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I Our Part in Feeding the Nationlt;Bp*dal Information ocrvk.. United State. Dtfunmenl or Agriculture.)BUTTER MAY BE MARKETED BY PARCEL POSTAbove. Actual Parcel.Pott Shipment of Tare* Pound* of Butter Wrapped In Parchment Paper, Several Thicknesses of Newspaper, Corrugated Paper-Board Carton and Heavy Wrapping Paper. Below, Three Stage* of a Pareel-Poet Package of Butter.PREPARE BUTTER BEFORE PACKINGExperimental Shipments Made of Dairy Products by Use of Parcel Post.PRE-COOUNG IS ESSENTIALMay Be Marketed Satlefactorlly When Extreme High Temperature* Are Not Encountered—How to Pack for Safe Carriage.Experiment!!! shipments by the burn* u of markets, United Slate* department of agriculture. Indicate that well-made butter, thoroughly chilled before chipping mid packed In suitable container*. may be marketed imtlsfnetorlly by parrel post when extreme high temperatures are not encountered.Although tunny of the experimental shipments were made during the heat of summer, only 14 of the 404 ship-menta, or 8.1 per cent, were received In an unsatisfactory condition. These result* nrc attributed to cure In properly packing the butter In *ultub1e shipping containers, and to the pre-cooling or thorough hardening of butter at the creameries before shipment. The distances traveled by the butter ranged from 187 to 538 mile* and the hour* In transit from IS to 00. Shipment* were made In all month* of the year.Condition of Butter Important.A* parrel post shipment* lt;f butter •re likely especially during the summer to be subjected to conditions which may cause deterioration and Injure the qunllty at the butter. It 1* highly desirable that every possible precaution be taken before uhlpmont. Particularly Is this true of farm-made butter, because conditions affecting II* quality nnd condition usually cannot be controlled as easily on farms *s In cream-cries. However, farm-made butter should ho marketed Just na satisfactorily as erc«niery-mndo butter when It I* properly made nnd properly prepared for shipment.It la necessary in maintain proper conditions In the enre of the mlik and cream nnd, the making of butter If a marketable product Is to be produced Too tnnch Importance cannot be given to the maintaining of dean condition* In the stable and In other places where the milk, cream, or butter are produced or kept, for they absorb odors and spoil very quickly. It ts Important, too, that these product* be kept In a cod place. High temperatures ahonld always be avoided, as heated cream or butter produce* a aoft. oily condition In the finished product which I* undesirable. In ratnofactflring butter on the farm or In a factory the buttermilk must be removed and washed out. and the proper amoant of **U moat be In-cor -rated evenly. For the satisfaction of customer* It la Importnnt.thnt a good and uniform quality of hotter be produced.The method* tmod In preparing butter for parcel poat shipping depend largely upon the local condition* and ttr style of partage uaed. To Inaura delivery hi the beat possible condition, butter, after bales packed or printed •ad placed In cartoaa. should be chilled or hardened thoroughly before It la shipped.One of the mart satisfactory ways of preparing butler for shipment la In the form of regular one-pound prints. The standard print measure* 2Vix2ttx4H Inches. A hand butter printer or mold ahonld be uaed In forming the print*.Each pound print should be neatly wrapped In regular butter parchment or paper. A second thleknsmt of aurb pepsmhse been found to add materially in thr —. eying possibility of the butter. Waxed paper may be used fur tbe second wrapping. As a further protection to the print. It should be placed In heavy maalln pnrnfllncd curious, which may he obtained from folding paper box companies for ubout one-half cent cncb when unprinted or at a slightly addltlunul cost when printed as a stork carton or with a special private brand.Shipping Containers for Butter.Corrugated fiber board shipping container* of various sixes may he obtained for shipping butter.These boxes or containers practically Insulule the hultrr and furnish much protection against heat. Further protection may be ohlalned hy wrapping the container In sloul wrapping paper. The whole should be tied securely with n strong cord.Some person* ship butter by parcel post In Improvised or home-made container*. Clean, discarded, corrugated pnper-lHinrd carton* are obtained from the grocer or other merchant at small cost or frequently without cost. It Is possible to cut a piece of paper hoard In such shape nod slso that when It Is folded It will fonn a satisfactory carton.The sulilert I* discussed In detail In Farmers' Bulletin 930. “Marketing Butter and Cheese hy Parcel Post. uvnllnblr for free distribution by the United Stnte* department of agriculture. and suggestions regarding parcel post business methods are contained la thn department’s free bulletin No. 022, “Parcel Post Business Methods.”* ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESSSuccessful psreel po*t msrket- ; lug of butter require* that extreme cure he taken to Insure the delivery of a satisfactory 3 product to the customers. Tho 3 following ate a few of tbe Im-J portunt considerations In mar- ] 3 kctlng butter successfully by 2 pi.rcel post:2 1. A uniformly high-quality2 product should be produced.J 2. It should la- properly packed * In neat and attractive package*.2 -7- The shipping container used3 should amply protect the butter2 from deterioration nnd damage.3 4. The package* should bear2 the address of the sender and he w properly addressed to the cus-« tomir.6. The most expedition* mall ■ervlco from (be mailing office i should be used to Insure the delivery of the bntter In tbe best lt;condition.
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The Lanse Sentinel
L' Anse, Michigan, US
Fri, Jan 17, 1919
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