350 JUDGING AND GRADING OF BUTTER 



Creamery or Held, must be solid boring. If Renovated or Ladles, 

 must be 90 per cent solid boring. Color, fairly uniform, but 

 may be mottled. Salt may be light medium or high. Package, 

 good and uniform. 



Thirds 



17. Shall be a grade below Seconds and may consist of pro- 

 miscuous lots. The minimum scoring for Creamery Thirds shall 

 be 5 points below the minimum scoring for Seconds, or a range 

 from 79 to (but not including) 84 points. 



Flavor may be off-flavored and strong on tops and sides, more 

 or less rancid. Body not required to draw .a full trier. Color 

 may be irregular or mottled. Salt high, light or irregular. 

 Package, any kind of package mentioned at delivery. 



No. i Packing Stock 



18. Shall be original butter, solid boring, sweet and sound, 

 without additional moisture or salt, free from mold, normal in oil 

 contents, packed in barrels or in tubs or boxes. Where in bar- 

 rels, parchment-lined packages are preferred. When in either 

 tubs, boxes or barrels, same should be packed full. 



No. 2 Packing Stock 



19. Shall be original butter, 85 per cent of it solid boring, the 

 other 1 5 per cent fairly solid boring, reasonably sweet and sound 

 for the grade offered; may be slightly deficient in oil contents, 

 must be free from mold and may be packed in different kinds of 

 barrels, tierces, pails or boxes with or without paper lining. 



No. 3 Packing Stock 



20. Shall be a grade of quality just below No. 2 Packing 

 Stock, but above the classification of Grease Butter; may be 

 packed in any or all kinds of packages. 



EXPORT BUTTER 



The observations of the authors have been that the reputation 

 of the American butter on the English market is not all that is 

 desirable. Some American butter is good enough to sell on an 



