The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-28


LactO-ButO Employed to Add
weight to the ArticIe-Ice Is Re-
auisite in the Manufacture of Su-
perior Butter-Extent to Which
Personalities Are Used.
The inspectors of the state dairy and
food commission have placed the wedge
that will open one of the biggest frauds
in the butter business that has been dis
covered in years. For some time past the
commission n en- have been receiving sus-
picious butter from country districts, and
the matter was reported to the commits
sion last week A sample was taken to
the commissions chemist, and an analy
sis showed that it was a very poor pro
cess butter, and that it contained pre-
seTVatives The result was that a large
number of tubs of the stuff were seized
in both st. Paul and Minneapolis. Later
1t was discovered that the butter con-
tanned mixture known as Lacto-Buto.
This mixture is manufactured by a Chi
cage firm, who claim that with its use
the weight of butter can be increased
one-third. Circulars to that effect have
merchants, and apparently a number of
them have invested. Members of the
commission state that the merchants
nave evidently been buying the mixture
and using it with their packing stock.
II mas been ascertained where large
part of the butter seized came from. and
Il Is the intention of the commission to
nave warrants issued for the arrest of
the shippers, as it is a direct violation
Ia MS 70 70,
sell such butter.
Mrs E. R. Wood, of Genesee county.
Mich, had the following interesting ar
tlcle in the last issue of the Indiana
Farmer:
The first thing necessary in order to
secure good butter without the aid of ice
is good cool cellar. Provide racks for
the milk pans and have the latter of
6rlght new tin, which is the best material.
OlScard any which are old or rustv
skim when just turning sour and keen
the cream IN the very coolest portion of
the cellar. Churn- every other dav.
10 cool the cream sufficiently set the
vessel containing it in a tub of cold
woolen blanket vet in cold water 70 low
over the top. This keeps out the warm
ar ana tends to keep the cream cold
The churn should be well cooled with
water also. Churn the first thing in the
morning. When the butter shows sionc
OF coming add handful of salt and sew
eTal quarts of cold water. accordiner r.
amount Of cream, to reduce tempera FIRE
rake out the butter or draw off -
butteFmllk as the case may be, and wash
lIiofeuShly in water as cold as ran he
OBTAINED. Do not churn too long b11t s+or,
when the butter is in grains, before -
Is gathered into: a lumn -
Aiiel washing until free from buttar-
mix SAT- according to taste Work the
salt IN thoroughly and evenly. pressing
WIN the ladIe to exclude moisture then
SET away to harden again before re-worl[-
ing very Nightly, so as not to iniure tba
grain. lhe
1t IS surprising to observe the exte,,+
70 which pres3cvatives are being uen6 nv,
uMFymen, net Nithstandine the fact tba+
the laws of all the leading dairy s+a1es
make II an offense. The state dairy cooo7
missioner Of iowa has just conc;n5c6 =
prosecution against a dairyman for 1,eino,
pO'aclc aclG, and succeeded in obtainino,
convection although it is understood
49, NEE Wa be an appeal The Wis
ceRsin authorities have been nressi,,,,
preseryative" dairymen hard. and bo1[e
succeeded in minimizing the use Of anti
HePtics' although recently q nunhar ~
io'S OF putter have been found CONTAINING,
DoIaN' In Indianapolis, according to tbe
Jersey Bulletin. so per cent of The
inIlh used IN the city had been treated
9lesSr "a IVES formaldehyde being
emery nsed. The dealers were 1,,o,r5
mat prosecution would follow second
oIehse, and as good many of them con.
tIilued 10 offend, prosecutions did follow,
convictions were obtained in every case
ana although one dealer appealed no an,
prehension is felt by the dairy autbori
ueS as to the final result--Iowa Home.
stead. -10-iie
me present season stands out In very
strong contrast with last wears b,1++o,,
exports. The shipments for the 49,
month July alone amounted to % So7
packages, or more than eight times thn
cIearances for July, 1893, the bulk of this
large business h1ving been done in the
last half Of the month. The total exnortc
OF butter to Europe from Nav To Aup-
uSt TINS year have been A go paclta oas
as against 26,3n packages for the samo
time last year The shipments IN 49,
week ending Saturday last were the
heaviest of any previous week this saa-
SCI over 1z,09O packages being cleared
The clearances for European norts IN tho
week before amounted to IL, 800 ma nlxa ons
me distribution of the shipments drrino
Inc week end4ng August was as fol-
lows: 1851 packages on steamer Britain.
nc 1or Liverpool. 5000 of which were in
refrigerator; $685. packages to Livernoo,
on steamer Et1uria, all in refrigerator
1C4o packages 10 London on steame,
Manitou, and AIS packages to BaItiC
ports on steamer Norge, a total of -. 13I
packages. The indications are that The
present week s exports to Europe from
New York will be almost as large as last
week s'-tarn1, Field and Fireside.