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sulating effect as a felt jacket, but is rather heavy and 

 cumbersome and should not be used except in cases where 

 it is necessary to pack ice around the cream or milk. The 

 best results from the ice are secured by packing it in 

 large lumps around the neck of the can. 



Shipping in Bottles. Where milk and cream are 

 shipped in bottles, the latter should be placed in insulated 

 delivery cases (Fig. 65) and surrounded with crushed 

 ice. The cases should have the owner's address on them 

 and must be kept locked while in transit. 



Mode of Shipping.- The usual way of shipping milk 

 and cream is by express. In the main dairy sections bag- 

 gage rates are available. These rates are lower than ex- 

 press rates and can be obtained nearly everywhere by 

 special arrangement with the railroad companies. 



Shipping rates should always be obtained in advance 

 of shipment and the charges should be prepaid. A con- 

 siderable saving is certain to be effected by rigidly ad- 

 hering to this practice. Insist upon getting the lowest 

 rates possible. 



Pointers on Shipping. Have the name and address 

 of your dairy permanently marked in brass upon every 

 can and cover ; also have it sewed or stitched on the felt 

 jackets. This is necessary to insure the return of your 

 own goods. The name and address will be put upon the 

 cans and covers by the dealer from whom they are pur- 

 chased, if so requested; or, in case unmarked cans are 

 already on the premises, the brass plates with the name 

 and address may be purchased from dairy supply firms 

 and placed upon the cans and covers by a local tinner. 



Even when labeled as indicated above, cans will oc- 

 casionally get lost. Empty cans are usually returned free 

 of charge and, for this reason, express receipts are com- 



