Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-07-16
suMAc AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.


SUMkC AND BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
DIaEcTIoSs The suunae .houId 10 taken trhiLs
rod, cay general thing. during the latter part
OF June, July and Aug ust, but in case after 1t
has be gun to dry up and n nor after the
frost The Red Btrri.s must oil be thrown out
The Little Low, Black SumRc, 1t 10 called. 10
a. GOOD a. any and Gao he taken later beirr more
hardy. 1t may be wiIted in the sun. but must be
cured under eorsr. and rot allowed TO lie burnt BY
the or to get Tst or 10 be in such large guam
its color and strength aud renders Il vaIueless. It
should not be thrown upon tight hJor cure.
but raised az TO let the air get under IL; and
by shelving loosely much surface can be obtained
in small! space. and the srmsc will cure faster.
All Suuac should be gathered at least month
before it is efficiently cured TO be broug in ior
sale, and in bad wcAthcr-eVcn n longer tin may
s. but .So 70 1ws too mu. b. thoropShly STy s
that il will snap short of. like clay pipe stem or
IL cannot be received, for IL will heat and spoil
this must be StrIcfly ObseTrCd.
However long sumAc may have been taken or
however dry it may be, 1t will draw the dRmPness
from the atmosphere in a damp time, aud must NOT
be pack cd until il s perfectly dried gain. We
cannot receive SumSc when damp any moro than
when il is green. II must be dry SuInac should
have the same gtssn bright coor and Jrs,h appear
anes when cured when taken from the bush, and
must OF be bleach d nor look dark and dead nor
smell Husiy II is just ss important TO have your
Sumac gathered at the proper time and in good
condition when brought to market any thing
else. II sand or d't of any kind any other Kind
Of leaves found amont it. il I'll not he bought
a any price at all; and bv miIiug poor with good
to facilitate the gathering you can "trip of tho
blades-that is the liis ttrigs upon which the
leaves Immediately grOw--oT you can cut stalk and
all, and when dry enough thresh il, and take out
the steLOs being careful not to make IL too fine
n 8 to prevent the detection of HduitcTation. Tho
large stems muSt be all taken out.
For good bright leAVCs. we'll cured an d cleaned,
thai Is FREQ from stIrS and all impurities, One Dollar
per hundred pounda will TO paid. The strippiIg
of the leaves il apt TO kill the SumRc, and hen
the stalk dies the ectsd with IL die HIso
therefore, we would recommend cutting the stalk
close to the grOuud-the branches will keep tho
Leaves part and prev them from he tr z, whom
first gathered; and by little threshin before the
SumAc get too dry, NJ not TO break up too much
the Stems can be easily separated. leaving the
Leaf in good condition for haPging when thorough
Iy cured, and new shoots will spring next sea
son, bearing more and larger leaves than the old
stalk.
When your Sumac is all ready for delivery. Rage
will be furnished tot brin IL in but they must
be veil filled and promptly returned with care
spon,ibIe Tor the re turn of she same and ali Bags
not returned will have to be paid for Will ALLOW
Seventy FIVE CITE. per 100 Ibs. Tor Good Sumbc
Leaves at any S.ation from Cumberland to HHr-
risonbuTg, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Or Shippers should in all cases pack the bags we'll
and sew them up securely, and put some Marx on
each Bal and notify me by mail. before shipment
IL possible, how many bags and what mark. that
! may know to whom tho different Iots often
ceived in the car, belong and have them
assorted Weighed and n'pected separstely, when
the shippers nd thus save much fusion trouble
and dissatisfsctOn.
GERMAN SMITH,
MAY H. is7s-4m.