pressions and holes in the butter caused by wrinkled liners and care- 
less packing seriously injure the appearance of the butter, which 
should be neat and attractive to please the consumer. 
BRANDING TUBS AND CUBES. 
Butter shipped interstate in package form is required by Federal 
law to be branded with its net weight. Some States and cities require 
Fig. 3. 
-Tub butter which was poorly packed. The holes or pockets expose more surface, 
thus permitting greater shrinkage and development of mold. 
the net weight to be branded upon consumers' packages. The brand- 
ing of the tub and cube with the gross weight, net weight, and tare 
greatly facilitates the handling of bulk butter on the market. In the 
market inspection of a shipment of butter consisting of different 
churnings it would be convenient to have the number of the churning 
placed on each tub. The name or stencil number of the creamery and 
