The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-26
DAIRY AND FOOD REPORT.
Mr. Anderson's Review of His De-
partment's Work.

p8rtmRnTS WORK.
Bernt Anderson, state dairy and food
commissioner, in his biennial report.
which has just been issued, states some
Interesting facts about the work IL
Minnesota. He says that an increased
appropriation of $1,000 is needed to car
~ out the provisions of the pure food
laws. There Is now appropriated for
the use of this department SIS, 900, $15,-
600 Of which Is for the enforcement Of
the dairy laws, and $4,000 for the en-
forcement of the pure food laws. While
TIE dairy interests are sufficiently en-
lowed, the amount set apart for the
enforcement Of the food laws, Mr.. An
derson thinks, is wofully deficient.
speaking about improvements in farm
ing, Mr.. Anderson says:
The farmers Of the state are rapidly dis
posing Of their scrub cows and are replacing
them with the best dairy and beef breeds, and
today the careful observer can observe as he
passes through our farming districts the effects
OF the Introduction of this new blood. I'M
proved machinery and appliances for the
manufacture Of the best grades of butter and
cheese have taken the place of the crude
methods OF pioneer days, and as result the
butter OF today would be ashamed to recog-
nize Its relative Of I'VE olden time" The
dairymen Of Minnesota are cognizant Of the
TACT that, in placing their butter and cheese
upon the markets of the world they would
come IN competition with the old and estab-
lished dairy districts that have always held
an advanced position in this branch of in
dustry and that the rule s'the survival ~ tha
tittest" will inevitably prevail and that. in
order to successfully compete the latest and
most approved methods must be relied upon,
ana the best dairy blood secured for the i'm
proVement OF the herds. The rapid strides
Minnesota has made in this direction in the
past two years are noted later on in this re-
port.
The report then treats of milk and its nrod-
uctS-butter etc
1t is certainly very gratifying to me to be
able to state authoritatiyely that the sale of
oleomargarine is thing Of the past as far
as Minnesota is concerned There never
was a time in the history Of this department
Wnen the state was so clear of this vile prod
Judge Harlan, of the United States supreme
court, has had very depressing effect upon
the traffic. This decision was all the more
welcome to this department, owing to the
Idct tnat II was In accordance with my con-
structlon OF the law, and a reversal of the
decisions OF the lower courts. Since this de-
clslon the manufacturers have withdrawn
their business from this state. There are
yet small quantities Of oleo sold In the state
the sale OF which we are powerless to pre-
vent owing to the fact that the oleo people
intb changed d their base Of supply from Du-
Which places them outside of our Jurisdiction
from which place they ship oleomargarine tn
dne me mining and lumber camps Of Minnesota
anu as our laws prevent US from Selling II
IN transit, or while in the possession of pri-
Vate parties who do not offer it for sale wa
can can DO nothing. But the amount sold in
TINS way is very much less than ever before
sent to these localities. But in no plaoa in
the state is oleo used on the tables of the
noteis and restaurants, it is held in court
.nae oieo placed on the tables for guests where
meals are sold is considered sale the same
as II sold by the pound at retail, This hes
peen the ruling in cases of this character
t tnat we nave carried to q successful de-
termination. am now prosecuting a case
against the Armour Packing COMPANY where
IN seized about twelve and a half tons Of
odeo from that firm in Duluth. The case is
set for trial at the October. 1897. term Of The
United States circuit court at Duluth. The
case Delng very important one bids fair to
pc pc a yerltable battle royal and its final
oetermlnaEon Is eagerly looked forward to
as 1t will probably have an important bearinS
in the future. 49, WA
J., The cleo agitation within the different states
Is bringing this question prominently before
the people, and it will not be long before Il
VIII meet with such an opposition as will com
PEI us manufacture to cease. There is not
tne least doubt regarding its unftness for
human 1ood 1t is an illegit:mate product
ana comes in direct competition with Ieqit
its suppression. ---'''io"
OF the cheese. the report saws that
the cheese MADE in Minnesota Is ey-
cellent in quality and texture. The one
feature we desire, and that we have
trled to impress upon the minds Of the
manufacturers, is the uniformity Of
color; but we have failed so far. al
thcugh the color Is better now than
in the past. The Minnesota trade de-
mands g. soft, light-colored cheese, and
the manufacturers are trying to please
in this direction.
The lard product does not please the
department, but it is being looked after
as closely as possible. The report tells
what has been done with vinegar, bak-
ing powder and honey.
The report is in seven parts, summed
up as follows: Part T., report Of Berndt
Anderson, commissioner; Part II, re-
port Of e. J. Graham, assistant com
missioner; Part Ill, report Of e. N.
Eaton, chemist; Part ", report Of u.
b. Williams, cheese inspector; Part ".
report Of Minneapolis office; Part VI
report of Duluth Office; Part VII, dairy
and food laws.