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reason for the preference given to the 6o-pound tub in the eastern 

 market Ues in the fact that man}' dealers have so arranged their 

 refrigerators that the}- haAX- a space in winch the tub fits. Custom, 

 based upon long use of the 6o-pound tub, has created such a 

 decided preference for butter packed in this manner that it 

 will seh in the eastern market at from half a cent to one cent 

 more a p(jund than if packed in a cubical box. 



The Pacific Coast markets, on the other hand, have a decided 



Fig. 114. — The Eureka hand 

 butter-printer 



Folded 

 Fig. 115. — Butter cartons. 



preference for the cubical spruce box, and will pa_\" a premium 

 for butter packed in that style. 



If the butter is to be cut into prints, as is done by a 

 great many dealers at the present time, the cubical box has an 

 advantage over the tub. Butter so packed will cut into prints 

 with less waste. 



In addition to spruce for the cubical box. Southern poplar 

 has been used C|uite extensively. A box of the following dimen- 



