MARKETING CREAMERY BUTTER. 



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from tub butter. (See fig. 6.) Since the tub-shaped package is not 

 the most desirable in some respects for cutting prints, a great deal 

 of the butter distributed by the larger creameries is cut into prints 

 at the creamery. Some creameries use the cube in preference to the 

 tub for storage purposes, as it is better adapted to the cutting of 

 prints. 



The standard cube (12| by 12| by 13^ inches) used on the Pacific 

 coast weighs about 68 pounds net and cuts out 64 full pounds of 

 prints, thus leaving about 4 pounds of scrap to be repacked. A num- 

 ber of creameries in Ohio and Indiana are using cubes for their 



Pig. 6. — Wholesale distributors of butter in the larger markets use machine 

 and wrap the prints. The cartons are usually put on by hand. 



which cut 



shipments to Cincinnati, Louisville, Columbus, and other markets, 

 as the dealers find them to be more economical in cutting prints 

 from the standpoint of investment in printing equipment, labor, 

 and shrinkage. 



SHRINKAGE IN PRINTING TUB BUTTER. 



The shrinkage in cutting prints from tub butter due to the loss of 



free moisture and a slight overweight allowed on each print is a 



larger item than ordinarily is considered. It has been found to vary 



from one-half to 1^ pounds per tub. The various factors which 



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