432 MARKETING OF BUTTER 



BUTTER RULES OF THE NEW YORK MERCANTILE 



EXCHANGE. 1 



Classifications Grades and Scores. 



1. Butter shall be classified as Creamery, Renovated, La- 

 dles, Packing Stock and Grease Butter. 



Definitions. 2. Creamery. Butter offered under this class- 

 ification shall have been made in a creamery from cream sepa- 

 rated at the creamery or gathered from farmers. 



3. Renovated. Butter offered under this classification shall 

 be such as is made by melting butter, clarifying the fat there- 

 from and rechurning the same with fresh milk, cream or skim- 

 milk, or other similar process. 



4. Ladles. Butter offered under this classification shall be 

 such as is collected in rolls, lumps, or in whole packages and 

 reworked by the dealer or shipper. 



5. Packing Stock. Butter offered under this classifica- 

 tion shall be original farm-made butter in rolls, lumps or other- 

 wise, without additional moisture or salt. 



6. Grease Butter shall comprise all classes of butter grad- 

 ing below thirds, or of packing stock grading below No. 3, as 

 hereinafter specified, free from adulteration. 



Grades. 7. Creamery. Renovated and Ladles, shall be grad- 

 ed as Extras, Firsts, Seconds and Thirds; and Packing Stock 

 shall be graded as No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. 



Definition of Grades. 8. Grades of Butter must conform to 

 the following requirements. 



Extras. 9. Shall be a standard grade of average fancy qual- 

 ity in the season when offered under the various classifications. 

 Ninety per cent, shall conform to the following standard; the 

 balance shall not grade below Firsts : 



Flavor. Must be sweet, fresh and clean for the season 

 when offered if Creamery, or sweet, fresh and reasonably clean 

 if Renovated or Ladles. 



Body. Must be firm and uniform. 



Color. Not higher than natural grass, nor lighter than light 

 straw, but should not be streaked or mottled. 



Salt. Medium salted. 



1 Secured through courtesy of New York Produce Review and Am. Cream- 

 ery, April, 1919. 



