The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
COWS FED ON BREWERS GRAINS.
TIE MIN as Regarded by Experts-Mere
WORK for the BOARD OF Health.

TIE MIrk - Regarded by Experts More
Work for the Board OF Health.
The Health Board have taken the ground
that they cannot prosecute the dairymen who
feed their cows with brewers grains. because. In
order to secure conviction. they must prove
that brewers grains are UNIT for food; where
rs, In the boards opinion. II is only when eaten
In large quantities that such food is injurious.
and 1t would be difficult to prove that the cows
get more than is good for them. But the board.
which has done good in checking tho adultcra-
ton OF milk. ought to know that the honest
milk dealer, who understands his business. will
not sell milk from daires where brewers grains
are fed because he knows II to be bad.
Mr. Wright manager OF Chauncey Smiths
business in East Forty street. and who
conducts a large family trade. says: This 10 the
worst fraud in the business. 1t Is far worse
than tho skim milk fraud. We exercise the
most scrupuous care to buy our milk where no
brewers grains are used. and we pny a cent a
quart more thnn we could get that kind " milk
for. The brewers grains don't 40 over 0fty
miles above here. because beyond that the
freight costs too much so we get most Of our
milk above that point The milk looks all right
to anybody who doesn't know how to detect II :
but we can detect Il right away and wouldr Z
sell quart Of il for any consideration. 1t ia
passed by the Legislature few years ago. to
forbid the sh pment of these grains TO the eoun-
try: but Gov Dix refused to sign It'll don't
know why. Some Of the lawyers said it was
railroad influence. These grains are good
source Of income to the railroads from freight.
yo.u see"
East Twenty seventh street. who has been in
Drcker'S einployinf nj NV MY Two years. but mas
Just bought out the establishment OF ChGuncev
TOD
Decker would never have dairy that fed them,
nor would any II thr better class OF mikmen
and think that had It's influence In keeping
tho farmers from adopting them moro gcner-
ally We pay half n cent more a quart for good
mtlk. ! can distinguish mix Readily wn,.e
irothy; il has peculiar smell: 1t won't keep !:
and there is not over hall TIE cream and butter
Mr. Barrett Of West Foriy-sixth street SAYS
am very particular To stipulat' that my
diaries shant us' brewers grains. OCCASION
ally W. get hold Of some II IT, and can always
tell. The other day got new dairv at Brow
ser station ynd i9rgot q sperliy 1o49t nrew
II. and | wrote To- the man about IL H. wrote
back that he could sell az his MIX TO- tho con-
| II. Tor didn't want u. by tho wnv, Jones" adj
| dressing tho clerk. III bet that H. 7. IL feed
ing grains. didn't think of il before. Mrs.
| = sent back some OF the cream from il yes
| to-day. because il tasted and smeit bad We
eh1rnrd = can OF II ana only got two ponnls
| There ought TO be not less than three pounds
| AMI n half. And the buiterrilk tive sell great
ss1 S"'T nId inv w1sR ut SrPE Ts hsa
| TINT Understanding with Il. T. that NJ WIS not
using Thorn. aud must stop his milk"
Mr.. sanford OF Sanford & Woodruff a resi-
| dentof Orange county and an old dealer says:
| Tn" milk where brewers grains ara fed IL not
N To- use but there Is terrible ;. -ht Of II sold.
| There IL no substance ~ Il Ike what there is in
Sg 30 much harm INT IN ednr il in small " o%"np
ties with other food but the trouble Is TINT II IS
! CHEAPER. and many OF tho farmers feed i ex-
| c!u-iV.y. when the cows get accustomed 20 IL
! ih"y won't takr ANYTHING else they will leave
/ N" O,st pasture ior H. Ana wAcn YOU niten y
! 70 Put them on Other fooi their milk falls oN.
The condensing ia.tories Will no; buy milk
! from doiri's where DRIVERS grains are used.
unfit ior thcir purposes. Mr. Bori,n. IN a l.it"r
! - lHE svS. STYLES The trade m II y.le
iraifi'.D nnd show that the printed rules OF his
rroL j. s. Goigg OF - B B ;lg, v
and leturer ~ tho Now York Veterinary
| College. says: "suci animals are in,uruloiy
Lying n diseased condition. fhey arr cfl I
! ed with gastric arrangement The system.
! though apparently lat and healthy. is in reality
o,icmniou-. droIsical. Instead OF adpose tis-
SUI W. find cellulur tissue. pernlcated " .th WI
! ,-r. Thrre h a chronic though pns,iye lntlnm-
nation; tho temperature l. more than normal:
! thc animals are foyer ~. tn So Teiipns urc
trr aud quality TIL mix has IN unp.' o-ant.
! naws p tast q sa@i 'c;sn ud1r, 0ut a very
J. iH' fili4t t'A.N III tllt iNtl IL.
materials. In Belgium aii Other European
couhtr - this kind ot fool j. con~i Tered dir.ct-
| ly accountable lor the disease known as peurO-
! pneumonia. When lro,gs~ 'enaly consulted,
Invariably q 'Vsr that Nultl hl- fouls calves or
! cy,n hos. should not got milk nom COWS ~
! FED. That tGc meat must oi n"r-- - hH 81 .s,-
81 - cans,GslNciy proved by tue iurt thi.i
! waen oven slight ahrH- on oi tn Al os'urs
| IL % horse or COW led IA Last way the wound
! u-uniy putrlilrs. II never heals 10y the first IN
t.nt..n. and crys pr.as NOT inIwQucnuy On
sue
The honest milk dealcrs have no Difficulty
| about the line distinction drawn tY tho Boari OF
! Health between CONS Jed partially ou brew 'lS
| grains aAa tEps" tnat Lot nothing else. Ihsy
| know mat whom farmers Use tnrm tn milk Il
i.,,'-. thnv a.. " - IL ~ o..,t mar, ,,,,,
| than good milk THIS is e.ltiy WAere lac
! Bouri If Health ought 10 druw the line Il rau
E'i plenty a. testimony. lu.i ~ TN SrN hi-
done. from honest dealers VINO ar vNl sr,s N
milk. and who sly Il j. unit Tor as, and tlAt d
/ IL extensively sJld IS III drul,ls n cheap milk