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fore more butter is added. Any holes or cavities in the butter 

 reduce its attractiveness to the buyer. When the package is filled 

 the butter should be cut off by drawing a wire or string across the 

 top. This gives a smooth, even surface on which the cloth circle 

 may be placed. A thin sprinkling of salt sifted on the top of the 

 cloth makes an attractive finish. The parchment paper side-lining 

 is sometimes large enough to come up about an inch above the 

 top of the package and this is folded neatly over the smooth cut 

 surface of the butter before putting on the cloth circle. The top 

 of the butter should not show any finger prints and the exact net 

 weight of the butter in each package should be recorded. An 

 occasional test or comparison of the scales should also be made 

 to insure accurate weighing as this is important to both the 

 buyer and to the seller of the butter. 



Plates 10 and 11 Butter Printers 



449. One pound prints or bricks of butter are coming more 

 and more into favor. Hand printers of various types may be 

 bought for this purpose and one side of the printer carved with 

 a trade mark or ornamental design which should not be too elabor- 

 ate as this increases the difficulty in keeping it clean, but such a 

 brand may be helpful in selling the butter, especially if the quality 

 is uniform and characteristic. 



Each print or brick should have square edges, no cavities 

 and always weigh 16 ounces. A butter maker should never neglect 



