Show butter boxes made of straw in future tho the boxes containing butter shipped from queensland to great britain are to bo be made ot of straw and a company has been formed to work the business dutter butter boxes hitherto have been made of pine but the drain upon this timber owing to the heavy exports have been so se severe that the wood la is rapidly going up in price in one month Alar march cb 1908 over boxes of butter from queensland arrived in england 1250 tons worth in the new box a mixture of kaolin anil and straw is used it can bo be produced and sold for ls Is at present boxes are use used d in australia annually costing 00 0 the new new box will save the dairy industry about a year ns as tho the material for manufacturing the box can be grown in the paddock which supports a cow it weighs about 10 pounds being damp proof and aad odorless |