Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
THE CARE OF cREAMERIEs.
what Means should be adopted to Pre-
vent Their Refuse Becoming Nuisance
Paper by 7. y. Lippincott, NJ. H., ID. v.
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What Means Should bo Adopted to Pre-
vent Their Refuse Becoming Nuisance
Paper by y. y. Lippincott, M. ID, ID. v.
s., Hoppenviile, Pa.
Editor the Gazette: Following is o
brief of paper by DR.. Lippilcott, on The
above subject. People In every nook and
corner In Delaware read the Gazette,
hence | take this method Of informing
the people what said DOCTORS views upon
this important subject are.
Having recently purchased country
place in this county, am in q position
to know whereof | speak. In September
last my man commenced TO deliver milk
to the creamery, and us is customary with
all its patrons, the farmers fill the empty
cans with slop, which they take home for
hog feed. 1t is generally understood on
the outside that the farmer who sends bis
milk to the creamery gets skim milk III
return, but when il comes to reality, they
are only entitled to the slop out OF the
wells where all refuse of the creamery Is
conducted. This is exposed 10 oil kinds
of weather, but nothing affects these
wells as does the sun and hot weather.
| They are never cleaned out, and having
run into them each day skim milk, water.
| dirt and washings from the building and
utensils, this mixtute came home in our
milk cans. Imagine my surprise when
the man emptied the return cans OF slop,
| which had the foulest odor.
"After few returns Of this kind my
man refused to wash the cans, and no
one could blame him. Yet tina farmer
continues to cart this home, and his swine
are forced to drink IL or starye. This Ia
not only true Of our creamery. but oil IN
the State. In one experience after wash
ing and rewashing, the cans retained the
filthy odor two or three days, yet the
farmers fill these same cans in the even
ing with fresh milk for the next trip; thi:
Is repeated daily; from this milk comes
the butter to your table and mine. an
informed that the State Board of Healtt
Is unable to remedy this evil for lack o
( legislation. New JERSEYS fully prepared
to meet and correct any such matters
u Imagine my surprise upon resolving iron
DR. Lee, the secretary OF the State Boar
of Health, reply to my suggestion tina
an inspector be sent; that this great com
monweath has no such inspector. Thes
wells can easily be kept clean at lit,
expense by having an outlet making sue
flush we'll In place of stagnant poo
We have plenty of statistics tracing bacll
to milk, and this body should agitate thi
, matter till we have laws--similar to thos
of New Jersey"
, Well, Mr.. Editor, there is food for II
Election in the above paper, and Is we
! worth reading. How about the milk an
. cream and creamerles in Delawaref !
Z few years ago the people of Middleton
= and Stanton were cursed with just sue
, nuisances. In many instances the cream
! cries are located on small stream
. clear running water Certainly IL
!. stream is polluted for miles. Our peopl
:, however, us rule keep Mediterranean
1 very clean, and have had no complain
: for some time. II, b. Frazer.
Wilmington, August eth, 1893.