The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-05-25

Cleanliness is Most Important

SieauineSS Is Most Important
1t is necessary to maintain proper
conditions, in the care Of the milk and
cream and the making of butter if O
marketable product is to be produced.
TOO much Importance, it is said can
not pc given to maintaining. cleanly
conditions: in the, stable and in other
places where the milk, cream, or butt
ter, are produced or kept, for they alb
soEbF odors and spoil very quickly. It
is; important, too, that. these. products
be Kept In a cool place. High tenn
peratures should always be avoided,
as they, produce: soft, oily condition
OF the butter which is undesirable.
In manufacturing butter on the
fasm OF in. a factory the buttermilk
must be removed and washed out, and
the proper amount Of salt must be in
corporated evenly. Frequently parcel
post shipments of farm butter are un.
satisfactorily to customers because pro-
per methods were not used inzmaking
IT., and the quality and: condition of
the butter thereby. injured before it
was shipped. For the satisfaction of
customers it is important that a uni
form quality of butter be produced.
Methods used in preparing butter
for parceli post shipping depend large
~ upon the local conditions and style
of package used. To insure delivery
in the best possible state, butter, af-
ter being :packed or printed and placed
IN cartons, should be chilled or harden
ed thoroughly before it. is shipped.
One of the, most satisfactory ways
OF preparing butter for shipment is in
regular 1-poun. dprints, the standard
PRINT measuring 2 1-2 by 2 l-2 inches.
Every pound print should be neatly
wrapped in regular butter parchment
or paper. A second thickness of such
paper has been found TO add material
~ to the carrying possibility of the
butter. Waxed paper may be used
TOR the second wrapping AS fur
ther protection to, the print, it should
be placed in heavy manila paraffin
cartons, which may be obtained from
folding paper-box companies, either
plain or printed as stock carton or
with special private brand
Packages That Protect Against Heat
Corrugated fiber-board shipping
| containers of various sizes may be OBJ
tanned for shipping 1-pound prints of
butter These boxes or containers
practically insulate the butter and
furnish much protection against heat.
further protection may be obtained
by wrapping the container in stout
| tied securely with a strong cord. In
! tying the twine it should be drawn
tightly around the package so as to in
sure ITS proper carriage. Not in
frequently packages are broken open
or otherwise damaged because thew
are insecurely tied. The corrugated
containers are also useful for carry
ing shipments of butter put up in 9TH
erstyles.
Some persons ship butter by parcel
posi- IN improVIsed OF homemade con-
tanners. Clean, discarded, corrugated
paper-board cartons are obtained from
the grocer: or other merchant at small
cost or frequently without any cost at
all. 1t is possible to cut a piece of
paper board in such shape and size
that when it, is folded it will form a
satisfactory carton.
Butter, shipped in an improvised
container SHOULD be wrapped in parch-
ment paExr and several thicknesses of
newspaper and then should be secure
ly@tied;. with string. The package
corrugated paper board will, The pre-
jections 50 folded as to form a con-
| talner The container should then be
tied with twine, wrapped in heavy
paper, amd again securely tied with
| strong cord.
If. butter that is prepared for ship
| ment IN TINS manner is thoroughly
chilled before being mailed it should
| carry safely even in warm weather if
IT. is not in transit more than "a to
36 hours.