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AMERICAN DAIRYING. 



cared for. Wooden packages should not be 

 used a second time for packed butter. Most of 

 them are cheaply made and are intended to be 

 used but once, and it is a very difficult matter 

 to have them kept so that it is safe to use a 

 second time. 



The dairyman will have more of this to con- 

 tend with than the creameryman will, and he 

 must look sharply after it. I have had bad- 

 smelling packages 

 come from the 

 best families. The 

 mistress cannot 

 see to everything, 

 but must trust to 

 someone, and she 

 is sometimes de- 

 ceived on this 

 point. 



A desirable way 

 to put up butter 

 for near-by mar- 

 kets is in prints. 

 I find that the retailer prefers this form to the 

 solid packed, as he can handle it like canned 

 goods in filling orders. I have been told by 

 grocerymen that when they sell small quanti- 

 ties from a large package three cents margin is 

 necessary to get back the money they paid for 

 the butter. Another point in favor of the print 



BUTTER SHIPPING BOX. 



