XII,
the Sumac, and when the stalk dies the
roots connected with IL die also therefore,
we would recommend cutting the stalk
close TO the ground-the branches will
keep the leaves apart and prevent them
from heating when first gathered, ana by
little threshing before the Sumac gets
too dry, 80 az MOTTO break up too much,
the stems can be easily separated leaving
the Leaf in good condition for bagging
when thoroughly cured and new 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 it in; but they must be well fill
ed and properly returned with care. Any
one getting Bags for others will be held
responsible for the return Of the same.
and all Bags not returned will have To l..
paid for.
will allow at least 800 per 100 lbs.
for good SuInac Leaves az any Station this
side OF Cumberland on the Baltimore IL
Ohio Railroad. N Shippers should ia
all cases pack the bags we'll and sew them
up securely, and put some mark on each
bag, aud notify me by mail, before ship
ment if possible, how many bags and
what mark, that [ may know TO whom the
different lots, often received In the sans
car, belong; and have them assorted,
weighed and inspected separately when
received, by having been advised before
hand by the shippers, and thus save much
confusion, trouble and dissatisfaction.
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