PACKING AND MARKETING BUTTER. 275 
The surface of the tubs should be neatly finished by pleating 
the lining of the tub over onto the top of the butter. The 
lining should not be allowed to lap over any more than about 
an inch. A cloth circle should then be neatly put on. A 
Fic. 162.—Tub-fasteners; common tins. 
handful of salt sprinkled on the top of this circle is advisable. 
A little water may be sprinkled on to cause the salt to become 
wet. Some butter-makers prefer an additional paper circle 
on top of the salt again. 
Fic. 163.—Tub-fasteners; tin and tack combined. 
Packing Butter for Exhibition Purposes.—-In case butter is 
to be opened and scored several times, it is advisable to use paper 
circles instead of cloth circles. Cloth circles give a much better 
appearance when the tubs are not to be opened often, but they 
Fic. 164.—Tub-fasteners; riveted. 
are difficult to readjust after they have been taken out of posi 
tion, while the paper circle can be taken off and replaced as 
often as desired. This applies especially to butter entered 
for scoring contests, where the keeping quality of butter has 
to be tested also. Twenty-pound ash tubs are generally used 
for exhibition purposes. Ash tubs take a little better finish 
