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packed, such as five pound crocks, gem fibre paper boxes 

 lined with parchment and holding 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 

 pounds, and the wooden bail boxes holding from 5 to 10 

 pounds. Most of these packages are used for local trade. 



Fig. 28. Butter printer. 



Foreign Trade Packages. For export trade butter is 

 preferably packed in cubical spruce boxes lined with 

 paraffin and holding 56 pounds. These boxes are pre- 

 pared by rinsing them with cold brine and then lining 

 with parchment paper (double thickness at top and 

 bottom) which has been soaked in brine. The boxes are 

 now weighed and carefully packed, after which they are 

 trimmed down to a weight of 57 pounds, which allows one 

 pound for shrinkage. Finish the packing by placing a 



