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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



merits. Those which operate in such a manner as to expel the buttermilk with the least 



injury to the gram are, of course, the best. The Eureka worker is so constructed that all 



portions of the butter are equally worked, with even pressure, no drawing or sliding motion 



possible. The butter 

 milk is drawn off by 

 a pipe underneath; 

 the butter is rolled 

 out into a thin sheet, 

 a portion of salt is 

 sifted on, then by a 

 quick backward mo 

 tion of the roller the 

 butter is turned bot 

 tom side up or folded 

 in the tray, rolled out 

 again, more salt sifted 

 on, again turned and 

 rolled. This opera 

 tion is repeated until 

 a sufficient quantity 

 of salt is sifted. The 

 salt is then so evenly 

 distributed that the 

 butter is, ready for 

 packing without a 

 second working. 



In the use of the 

 lever worker, care 

 should be taken to 

 give an equal pressure 

 to the entire mass of 

 butter. 



Before using any 



butter worker, hot water should be poured over it and the tray, making sure that all parts are 



wet with the hot water; when, after allowing it to stand for a moment, run it off and cool the 



&quot;worker&quot; with cold water. 



Some prefer, after salting, with a slight working, to put the butter away in a cool cellar 



or ice-box, allowing it to remain till the salt is thoroughly dissolved, and then finish in the 



butter worker. 



Before completing the working of butter, all moisture should be removed with a sponge 



or towel, and all butter clinging to the sides of the tray 



should be removed. 



The butter tray of which we give an illustration is 



designed to hold the butter when taken from the churn, 



or worker, to be reworked, packed for market, and is 



very convenient for such a purpose. The oval cover, 



which is made to fit tight, in order to exclude dust, flies, 



and foul air, also increases the capacity of the tray. BUTTER TRAY. 



These are made to hold any amount of butter from forty to one hundred and twenty-five 



pounds. 



LEVER BUTTER WORKER. 



