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and may be packed in either two-headed or cloth-covered 

 barrels. 



"16. No. 3 Packing Stock. — Shall be a grade below No. 2, 

 and may be off-flavored, or strong; may be packed in any 

 kind or kinds of packages. Charges for inspection shall be 

 the same as the rules call for on other grades. 



"Scoring, as Affecting Grades of Creamery Butter. 



"17. In the inspection of creamery butter for grade, the 

 point system of scoring shall be used on the following basis: 



"Flavor, for perfection 45 points. 



"Body, for perfection 25 points. 



"Color, for perfection 15 points. 



"Salt, for perfection 10 points. 



"Style, for perfection 5 points. 



"Total, for perfection 100 points. 



"18. The Butter Committee shall determine and prescribe 

 from time to time a range of scores covering two consecutive 

 full points, which shall be required for the grade of Extra 

 Creamery in addition to the other specific requirements men- 

 tioned in Rule 10. The required scores for Extra Creamery 

 shall be fixed with due consideration for the varying average 

 quality of the creamery butter obtainable from season to 

 season, and with a view of making this grade represent as 

 nearly as may be a uniform quality relatively to the quality 

 of the supply as a whole. The required range of scores so deter- 

 mined upon shall remain in force until changed by the Butter 

 Committee; such changes may be made at any time and shall 

 become effective on the day following authoritative announce- 

 ment from the caller's desk and posting on the bulletins. All 

 creamery butter scoring higher than required for Extras, if 

 it meet the requirements mentioned in Rule 9, shall grade as 

 Creamery Specials; all creamery butter scoring lower than 

 required for Extras, but not more than four points lower, 

 if it meet the requirements mentioned in Rule 11, shall grade 



