Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-11
A MODEL MILK RANCH.
PURITY OF FOOD AN ESSENTIAL
FOR HEALTH.


shields Il TanCk Seem to Have Sur
rounded Themselves With All
the Conditions which Guaranty
"a Wholesome Product.
Probably no greater menace to
health exists to-day than the Use of
impure articles OF food. What we eat
and drink, and its condition when it
enters the system and becomes Il part
OF the animal tissue, must of necessity
determine many Of the conditions Of
health and disease.
Many cases of typhoid have been
traced to the use of impure water, and
doubtless the seeds Of many an insidi-
Gus disease have been transmitted hy
the use OF the flesh OF animals that
were not in healthy condition at the
! time they were slaughtered for food
The old Jewish law, requiring inspec-
ton oi animals killed for public use.
was Il wise one, and it is a marvel that
SOM such statutory provision does
not exist at the present day. Longev
ity, health and happiness would un-
doubleday he promoted 10y such SAM
tary regulation, and this should be the
highest object Of legislation.
One OF the most common and essen.
tial articles of daily consumption, for
children and adults, is the simple ne
cessity, milk, yet how few consumers,
living in the city, seek to ascertain
the condition of the source of supply,
or ever see the animals from which it
is derived! A paragraph was going
the rounds OF the press, a few days
ago, giving the unsavory assurance
that Il whole herd of cows, in an adj
joining county was afflicted with a
disease resembling consumption in the
human frame, whose milk was sent to
a neighboring city and sold for domes-
tic Use. Whether this report was lit
orally true or not, it suggests the ne
cessity OF some attention to such an
important matter of diet.
Having expressed these views pub
licly, the writer was invited, the other
day, to visit and inspect one of the
leading milk ranches near this city
that of Messrs Shields e Tanck, EN-
bracing about GOO acres, of the old
Kindred farm, just beyond Tumwater,
leased from b. w. Johns. its present
owner, by that firm. The visit was
made at" Milking time," when all the
cows were in the barn, and the call
and its object unanticipated by those
in charge. About 40 COWS were under.
going the process of milking, by the
two attendants. One-fourth of the
stock were Jerseys, and all were evil
IDENTIFY selected from the best of their
respective classes, for there was not
lean, deformed or decrepit animal in
the herd. Their size was more than
average, their hides smooth, their eyes
bright and in every particular they
seemed to be in perfectly healthful
condition. And the reason, on inves-
tigation, was apparent. The selection
OF good stock was the beginning, and
securing an excellent range, providing
ample supply of pure water from living
springs, and keeping the large barns
stored with the most nutritious OF aids
to the range groupings, fed at times
and in quantities which experience has
shown to be productive of the best re-
suits, were the other conditions for a
high grade of product. 1t is the
object of this enterprising firm
to substitute Jerseys for all in
feiior breeds, as soon as possible, as
their experience has shown that the
best results can be attained by the use
exclusively of this high grade of stock.
Messrs. Shields & Tanck feel COM
mendable pride in their business,
which is another guaranty of success
The senior member OF the firm began
business in this city, seven years ago,
with one COW, and so excellent was
this limited service, that the number
of his customers constantly grew, until
he had to leave town and secure large
tract of land for range, besides tax
ing in an experienced partner, familiar
with the business as conducted in the
old country.
nC ou IduCii, oOOu dS ~
leaves the cows, passes into a large
receiver through two cloth strainers,
and from this it is drawn into cans
and placed in large trough of run.
ming, cool water. The cans are
rinsed as often as used in strong suds,
rinsed with warm water, and then
placed inverted in a rack exposed to
the air. The milk room, stables and
everything appertaining to the bust
ness are models of neatness, and the
utmost care is taken to have every
utensil as clean as intelligence and la
Dor can make it.
The writer returned we'll pleased
with the results of his visit. He
drinks his coffee and tea with re-
stored confidence that it does not con-
tain an ingredient which may be det-
rimental to health, and believing that
this assurance will be Of benefit to the
community, he has devoted the space
to the topic which he believes its i'm.
portance deserves.