PACKING BUTTER 



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ican Butter Cutter, the loss is obviously considerably greater, 

 amounting to several tenths per cent. In this case the butter is 

 not only cut, but considerably mutilated while it passes through 

 the cutter, as shown in the following table which represents 

 eighteen different lots of tub butter bought on the open market : 



Table 60. Moisture Content of Butter Before and After Run- 

 ning it Through the American Printer. The Samples Were 

 Taken from the Stripped Tubs Before Cutting and Again 

 from the Prints Made from the Butter 



Cost of Packing. The cost of packing butter varies largely 

 with the cost of the package and the expense of labor. Prints 

 are a more expensive package than tubs, boxes and cubes. The 

 quality of wrappers, cartons and shipping boxes used and the 

 elaborateness of the design on them further influence the expense 

 of the package. The quantity in which the package is bought 

 also affects its cost. In car load lots larger rebates, both in the 

 price of the package and in the freight rates, may be secured. 



