The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-09-28
Packing Butter for Market.

At q meeting Of tho Jefferson
County (Wis.) Dairymon's Associa-
ton, an essay was read fsom Mcssrs.
Smith h Dexter, Of Chicago, from
which the following extract 10 taken {:
JARs.-Usc no Jars except for a.
,poclal order, or a known destination.
They cost two cents = pound Oh their
capacity butter In them Ia burdoned
by q tax OF forty per cent. on the
gross, on which freight or express
charges must be paid thoy cannot be
sold with the butter to any oxtent ;
there Ia less by brcakage or damage
TO butter, which c1prcss companies
refuse to make good, and cost OF do
livcring jars adds still further to
| charges against their use. These and
other drawbacks arc much moro than
tho offset TO any advantage derived
from their uso.
TuBs.-The West packages for gem
eral use sro the Weloh tub, made In
New York State Of white ash, In two
size,, holding sixty-kve pounds and
thirty-nyc pounds. They arc largely
in use IN New York and other East
ern States, and arc sold in Chicago st
about 10 cents for a larger and 81
cents for the smaller.
FIkKIHs.-It is on open question
whether tubs or 0rkins are the best
to keep butter In. We advise pack
ing Of one-tcnth OF tho product In
nrkins, providing good onc can be
obtained, made OF oak clear OF sap,
tight, smooth and good style; but In
reference to rough, leaky nrkins, nse
tubs always-and use 1rkins only for
snring and summer make.
DuRgCTroNs.-Mark on the side Of
every package It's weight, when dry.
Soak twenty or twcnty-four hours
before packing In strong brine, and
before churnlng see to 1t that n pack
age Is soaked, ready to receive the
butter as soon as sailed. Pack q
irkin so that when the head is In 1t
will be completely full, leaving no
space for brine, nor room for the mass
to shift from orc end to the other,
when The package ia turned. This
shocking process in loosely filled
irkins works more mischief than the
lack OF brine causes In a tight
irkin well filled. Cover the top Of
the butter with bleached cloth cover
the cloth with q fine sprinkle Of fine
salt. Put gross weight and dry tar
on the cloth end OF the package, 80
that the seller may bore the head not
marked, and find no cloth. Tubs
intended to be sent ut once to market,
or packed after warm weather is
over, M, be fllsd to the brim, as
full as IL struck Off with a striker.
We suggest a roller for finishing tops
OF tubs cover the top with bloachcd
cloth, reaching over the edge Of the
tub, not tucked down inside sprinkle
with salt, and strap and cover down
snug, with three straps Of leather, not
folded over the top, but nailed
through the rim into the edge Of the
cover, and cut Off even with tho top.
Tubs intended to be held through
the season may be filled within one
quarter OF an inch OF the top cover
with cloth as before and ill to- the brim
with sail !; add m much clear brine az
,hc package will hold, strap down,
and do not disturb till wanted, I'M
loss to add brine. AS the water
cvaporatcs the aalt cr~ystalizes, FORM
ing u cover of hard salt, which should
not he broken.
Use Liverpool dairy salt, Ashton or
other brands. Opinions as to the
right quantities OF salt differ fifty per
cent. A slight excess is better and
safer than a deficiency.
Allow no paper OF any kind in
contact with butter in any form. Use
new blcachcd cloth, from which the
sizing or starch has been removed.
Put no salt directly on the butter,
or between layers in packing, nor
on the bottom Of packages, unless
they were soaked In fresh water, then
use rs much salt in tho package as
will stick to tho inside whom bottom
up. Use small nails which will not 60
through into the butter. Keep pack
ages bright and clean, remembering
that they must not only be clean, but
look clean, In order that external
ncatncss may suggest internal excel
lcuCe,