New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-16
MlLh bU IIEh AND lHrs CObN bhf IN S'
ANNUAL REPORT or THE DAIRY COMMISSIONER.
JOSIAH x. BROWN.

ALBANY, Jan. 15.-The report for 1850 OF
Dairy Commissioner Josiah X. Brown. which has been
submitted 10 the LEGISLATURE. shows that S225S VI mas
paid into the Treasury from fines for viola
tions dairy The legal branch OF the Com
missoners work during the year has been greatly eu
barrassed and retarded by adverse decisions OF the
courts chiefly by decision OF the Court Of Appeals III
the Marx Taking alvantags Of the result OF that
suit vendors and dealers In imitation butter have oodJ
undertaken defy all the laws the subject and many
OF them have found that they wero mistaken IN assum
ing that because provision found to be invalid
therefore, all the laws this subject could be violated
with impunty.
There arc now pending the courts between $50 mud
200 cases OF prosecutions for violations of the law The
vexatious delays III the prosecution OF those VINO
have violated the law have been experienced IN New
York city, while IN Brooklyn the prosecutions have been
carried forward speedily. AS 10 the correctness OF
the milk standard Commls ssioner takes the ground,
warranted by the analyses Of specialists that ptac
tIcally impossible nd which will give milk con-
tanning than SO per cent OF water or less than IL
per cent OF milk solids The analyzers obtained MIX
from cows In different parts OF the State III every d.sir
able condition Of pasturage. highland aud lowand
in localities where the water differed, from stall
fed cows, pastured cows. and cows ied
upon brewers refuse aud other artificial articles
OF food In making these tests care has been taken To
see that pals IN which the cows were mixed were
entirely free from water agents the dairy depart
was delivered tho eXpormenter was not meddcd Win
from the milking the laboratory. In every case snci
mix has been found fully up 10 tue standard Inc CON-
missioner considers the question o! ms standard no"
fully settled 1he report OF Assistant ComnissiOner
Van Valkenburg, at Sewlork which accom- anies the
annual report uf the Dairy COmmi-sOnsr, gives fu!l
account what has been done TO protect tho people oi
the METROPOLIS from impure milk ana cOuuterfe butter
He nnds that there Is foundation for tue reports tat
farmers have been guilty Of mixing oconsrsArno win
dairy butter selling the product pure butter A.
.issnt Commissioner Van Nakcnbnrg reports tha WINE
the sale OF u butter within ths state hhs berh
materially reduced consequence OF tue laws AT nave
been enacted against IT, the sales Ia tho United ptates
have increased very much SINCE 1883.
The report OF Assistant COmmssloner NJ "A. ferry NJ
Buffalo. shows that much fraud has been discovered
m the milk trade in Buffalo that tho Commissoner Is led
doubt n there IA another CITY IN tue state UheFc lbo
peope are 50 grossly Imposed upon by mix dealers
The Commits -Oner states thst tho analysts nave NJ
last caught with the manufacturers Of oeoDnfgarDe
and are able determine speedily the precise hgte
drnts any composition The report when printed
will contain two special -purts. from Dr. ElwJn waller
aud Edward W. Martin. OF the school OF Mines COui-
ba college. which will give !ist OF matterias used la
oleuuurgarine.
Another special report included IN the Commissioners
report Is Que by Dr. H. ID. clark. OF Albany, VINO has
o his lime during the year To expert Work
that OieOnargArne IL uBwhOlesOmo and DANGEROUS 10
health. tie ground, hr,t that 10 l. indiErstibe :
second, that II T. nsOube when made from animal als;
third that u l. liable 10 carry the germs of disease INTO
the human and fourth that ~ tue edHcfnes, OF
manufacturers to pIoduee their spurious compound
cheapy, ingredients enter II which are deltlhehh 10
the cOnsuEcrs health.
Under the head OF cheese tho Commissioners strOngly
defends Of 1888 providing iOr the adoption OF
state brand for fuu cream cheese.