The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-23
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.
BOGUS BUTTER.
Actions Of Minnesota Legislature On tho
snhj jset--Work Of the comtn1ssioners.

snhset1,+wofk Of the comt,issioners.,
Gov: >, Hubbard appointed w! 9: Rice Of
ZiInbrota commissioner and the latter select
ed 81. G. Howard of Lake Crystal-an ardent
champion of the law before the late Legislature
AS his assistant. Mr.. Rice is secretary Of the
Minnesota Butter and Cheese association, and
assistant secretary Of the stats dairy ex-
hibit at New Orleans The commissioner
has an Office in the the third story of the
capitol The commissioner, Mr.. Rice, will
remain at Zumbrota; the assistant commits
sioner, Mr. Howard and the secretary hav-
ing charge Of the Office at the capitol The
commissioner or assistant will visit every
large dairy market and manufactory in the
state and every section interested In dairy
ing, two or three times year, or oftener if
necessary, and make g thorough investiga-
either appears at ali impure or aduilterated it
will be Seized and subjected to thorough
chemical analysis If it prove in any par
tlcular to come under the prescription Of the
law, the manufacturer or dealer will be
prosecuted accordingly. There will, Of course,
be no regular time for visiting each city, as
such system would enable prominent dealers
to conceal thet4 bogus stock: If at any time
complaint Of adulterdted products is. received,
SUCH will be at once itvestigated. hi, How
ard is now inspecting the markets of Minneap-
oils, and will spend the next fortnight in
This completed, he will continue the work
throughout the state. The commission
ers announce their intention to enforce
the law to the lotter. They delayed commonc-
ing operations Immediately on the approval of
the law, so as to work no injustice to dealers
having large supply, of butterine on hand
Hereafter hOWever their insnection and nros
ecut1on will be rigorous. The moral effect of
the law has already been very marked. Mr.
Howard said that he had interrogated several
leading dealers in St Paul, and tho invariable
reply was that their sales of butter had in
creased at least 300 per cent since the, law went
into effect In Minneapolis, Anthony Kelly, one
of the largest dealers, had recalled al the but
terlne he had out, and refused to totch
any more. Mr.. Howard visited number of
places in Minneapolis and found that the but
terlne, exposed for sale When he had listed
visited The ST Faaa1 iaartet hortsKd a1id. found
no butterine. So far as he could ascertain, ail
dealers III this state are disposed to obey the
dictates of the law. He was Informed, how ev-
er, that Fairbanks, Armour Il Co., the greatest
butterine and o]eomargarlne manufacturers Of
Chicago, intend to test the constitutionaity of
the law next fall, on the ground that their but
terine is a wholesome product Mr.. Howard
believes it will be very easy for the commits
sion to prove the stuff deleterious to health,
and the law therefore authorized
DIGEST OF THE NEW LAW.
No person shall offer for sale any unclean,
impure, unhealthy, adulterated or unwho]e-
some milk, or any article of food made there
from. Pure skim cheese made from milk
adulterated only by skimming is excepted. No
person shall keep COWS for the production of
milk FIR sale in q crowded or unhealthy con-
dition; nor feed them unhealthy food; nor
Manufacture any article of food from, III
healthy or impure milk. No person shall sell
or bring to be manufactured to any butter or
cheese manufactury any milk diluted with
water or in any way unclean or impure, or
milk from which any cream has been taken
Except as above) or shall keep back any part
of the milk known as "strppings" or supply
sour milk to the manufactures. Manufacture
received and of the number of pounds and
packages of butter and cheese made daily and
disposed of daily, open to the inspection of any
person delivering milk there No person shall
manufacture of any oleaginous substance, or
OF any compound other than that produced
designated to take the place Of butter and
cheese produced from pure milk No person
shall offer for sale in full packages, butter or
cheese with a false brand or label of county or
state where it is made No person shall man
ufacture or sell condensed milk, unless put
up LII pdCAdSeo ulSuuCGly JdDG4eu, tiu uH4oS5
made from fresh, pure, healthy and unadulter-
ated milk, unskimmed, and unless the pro-
portion of milk solids in the condensed
milk be equal to IL per cent of milk solids in
crude milk, and of such solids g. per cent
must be fat: The law further provides for a
commissioner and assistants, who shall have
access to all factories, farms, etc, used in the
manufacture and sale of dairy products, and
shall have power to open any package, can or
vessel and inspect the contents District and
municipal courts are given the necessary juris-
diction over cases under the act Milk shown
to contain more than SS per cent. Of water and
fluids, or less than u per cent Of milk solids,
of which not less than 3 per cent. is fat, shall
be declared adultrated; and milk drawn from
COWS within fifteen days before and five days
after parturition, or from animals fed on un-
healthy food, shall be declared unclean and inn
pure. The act provides for various fines and
imprisonments, ranging from $25 to $500, and
from fifteen days to one year.