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A. — That will cause wavy butter. 



Q. — Suppose your butter is worked very cold ? 

 A. — Then I would suggest either heating the salt or wetting 

 it so that it would dissolve easier. 



To illustrate the point. Two tubs out of the same churning 

 made at the University purposely for this convention, was left 

 very gritty. One was placed in a warm place so the salt had a 

 chance to dissolve in a few days, and after it was dissolved and 

 the butter cooled, it turned out very mottled. The other tub 

 was placed at once in a cold place so the salt would not dissolve 

 so readily. It is not dissolved yet and the butter is mottled, 

 but a very little, hardly visible and a third tub, in which the salt 

 was properly dissolved before it left the churn shows no mottles 

 whatever. If the salt is kept in a moist condition and not too 

 cold and the butter isn't worked at too low temperature undis- 

 solved salt is readily overcome. 



Using a Good Starter. 



Without a doubt, a good deal of the butter could be im- 

 proved if more of the creameries used a good starter. I fully 

 realize that in many places it will be hard to keep a good starter 

 when it is needed the most. In order to get the best results it 

 will be necessary to have a starter can. * / find the* majority of 

 Illinois creameries have a starter can but more need to put them 

 into use. It is true that some of those attempting to make a 

 starter do not always meet with good results, but it is generally 

 because, first: they don't know what a good starter is and don't 

 know how to care for it properly ; secondly, because they are not 

 careful enough in selecting the right kind of milk to make a 

 good starter and third, some are not fixed to keep the starter 

 properly under control. When the creamery receives milk every 

 day they ought not to have much trouble in keeping a good 

 starter, but when they get milk but two or three times a week is 

 when the buttermaker is up against it. My suggestions for the 



