Identifier: managementofdair00mort (find matches)
Title: Management of dairy plants
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Mortensen, Martin, 1872-
Subjects: Dairying
Publisher: New York, Macmillan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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tomers addressed. Other points on the care ofmilk and cream may be discussed in such a letter, but allshould be offered in the form of suggestions and not in the formof rules and no suggestion should be offered unless the writer isable to prove that it will be to the advantage of the producerto follow it. B. Shipping Tags and Seals. — Shipping tags and seals areusually furnished by the creamery. A shipping tag should bearthe creamery firm name and address and blank lines to be filledin by the shipper with his name, shipping station, and postofhce. Some creameries have a rubber stamp made for each oftheir shippers and stamp the tags with the name and address ofthe patron. This tag will be used for the following shipment.A new leaden seal is also dropped in the empty can and this isused by the shipper, who has a seal press furnished by thecreamery, perhaps bearing the creamery name on one side andthe number on the other side. Other forms of tags are used, such as brass tags. These are
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u N HU<X,B3 0) 73 O (X4 112 MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY PLANTS furnished by the creamery. The addresses of the creamery andpatron are pressed into the brass and in order that they may beread easily the letters are filled with black paint. The brasstag may be soldered onto the breast of the can or fastened to thecan with a wire loop about four inches in length and two inchesin width. The ends of this loop are riveted together. The coverof the can is often fastened to the can with this loop. The ad-vantage thereof is that the covers of the cans will not be ex-changed; the disadvantage is that the can is more difficult toclean when the cover is attached, especially if a can-washingmachine is used. C. The Cream Can. — The cream can, before being returned,should be properly marked. It should have the name of theshipper painted on the breast, and below, in large letters, thename of the shipping station. The weight of the empty canwith cover should be painted on the can, as that will facilitate

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