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from tub butter. (See fig. 6.) Since the tub-shaped package is not 
the most desirable in some respects for cutting prints, a great deal 
of the butter distributed by the larger creameries is cut into prints 
at the creamery. Some creameries use the cube in preference to the 
tub for storage purposes, as it is better adapted to the cutting of 
prints. 
The standard cube (12 J by 12 \ by 13 \ inches) used on the Pacific 
coast weighs about 68 pounds net and cuts out 64 full pounds of 
prints, thus leaving about 4 pounds of scrap to be repacked. A num- 
ber of creameries in Ohio and Indiana are using cubes for their 
Fig. 6. — Wholesale distributors of butter in the larger markets use machines which cut 
and wrap the prints. The cartons are usually put on by hand. 
shipments to Cincinnati, Louisville, Columbus, and other markets, 
as the dealers find them to be more economical in cutting prints 
from the standpoint of investment in printing equipment, labor, 
and shrinkage. 
SHRINKAGE IN PRINTING TUB BUTTER. 
The shrinkage in cutting prints from tub butter due to the loss of 
free moisture and a slight overweight allowed on each print is a 
larger item than ordinarily is considered. It has been found to vary 
from one-half to \\ pounds per tub. The various factors which 
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