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reason for the preference given to the 6o-pound tub in the eastern 

 market lies in the fact that many dealers have so arranged their 

 refrigerators that they have a space in which the tub fits. Custom, 

 based upon long use of the 6o-pound tub, has created such a 

 decided preference for butter packed in this manner that it 

 will sell in the eastern market at from half a cent to one cent 

 more a pound than if packed in a cubical box. 



The Pacific Coast markets, on the other hand, have a decided 



Open. 



FIG. 114. The Eureka hand 

 butter-printer. 



Folded. 

 FIG. 115. Butter cartons. 



preference for the cubical spruce box, and will pay a premium 

 for butter packed in that style. 



If the butter is to be cut into prints, as is done by a 

 great many dealers at the present time, the cubical box has an 

 advantage over the tub. Butter so packed will cut into prints 

 with less waste. 



In addition to spruce for the cubical box, Southern poplar 

 has been used quite extensively. A box of the following dimen- 



