New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
WERE MILK IS WATEhED'
nr.rps NOT pAIRYMEN. TO BLAME.


MIA II SOME EXAMINATIONS D' mr.
or,uA1s-rHE FARMERS DEFENDED
rr-;ne.h. investigation Of the Milk Truso mere
,hv the Senate Committee last week. comments
-ra made " certain papers on the testimony OF one
v4tness tina have greatly stirred up the dalrymcn
AZ the State. They are indignant at the reflections
made upon item, which are in effect That they DO
not feed Their stock properly and that they are
larsely respondbe for the quantity Of impure milk
cold in this city
In elaborate reply to these imputataons has been
made BY William p. Quinn, counsel Of the State
Dairy Commission, who cites facts and figures TO
sh<y that adultsraton of milk is rarely practlsed
by the farmers. The dealers are the guilty par
tie, Mr.. Quinn holds, reasoning about the matter
inthis way:
On April 30, 1885,, the law creating milk standard
- passed 1t provided that II the milk be shown 70
cutain than So per cent OF water or huios' vi
les than 12 per cent OF milk solids, which sh" ooh
tan not less than per centum of fat IL sDa DO uo
cAred sdulterated." This was held unconstitutional
b. the General Term of the Third Departm nt III inc
Allowing September, but on January 19 1885, inc
curt o. Appeals reversed that decision and declared
tic standard conclusive as the aduteraton of milk
II prosecutions under this law. Since then the In
ssectiors mads by the State Dairy Department OF MIX
supplied to New-York by farmers as appears by The
Dasy Commissioners report, gives these results;
loo" CAM, Below Standard
2e2S dans. So2
OF pears. <,oio
1887 (from January to September 3o-
Cana Below standard tsn
~ g s; 80; $s %
1,3e5 st0re i,Voo :.
1t appars from these figures that 81 per cent OF
the milk a!pped by farmers pure when received
here duru 1885, while per Of that sold by ped
lars was sulterated In 1857 ind that 95 IL per
cent shippd by farmers was unadulterated when de-
uvered her, while 1-3 per cent Of the milk SOFA py
pedlers per cent of that examined In stores was
below the standard. In each yea the milk beio"
the Standad had been aduteratcd al average aihou'
not exceeding per cent. Since september 30 1887
tao inspectbns by the department slow that not 10
exceed pr cent Of the milk received In tnls Guy
tom tho farmers of the State is adultersted.
Tho superior quality Of the milk Is q coInpicte VIII
doaton Of thu farmers against the charge OF improper
bedng and care Of their COWS, as either would I'M
lair tho character Of the milk and injure the health
q the COVE. During the last two years The agents
d the state Dairy Department have Inspected thou
ands Of diaries and examined the CONDITION OF the
Cws, the feed and the care given to then. With few
exceptions tho cows have been found in goo1 condition.
properly fed and cared for in all respects. marked
Improvement has been made in the cases admitting
tlertof when the attention OF farmers has been
calel to any defects discovered on the earlier In
spcctons so few instances OF niprope. leeuing Ur
neglect likely to affect the wholesOiheiPss OF milk
have ,ecn discovered since 1855 that 1t nay almost
DO SAT- that exists.
The Quality of milk delivered by the farmers Of the
State b the dealers will be maintained " the pay
ment q a fair price, thus removing AM tenlpta-
tion TO lowering its standard. This docs not mean
increased cost to the consumer, but onE that the
dealers shall not retain the most OF what paid by
the conumer That has been shown in tie case OF
oeomariarine. While that product was sold as outer
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