Eureka Reporter | 1910-05-27 | Page 9 | Butter Boxes Made of Straw

butter boxes made of straw in future the boxes containing but ter shipped from queensland to great britain are to be arade of straw and a company has been formed to work the tie business butter boxes hitherto hit berto have been made of pine but the drain upon this timber owing to the heavy exports have been so se be vere that the wood Is rapidly goldir up in price in one month march 1908 over 60 50 boxes of butter from queensland Queen I 1 arrived in ingland 1250 tons worth 1140 in the new box a mixture of kaolin and straw Is used it can be produced and sold tor for Is 1 at present 3 boxes are used in australia annually costing the new box will save the dairy industry about a year as the material for manufacture ing the box can be grown in the pad dock i supports a cow it 11 weighs about 10 pounds being damp proof and odorless