Show II II ii DAIRY POINTS 11 BUTTER B RATED FOR QUALITY Producers Lose Much Money Because of Imperfect Conditions and Methods In Making Prepared by the tho United State Stales Department of or Agriculture If It you yon 00 are a n producer or manufacturer of butter were you disappointed In the price you OU received for that last shipment Quality is the chief factor In determining butter prices and accordIng according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to United States Department of Agriculture circular Just Issued even small defects detects in quality may result result re re- sult suit In the loss of a n sale or n a cut in price Several million dollars annually are lost to producers and manufacturers because of ot Imperfect conditions an and methods In production manufacture and marketing of dairy products the circular states During 1920 the marginal mar mar- ginal difference in the prices of or high tad ind low quality butler amounted a at times to as much as ns 15 cents between 37 31 score and 02 92 score Lack o ot of proper attention or care In the creamery cream cream- ory ery ry In grading the cream or In churnIng churning churn churn- Ing working salting or packing the b butter are stated to be mainly responsible sible for tor this condition The circular enumerates and describes de do scribes the various factors such as flavor body color salt and package that Influence price These factors are arc given specific ratings by local and federal butter Inspectors and receivers receivers ers rs in determining the final score o othe of the product and the ratings are governed governed gov gOY by the absence or presence o of certain defects described In the lar mar It Is stated that there has never neve before been a n time In the history o ot of American butter making when It paid so well to produce quality high butter butte as during recent years But Butto to to secure securer r j 1 t 9 Ii Taking Butter From Churn an active demand and the largest net return not only hl high h quality and uniformity uniformity uni uni- of ot the product are necessary hut but a knowledge of ot market requirements requirements requirements require require- ments and ond good marketing methods are required Circular entitled Defects In the Quality of Butter has been prepared so that producers and manufacturers may know v pr precisely how butter is rated for quality In the markets and how the defects which h lower the price may JOY be obviated Copies of the circular lar mar cnn can be obtained free upon request request request re re- quest to the United States Department of ot Agriculture Washington D D. C. C |