CHAPTER VIII. 



PACKAGES AND PACKING, 



FOR THE PRIVATE DAIRY. 



For the dairies the Bradley Boxes (Fig. 60), holding 2, 3. 4, 

 5 and 10 Ibs. and packed in crates (Fig. 61) are used a great deal, 

 as well as the bail boxes (Fig. 62), holding 5, 7^2, 9 and 10 Ibs. 

 They are very good and practical packages, accepted by the trade, 

 the latter chiefly in the West. 



One pound rectangular prints wrapped in parchment paper 



and sent in return 

 boxes provided with an 

 ice chamber (Fig. 63) is 

 very popular in the East, 



and (packed solid) is 

 (Fig. 61) 



(Fig.62) 



gaining ground in 



the West. Indeed prints put up in cartons 

 under some special brand are being pushed by 

 (FigTco) man y creameries and dealers and the sales, 

 both East and West, have increased enormous- 

 ly. With the return boxes the difficulty is to keep the trays 

 perfectly sweet, but this trouble may be overlooked when a good 

 price is secured. If packed solid the 54~lb. cubical or 5o-lb. rec- 

 tangular box is mostly used. There are numerous other packages, 

 such as the "Record" tin lined package, the "Crystal," a glass 

 jar in a galvanized pail, paper boxes round (the "Gem") and 

 square, etc., etc., not to forget the old stone jars, but these are not 

 popular among the men who handle the butter in the large 

 markets and should be used only for local trade or for private 

 customers. Round and square prints are also suitable and are 



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