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PACKING BUTTER 



ture during packing. Under all normal conditions the butter- : 

 maker may expect a loss of at least 4 per cent moisture due to 

 packing from the churn into the tub or box. 



Table 59. Moisture Content of Butter Before and After Print- 

 ing with Friday Printer. The Samples Were Taken from 

 Friday Cubes in the Cooler and Again from Prints of the 

 Same Cubes after Wrapping. The Weight of All Prints 

 Was One Pound, Each. Each Lot of Butter Represents a 

 Different Churning. 



The loss of moisture that occurs during the process of 

 printing obviously depends, aside from the completeness of 

 moisture incorporation, on the method of printing employed and 

 the firmness of the butter. Butter that is printed direct from the 

 churn with the hand mold, while it is still soft, is not prone to 

 lose much moisture. Butter that is packed in cubes or crates, 

 which are subsequently placed in the cold room over night and 

 then printed by simply cutting it with wires, as is the case with 

 the Friday printer, also suffers but very little loss of moisture. 

 This is readily shown by the following analyses of butter before 

 and after printing: 



In the case of tub butter that has been allowed to harden 

 and is subsequently stripped and printed by the use of the Amer- 



