, 1879-06-09
OUR MILK SUPPLY,


regard 10 tho milk supply Of Milwaukee, which
talEly tcena With valuable figures aud !uforna-
ton. The Henlth Commissioner aays In his re.
port, which will be submitted to the Common
Council On Monaay, that during the past uintor
issn'pected, In tho city and suburbs, 81 milk
stables Not moro than bali dozen escaped
us attention. Tho Number Of cows inspected
W. a0al. The average amount Of milk daily
'old from these cows is 17,ol4 quarts The
Average prlce paid for tlIs milk ID five cents per
quart Thus the amount expended for milk
olly Is sS5A70, OF $3l0, ,505.50 per auuum. II
quality hy sksmm.ng, watering etc., to tho e1-
Tent OK only 10 par cent, the total annual loss to
a1lIeua would bc ovar s3t,000. II any consitl.
sfaela portion Of the milk thus sold should bo
rendered unwholesomo by filthy stables, un-
aeaaly surroundings, aud unhealthy cows, none
wv Heaven could saeaaure the sickness aid sut-
snng, or record tho Deaths, thereby caused
among children IL the various households
s'foueboat tho ctr. The Commtssioncr char
"Httzes rs al excellent feature Of tho milk
uslneaa here that most Ut tho COWS arc turned
wy 70 paaturc In summer. Only 107 cows IN
N'euteen little tlairles ara kept shut up tho
ea Fouud. All tha rest, q, 2,tlM In uumhef, toad
WI gssss to considerable extent during five
In III months OF tho year, All but
pnf'one, also, arc fed moro or less
u during tho winter. Another ex-
saebt feature Is that 200D OF tho
~ah out OF tho entlre uumbor Of
I.,e ,,f. middl!pga are fed To all hut Ds2 Il, 1871
~, Ma .,VJs cows arc fAl more or less on brew
ss.afains. DlstilftrY slops arc ted In fifty.
rns ~. ao nahloa to 7b cows, or about oue.fonrth
su "ss entire number. Only 308 COWS In four
!! aNi steamed, are fed III Thirteen dalrioa 70
~. we, Roofs--tuEsltns, cnrFots, aud beces
H. ased ~ en'y four ,sairies Tor tlityBtx COWS.
ds..y stables. containing 600 cows, arr we,l
astd: aatnts.s!nc: an5s ssats!nsnE ss cows, sHt.ty
eiay. Tie rest are filthy Ia Various degrees.
.sI iofts-ons stables. eonsatnlng 800 anisna!s,
S.ss.sfx sffntaH'Sd; .HSn;, lal, containing 1 COW.
Go4apdated dat good ventilation Il furnished
ri S1ttsee1lt5; tlo remaining stables aro ycntll-
s.o s.o .ome oxtent, In varying degrees.
II !StJloar stables, shcltorisig t,(aQ cows. are
~ ~ o. Or , fa'rly 50 On lhe other haisJ, l,l5s
III, ~. aile rest haya somo light,
trssualt ru alteen stables, CONTAINING 1850 cows, are
d. afY; ty.sour, containing Gil aut~
II a.e deaiGnatcd ~ being damp or wet,
as large intermediate pumber ara nut DIR,
lter. 80 '~"'F% So "4e" ~
an. aaoshe1 feature il closely allied with tho pro-
s.,.n: ,ono: otS cows are kept In Atty-stx stables
Il ,tnospaese Of which Ii foadsd With putro4-
saoofs; only fourteen alabies, containing
M.s0 s0"s, arc tautlessly Awtat; thtttT
soeltsring 6l0 cows, arc hou1; 3s4
ii Nc housed 10 thtrty-seyun stables
St,s s.los OF the a,ott cows ia-
disSa' l,l0a, 10 e!9hty.two stables, are Welt
n generally With ktrAW. u ihe scst,
Il, ns nase 20 bedding at ass, but lsc doEn In
l. e.' v.n hlth on the hnrA dnor. Tie !nterme-
,et.maosF ,e.mnmosF have soma heddug more Or lssa,
tsss u,e bead OF surroundings are noted
AesA outlook Of tho place the txllneas ps