1946 USDA Making and Storing Farm Butter Home Use Farmers Bulletin 1979

1946 USDA Making and Storing Farm Butter Home Use Farmers Bulletin 1979

Original 1946 U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 1979 titled Making and Storing Farm Butter for Home Use by William White of the Bureau of Dairy Industry.

This 16 page booklet provides period instructions for making farm butter at home, including preparing cream, churning, washing buttermilk from the butter, salting, working and storing finished butter. Illustrated throughout with wonderful black and white photographs showing traditional butter making equipment and techniques.

A fascinating piece of 1940s American agricultural, dairy, farmhouse and homesteading history.

Condition: Fair vintage condition with significant past moisture staining, overall toning, spotting, foxing, creasing, wrinkling, edge wear and small areas of paper loss. Pages remain readable and booklet remains intact. Please review photos carefully for condition.

Size: Approximately 9 x 6 inches

Pages: 16

Date: April 1946

Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Author: William White

Bulletin: Farmers' Bulletin No. 1979

Materials: Paper

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