CONTROLLING MOISTURE IN BUTTER. 13:! 



atures applied and the methods used. The kind of 

 machinery used also plays an important part in 

 affecting the methods used in regulating the moist- 

 ure content of butter. Such conditions as the sea- 

 son of the year, the sort of feed the cows are fed, 

 and the richness, age, and acidity of the cream, are 

 of minor importance and the effect of these condi- 

 tions on the moisture content of butter can very 

 easily be overcome by the operator with good judg- 

 ment. 



