Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16
PURE MILK.
An Interesting Talk to Dealers in the
Article by Prof. Wiley.

An Interesting Talk to Dealers In the
Article by Prof. Wiley.
Last evening the Pure Milk Dealers Associa-
ton held meeting in Faber's Hall, on 9th
street, and a number of dairymen we're present
to listen to an interesting talk on pure milk by
Prof. Wiley Of the Agricultural Department.
Prof. Wiley first spoke Of the large amount Of
milk that is consumed and Of the necessity for
it's being pure. He thought that no agricultural
product, with the exception Of sugar. had been
subjected to so many analyses AZ milk, and for
that reason. he said, the sale Of impure milk is
sure to be detected sooner or later. Furnished
as it is to millions Of consumers, it had been
extensively adulterated, and to prevent this
fraud upon the public, aud, perhaps. injury
also, . chemical control of the milk supplied to
many cities has been instituted and maintained.
He spoke Of the Jersey COW giving the richest
milk in general use, and said that the analysis
Of such milk should show a larger per cent Of
solids than other milk.
BOILING MILK.
Prof. Wiley spoke in favor Of the boiling of
milk, SO as to kill all the injurious matter which
it might consume in being left open to the air
and the impurities that NAV be In the place of
storage, especially during the summer time and
during the period of infectious diseases. Milk
seems to be the natural home Of all kinds Of
organisms. Not only does it carry those which
are not deleterious, but also those which are
injurious 1t even has the power of absorbing
odors in the highest degree, SO that milk ex-
posed in the presence Of bad odors rapidly &C.
quires them.
Experiment, he continued has shown that
any milk exposed in q place where there are
onions will acquire the odor Of the vegetable
without any act on the part Of the COW, and 30
1t is that the milk will acquire the odor Of an
unclean or filthy dairy. but by sterilization
milk is relieved Of impurities. The speaker i'm
pressed upon the minds Of his hearers the ne
cessity Of having good breed Of cows, properly
constructed stables, and the keeping Of both
cows and stables as clean as possible.
THE CARE OF cows.
Then the animals must be properly fed, for.
he said, cows fed on slops and refuse Of distil-
leries surely cannot be expected to give the
pure milk Of a COW that is fed on grain and hay
and such healthful food. Then, too, the water
the cows drink plays important part in the
character of the milk produced. Cows. he
said. have n tendency to drink stagnant water
in preference to the water in a running brook,
but such stagnant pools should not be permit
ted IN the pastures.
The improper feeding and watering Of cows
does not only lower the standard of the milk,
but it is also calculated to throw the animal
into diseased condition and thereby decrease
its value.
Prof. Wiley repeated the necessity ofkeeping
the animals and stables clean and furnishing
proper food. and said that the vessels used
about the dairy should be sterilized every dav
In conclusion. he said that the milk of each an
imal In a herd should be examined separately
to determine whether or not it is up to the
standard. and all animals whose milk falls below
the standard should be rejected from the herd
The standard which the dairy men should use,
in his opinion. should be 1875 per cent total
solids and a minimum of g. per cent Of fat