PACKING BUTTER FOR U. S. NAVY 393 



iron. On each case shall be plainly stenciled or stamped the 

 actual net weight of butter contained therein, the score, name 

 of contractor, brand (optional with contractor), number of con- 

 tract, and date of packing; cases shall be free from all other 

 marks, except such as may be placed thereon by the Government 

 inspector. Five-pound tins are to be packed 16 to the case, and 

 No. 10 tins 12 to the case. Each tin must be plainly marked 



" pounds net .... butter," name of contractor, and date 



of packing, and shall be carefully wrapped in paper and packed 

 in sawdust; the cases shall be completely filled with sawdust. 

 Suitable corrugated paper liners and paper fillers may be used 

 in lieu of sawdust, in which case it will not be necessary to wrap 

 each tin in paper, but all motion of tins must be prevented if this 

 style of packing is used. 



Containers Tub Butter. 



"Tubs. The butter must be put up in regular, sound, first 

 quality white-ash tubs, provided with sound covers and five sound 

 hoops, two at the bottom, one at the center, and two near the 

 top ; tubs to hold from 60 to 65 pounds net weight each. The 

 tubs must be soaked in the usual manner, properly steamed, and 

 immediately coated on the inside with paraffine having a tem- 

 perature of not less than 240 F. when applied. They must then 

 be lined with parchment paper (side lining, bottom and top cir- 

 cles), which must first have been sterilized and then soaked in 

 a clean brine solution for at least 30 minutes immediately pre- 

 ceding the time at which they are used. 



"Packing. The parchment lining must overlap the bottom 

 and the top edges of the butter at least half an inch. The butter 

 must be packed immediately after it is made, and each tub must 

 be packed solid throughout and completely filled. A cloth circle 

 must be placed on top of the parchment circle of each tub and 

 covered with a thin layer of salt. The tub covers must be se- 

 curely* fastened by two strips of substantial flat iron not less 

 than y 2 inch in width securely fastened to the sides of the tub 

 and brought over the cover at right angles. 



"By means of a suitable rubber stamp and stamp ink each 

 tub must be plainly marked on the cover and side with the net 

 weight of the butter it contains, the name of the contractor, with 



