New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-26
TO AMEND THE DAIRY La VS.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING AT ALBANY YES.
TERDAY.
EFFORTS OF THE MILK PRODUCERS TO STOP
THE cREAMERYMEX's PRACTICE OF
SELLING A SKINNED PRODUCT
FOR WHOLE MILK.

Albany, Feb % (Specian-An important gathering
Of men interested in the great dairy interests OF this
state held this afternoon in the Capitol. There
present Dairy Commissioner Josiah X. Brown.
DR.. Clark, the chemist OF the Dairy Commission; DR..
Martin who looks after aduteratcd milk in NewYori
City under the instruction Of the Board OF Health OF
that city. and many prominent milk farmers from
different parts of the state. including delegation
from Orange County consisting of these milk pro
ducers: Assistant Dairy Commissioner +. ID. Tuthill'
OF Washngtonville; cx-Assemblyman y. W. Howell.
of Monroe; f. T. Fowler. Editor Of "The Orange
County Farmer" Of Port Jervis, and c. c. Smith OF
Meadowbrook, the secretary of the MIX Producers
| Union. senator Richardson, OF Orange County, was
also present.
| The object of the meeting TO discuss amend
meuts to the present milk law establishing standard
test Of milk under which, il is claimed by the mix
producers Of this state, the creamcrymen, who buy
milk of the farmer at the creamery and ship it to
the city, are enabled to food the city with skinned
milk and dispose Of 1t at cheap rates, to the great
injury of the milk producers who are shipping wholo
or unskimmed milk to the city in competition with
the skinned product To this violation of the law the
milk farmers attribute in large degree, the prevail
ing ruinOusly low rates milk. They say that about
5000 cans of milk nearly oncthird OF tie supply
| sent to New-York City, are thus SKINNED at
the creameries which mostly In the hahdS
~ members Of the archencmy OF the milk
|
crcamerymen is TO skim the cream from ten quarts OF
milk and then TO mix the skim milk with thirty quarts
of whole milk. The cream is shipped TO the clty ana
brings SO can, while the mixed product is also
shpped 10 the city and sold In competition with "Hoie
milk from tho farms. Under the present Ia" "'c
farmers are p0wcrlcss TO combat this evil, as III d
prosecution the only evidence admissible Is chemist
certificate Of analysis. The dairy laws OF the Stue
prescribe for standard milk that 1t shall not contain
more than SIS per cent OF water or fluids or less IMAM
~ per cent OF milk solids which shall contain not lc'
than per cent of fat This mixed milk VIII come up 10
this standard and the milk producers see no otcF way
Of killing this nefarious practice of selling sKh'H'
whole milk except 10 change the law ana raise ''
standard At a convention Of delegates OF the MIX
Producers Union I'm Goshen on January l. the Orange
County delegation which appeared in the Capitol To-
day were named as a committee to visit Albany anu
present tho matter Of the proposed amendments 70 inc
law 10 the Legislature. Among the resolutions pd'seu
at the Goshen meeting were these:
Resolved That We as officers Of the varou, section
Of the Milk Producers Union for tho supply Of the
NewYor Market rccoenizng the faGt inHt d ,n' 5ry
INDUSTRY hcra n%S app@int committee to draft such
amendments Is will be conducive TO Inc bcs' iIc'
of the producer and the public health foI .lv
following they 10 adopt or reject these OF any o'"o'
ideas that may he PrecntGd to mem er cent water and
> per cent solids, Of which , per cent Nh3I % i
3I2 per cent shall lie butter fat. Assistant Dairy
Commissoner Van Valkcnburgh SAYS there arc very
few diaries furnishing milk 70 the Ne" 1otN In"'"V
that Will not show - per cent SOLIDS anu lo' '''
butter fat" -. ..i., g..
Second-If there Is need Of milk standard J.,
bcro nnt urnpOrtlOuatc need of q cream SIihu.''u
limiting the amount OF milk In CONNER Clr,,n %
Thrd-A law is needed under when inc pcVPo W.
secure creamery employees as witnesses, thl' luh''"
inc cOrrObOrltiVe evidence. 49, ,,,, IN ,,ro.
FOurth-IiaVe the amount OF mos afIdlr'u a. Ft,1.
rortion IN the number of cans OF adultcIatcd mix
tound i'm a mans possession; the man WHO sNatrlat
callv scalps 100 day can e'IiIy pay H"o VI
800 and keep right on ,. ,.. o.or,o-,, r,o,
introduce a drug into milk, causing II 10 throw an
the cream in six hours also anOther oIus u" ~
milk sweet For the safety OF the puDHc HcdIt'
this should be inquired into. ,., 81.
SiXth-We should adopt one system OF analysis ~
Srycnth-We should empower dairy inspectors
TO dump all milk below standard. . ,,,
Figbth-When milk is below standard, II sHouli
he lie duty 81 the dairy Inspector 70 ascertain II
his i bronuht about by the Introduction o. skim
milk or skimming: this being tho case, me VENEER
slOuld be fined on two counts-H located IN Nc"-
York or Kings counties. .,,. $50 a..
Nlnth-FrOin statements made by reputable men ~
would seem we need our dairy inspectors empowered
with the duty OF sealing milk cans. for undoubtedly
there are many short measure cans IN use 80.
Tcnfh-Whlc pcrhap, the people have no r!rht
need + imperative that the crcanerymcn supplying
New York market De compelled 10 make sworn state
mems Of the amount Of milk received, manufactured
sold and shipped by them.
As a result Of the meeting in the Capitol 70 ay,
tle needed amendments 10 the dairy laws will shortly
be brought TO the attention Of the Legislature