ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 15Y 



O • — I have no trouble during May and June. 



A : — We have more mottled butter then because of the 

 softness of the butter. 



Q : — The way I do, I churn at 50. Will warm up some then 

 the wash water is 50. 



A : — We could handle lower water during May and June. 



Going back where we left the churn. At this point, allow 

 the butter to stand half an hour or an hour we could improve it. 

 Com.plete the working w^ith the cover left on the hook so the 

 water drained off, so the butter will work right in the water. 

 There is very little danger in getting too much moisture this 

 season of the year. In allowing butter to stand half an hour 

 you don't want to lower the temperature. 



O : — You are talking about salting in the churning in the 

 creamery ? 



— Yes sir, or either for dair)dng. Combination churn. 

 — We haven't all got combination churns. 

 — Salt the butter in the churn 



-In salting in the churn, don't you use more salt? 

 -Yes sir, as a rule there is more moisture. In taking 

 the butter out onto the table worker the surplus water is drained 

 off, and in that case you use less salt. 



Q : — More or less salt sticks to the side of the churn ? 



A : — When the salt is stuck that way it ought to be removed 

 before the butter is completed. 



The saltiness of butter has to be taken up enough time and 

 we not consider it any more. 



Now the package. Too many of the buttermakers are care- 

 less in preparing the tubs for market. I have seen this in the 

 creamery — After the cream is put in the churn in the morning, 

 churn started, and while churn is running he will go and get the 

 tubs in shape. I consider when a man has done that he is not 

 doing what he should in getting the tubs in shape. It is a good 

 policy to get the tubs ready the day before. There are a good 

 many for them to get ready. One thing be sure of, that you se- 

 lect a good lot of tubs, rings on tight. Putting the tubs in boil- 

 ing water is a good plan. Soaking tubs in tank of water is some- 



