UNSALTED V. SALTED BUTTER,

Golden Bay Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 2 June 1910, Page 2

UNSALTED V. SALTED BUTTER,

Factory managers are pretty well divided in their opinions respecting the comparative values of unsalted and salted butter.

A great outcry was made a short. ■■ time ago that unsalted lent itself i more readily to adulteration than the other, and a solemn warning was issued to producers purporting to show the dangers to the industry by continuance, and no doubt a shock was administered to factory directors when they received a circular letter, a little later, from the same source, seeking consignments , of unsalted butter. Mr. W. J. Caldwell, manager of the Macleay River Co-operative Dairy Co., at Kempsey whose many years of practical experience and successful factory management make his deductions worthy of consideration, writes |

“I will give you the details of two experiments made by me in regard ! to the question of unsalted versus salted butter. i

“The first was made during thG winter,-and the other on December 12, being just the reverse, so that a fair idea will he obtained how it works out. I always believed that a difference would exist between the winter and summer results, sjor reasons which it is not necessary to explain.

“I may say that the weights given , below arc perfect, as I was expert- ‘ menting for my own satisfaction. “The butter was taken from tho 1,churn, placed on the table, and after } being rolled a few times two lots '■ of 10011 s., were treated as follows:—' “Winter Trial.—Unsalted.—Weight, 100th. ; preservitas, Jrlt>. ; salt, nil ; [ weight after working, 98flb. ; price' lOd. ; amount realised, £4 2s. 3Jd. Salted —Weight, 1001 b. ; preservitas, Jib. ; salt, 31b ; weight after working 101Jlb. ; price, lOd. ; amount realised, £4 4s. 9£d. “ Summer Trial.—Unsalted—Weight1001b. ; preservitas, ill). ; salt,, nil ; weight after working, 100 j-lb. ; price, lOd. ; amount realised, £4 3s. 9d. Salted.—Weight, 1001 b. ; preservitas,, Jib. : salt, 31b. ; weight after working, 102 Jibs. ; price, lOd. ; amount realised, £4 ss. 7£d. " Mr. Caldwell adds “It is quite easily seen that a premium is necessary for unsalted to make it worth while for the producer to prepare -it."

It will he noted that the average price of lOd. per lb. is taken. II the price is reduced it favouri slightly the unsalted, if the margin widens in favour o! salted.

The difference in the,winter trial if not covered by a farthing premium, but this concession gives very slight advantage in the summer test.— “Dairy and Farm Journal.”