Show I BEST PACKAGES FOR FOR CHEESE Boxes Are Subjected to Rough Treatment Treat ment In Handling and Should Be Good and Strong Certain characteristics of American cheese most valuable for export purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses In addition to good flavor include Include include in In- clude firm close close-bo close bodied texture clean and sound rind and strong well made packages The favored export st style le leIs Is the large so called cheddar weighing from 60 to SO pounds al all ale though of later years a good many twins have e been exported Twins weigh about 3 35 pounds each ench and are packed two In a boX bor The fhe matter of the package Is Isery very ery Important as the boxes are subjected to rough handling In loading londing and un loading The most satisfactory boxes are sufficiently large for the entire cheese for with a ch cheese chese ch ese higher than the box the pressure of ot other boxes piled plied on top destro destroys s 's the shape of the cheese chase anti and Injures the rind It is common In the United States I to paraffin most of the cheese marketed market market- et ed a n week or ten days das after the time cheese Is made which permits free moisture to escape and allows for tor the usual shrinkage During the spring summer summer sum sum- mer and autumn the use of refrigerator ator cars where a temperature of 35 degrees degles to 40 degrees F F. F may lUny be maintained main main- Is Important In shipping It has been found as a n result of ot experiments experiments ments conducted by the United States Department of or Agriculture |