The record-union., 1899-09-13

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STATE DAIRY BUREAU.
Mr.. Vanderbilt read from the ACT
passed by the Legislature, and also
read an opinion from Deputy Attorney
General Abbott, to the effect that the
Dairy Bureau need not prosecute All
cases in which citizens had filed com
plants. He said he had prepared
draft for inspection and forwarded tne
same to the State Printing Office, but
was informed that the work could not
be done until the office resumed ope-
rations, at the beginning of the present
fiscal year, July 1st. AS matter OF
fact, he said, the blanks were not re-
ceived until August Goth. He next
read the list of instructions given to
Inspectors to govern them in the in
spertion of dairies. While he was wide
of the question under consideration, he
kept on for some time. Eleven inspec-
tion districts. he said, had been estab-
lished, and it was found difficult to get
Inspectors who were allowed only S3O0
for six months labor. He said that
while it might be claimed that the Bu-
reau had been derelict in it's duty, 1t
had as a matter of fact been handi-
capped and had done the best possible
under existing conditions. He said If
anybody could point out any derelic-
ton, he would be glad to hear them,
and he asserted that the published
statement to that effect was false in ev-
cry particular The Bureau, he said,
had cleaned OUT all the oleomargarine
in the State
In answer to- a question, Professor
Pearson said little attention was paid
to the health of dairy cattle and dairy
inspection in most of the States, the
time of the officers being chiefly occu-
pied by examining products with rela-
ton to possible adulteration.
RENOVATED BUTTER.
Mr.. Vanderbilt explained that reno
waited butter on the markets was com
posed of pure butter fats. The fac
tories making the article, he said, gath
er together butter fit only for soap
grease, bail it and put it through
chemical process which cannot be de-
tected by analysis. The fat which rises
to the top is then skinned off, put into
sweet milk and churned, and is then
put on the markets as creamery but
ter. When exposed to the air for for
ty-eight hours the butter becomes ran
cid. So far as he knew, no renovated
butter is being made in this State.
DAIRY SCHOOLS.
A. P. Martin offered the following
preamble and resolutions which were
adopted without debate:
Whereas: The Department of Agri-
Il.
trade in dairy products from the Pacific
coast with trans Pacific countries, and
has experienced great difficulties in car
rying on experiments necessary thereto.
for the want of proper facilities such
as would be found in a well-equipped
dairy school; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the California Dairy
Association, that the Regents of the
State University be requested to use
their utmost endeavors toward the
speedy erection and equipment of
dairy school"
RECOMMENDS ASSISTANCE.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Hansen, was adopted:
Resolved, That the California State
Dairy Association hereby requests our
/
gress to do all in their power to sup
port, by necessary appropriations, the
Secretary of Agriculture in his most
useful work in seeking market for the
surplus dairy products of this coun-
try"
STATE BUREAU ExONERATED.
In view of the statement made by
Mr. Vanderbilt, the following preambls
and resolution were adopted:
Whereas: Accusations have been
made that the State Dairy Bureau was
derelict in its duty as to enforcing the
inspection law passed by the last Legis-
lature; and
Whereas: Mr. Vanderbilt has given
a satisfactory explanation of the pro-
ceedings of said Dairy Bureau, showing
that it has done all that could have
been expected under the circumstances;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the State Dairy Asso-
citation of California do sustain and ap-
prove of the actions of the Dairy Bu-
reau, and will render all reasonable
strength and support to said Bureau
for the best interest of the dairy indus
try of the State"
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Resolutions were adopted extending
thanks to the local press for the careful
and complete reports of the proceed
ings of the session, and to the Secretary
Of State for favors shown by him.
APPOINTMENT REQUESTED.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That as a vacancy now ex-
lists in the State Dairy Bureau, by rea-
son of the death of Louis Tomasini, this
convention selects II. NJ. LeBaron wi,n
! Recommendation to the Governor that
he be appointed to fill said vacancy"
SMALL TALK
Thanks were voted to the retiring
President Mr. Martin, and the Presi-
dent-elect returned thanks for the hon.
or conferred upon him, saying that he
considered it an honor to preside over
any assemblage of tillers of the soil, he
himself being a farmer registered;
/ Jersey.
STATE FAIR PREMIUMS.
The resolution offered at Mondays
session, requesting the Directors of the
State Agricultural Society to change it's
rules so as to permit premiums being
/ offered on graded cattle UNREGISTERED,