New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SWILL MILK STABLES.
HENRY BERGHs AGENTS INSPECTING THEM-sUrTs rC

Readers of The TRIBUNE do not need to be
told that the milk used in this city Is aduserated In
many ways Much Of 1t Is unit for use because the
owners feed them swi obtained from disti-
This the cows to give large quant'y OF
milk but the quality Is tho poorest The milk Is sold
as p,re and goes to thousands OF families 1t is prob
able that large proportion of tho deaths OF young
children may be traced to the use Oh thb im-.
pure article Complaints having been iecohuy
made OF the violation OF law in the feeding OF animals
on distery swll In various parts OF BrookYn' eAa"
inaon was made Friday and Saturday last by Isaac
Lopez and Frank Clark agents OF the society ior '"o
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. TRIBUNE reporter
them their inspection Their investisa
ton revealed the fact that the swllmik business pas
greatly diminished since the exposure VI MIX aduecia
ton I'm THE TRIBUNE three years ago. The efforts OF the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals nave
done very much to reduce the trailc But at seVora
catlesheds tho will is still used their proprieors vio
latlng the law the subject which Is very pmin' anu
forbIds the sw entirely. In many cases hay ana
grain are used in connection with swl and In only one
OF the stables visited is swill alone used
The stable owned by Gapp, Fleischmann q 20, STU
ated I'm that part OF Greenpont known Blssyie, Is
probably largest and was found without any douo'
to be the 1thieGt IN tho vicinity oil Brooklyn Two
visits we're made to this first, during the morning
milking AMI the second In the afternoon The STAPLES
are located Greenpontave near the brdse over tn'
Newtoyn Creek lust on the borders OF Queens County
II lies within the jurisdiction OF Mr Berghs Socicy,
which extends 200 yards beyond tho pouuudTIeS VI
Kings County. The dstillery adjoining Is also o"ned
by GaR F,eischmann Co, and with the stable oceu
pies an area equa to that OF Is or 80 Ordinary Oung
lots The cows arc kept in three large sheds whlch
are placed longitu1nlily, west OF the uhuerF' IL"
sheds are divided into sections, and the SECTIONS o
stalls in which the cows kept, zach one Doing teu
by short rope around the neck, ana having ecaio'i'
room enough to lie down. Nobing but swlli Is ieu III
these stables 1t runs from the di5tery into several
large tanks situated between II and the sbeds fIo
these It conveyed in long troughs along tne sus VI
the stables and runs through transverse pipes INTO tue
troughs from which the COVE drink. The animals are
pIaced head to head so cose there scarcely room
for a man to walk between The sections are separated
by gutter about three feet wide, through whicn the
nth runs and Is discharged in tho rear OF tue
sheds The swill Is fed hot, as 1t comes Iroul
the di,ery and the cattle drink ng 1t while not lose
their tecth and are unable 70 chew Consequently thcS
have no cud ana many tleareyed and covered Win
sores Some appear to be in quite healthy condition.
but they are evidently newcomers, while large number
are hobailed and infected with disease. They nave no
bedding hay straw and are covered with the th
in which they le Tie sheds are low-roofed ana heu
with cobwcbs and the onch arising from the comoiueu
nl,h, swl and the steam Of the catil, In tho low,
Hyentated stables 3 almost unendurable. Nearly SO
cattle are packed together in these sheds They eat no
hay or grain but arc given all the sHll they can de-
vour. and Tie milk Is drained from them twice day,
until they are out, and being no longer prohtaoe
"a milk producers they are killed and sold as pee1 ine
proprietor Gaff Fcischmann Co.. rent the stables to
various persons who the cattle. About 600 men ana
boys are employed n the establshnont The milking Is
done twice q day-between and a. NJ ana ABOUT
the same hours IN the afternoon THO spectacle
OF 800 COWS in hot, steaming stables, covered
with Dirt and the milk being drawn from
them IN the midst much fltb absorbing the foul
odors with dirt falling from the sides OF the cattle into
tho milk pals, Is simply indescrbable The mix Is
strained tin cans In which 1t taken by the miKnen
10 various parts Of Now-YJrl1 and Brooklyn. Legal
action has lately been commenced against the owners
Of the Bissyie stables by Mr.. Berghs Society
The stables OF Mr.. Ellis III Marcy-ave., near Myrtle
ave. were also visited. The condition OF tho cattle here
is far superior that Of those at Bssve, although
there il great need OF and much room for Improvement
Mr. Ellis keeps cows in series Of low wooden
sheds which are quite roomy, but not sufclenti yen
lated The cows arranged In the previous stables
but at greater distance apart The stats mere are
double and the tied with rope long enough
for them to lie down easily Tho sections are separated
by two cutters for the NTH OF Tie
st,bIes aud raised walk between them.
They are cleaned four times day Tie cows arc fur
mishod with for bedding They give on an aver
ago six quarts per day. The milk cans and pals are
well cleaned and aired every day and tho milk carefully
straned Ou the whole, the cattle were found to be In
very good condition although some seemed to be unable
to get mp after lying down. Mr. Ellis feeds hay and
grain "a well as sw. The latter he has 10 convey
TO the stables distance 1t ia brought at the rate
OF about twenty casks day and empted into yats ar
the side Of each stable from which 1t is conducted In
trugts TO the cows They eat also about ton vi hay
and 1870 pounds Of grain every day.
Several stables IN Fatbush which visited were
found to contain from four 10 twenty or thirty cows
each generally fairly ventilated and comparatively
clean A. Charles Stewarts stables. on Rocieseraye..
twenty cows are kent in new, wol-arranged stables,
They are fed with swil1 and grain, which are mixed IN
separate tubs for each animal