Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-30

DaHN NoAee-
Fresh French butter seems to be los
ing its place in the English market,
according to a report from Paris. In
1879 the value of all butter exported
from France was about $4,000, 600. In
1883 the amount had dropped 10 about
$l7,900.000, of which about Si4.000,000
worth was salted butter. That left
about sS.000.e00 worth as the value of
fresh butter exported. In the year 1898
the entire value OF fresh butter ex-
ported from France was only about
l,500. o00.
The board of health of Rochester,
N. Y. has taken up the investigation
of milk for bacteria. Perhaps the
board understands what it is trying
to do. but other people are still wait
ing for information. They have passed
rule making 100000 bacteria per
cubic cenumeter the limit in salable
milk. So far as we know the rule does
not name the bacteria. but includes all
alike. 1t is presumed that the desir-
able ferments are objected to as much
as those that are undesirable, so far
as this rule goes. We do not care TO
crlucise till we know the whole intent
OF this regulation. But at this dis
lance it seems like very doubtful
expedient. A very dangerous milk
might contain only q few thousand
bacteria, but they might be OF very
harmful sort Would that kind OF
milk pass the Inspectors On the other
hand, it may be possible that new
and valuable idea is being worked out
and that we are entering on an era OF
greater certainty as TO the real COM
position and contents of the product
that is sold to US as pure milk.
Reports from the Minnesota State
Fair say that the scoring of butter was
made especially valua5ls to the cream
cry butter-makers this year. After
the butter had been judged and prizes
awarded the competing butter exhibit
ors were permitted to 70 into the sx-
hibit room and reseors the butter for
their own information and instruc-
ton. Many OF them availed them
selves of the privilege 1t is doubtless
true that many of our butter exhibits
fail in their purpose for the reason
that those that are beaten in the COM
petition have no way of ascertainin.
by actual comparison OF the buffers
the standard to which each should
work. It is barely possible that some
expert judges of exhibition butter do
not like the idea, as 1t may expose
them to criticism. If beaten exhib-
flor does not have a chance to taste
all the buffers he has little ground on
which TO impeach the correctness OF
the judges. but as soon as ne is per-
mitted with others to go over the
ground it is possible for him TO make
vigorous objections if he thinks him
self aggrieved. In most cases these
criticisms are unjust. but in the inter-
est Of advancement they should be ac-
cepted By the judges.
We wish to commend the good work
that Is being done by the Illinois Dairy
Union. 1t has been prosecuting the
men, or some Of them, who have been
selling oleomargarine for butter 1t
finds legal difficulties that it is not easy
to surmount. II has now started a
movement to have all Illinois butter
sold under a trademark Any in
fringement of the trademark will be
more easily prosecuted than the mere
violation of the oleo laws The Dairy
Union is now furnishing a protected
label. which reads as follows:
Contents of this package guaran-
teed pure butter. The Illinois Dairy
Union, which furnishes this label for
use with pure butter only. will cheer
fully pay $40 reward for Information
leading to the detection OF sny person
or firm using it with oleomargarine or
adulterated butter. This label ia fur
nished free to all retailers that handle
pure butter made from unadulterated
milk or cream, no matter from whom
purchased, to afford them a convenient
method for guaranteeing the purity OF
such goods, and thus distinguish be-
tween pure butter and the enormous
quantities of the counterfeit article OF
cheap character being fraudulently
palmed of as butter. In the interest
of honest dealing and the purity OF our
foods, we earnestly request that you
insist upo1 this guaranty with every
purchase of butter. II doubtful OF the
purity OF your butter, write to the I'M
dersigned to send you mailable box to
return sample in to test free.-Chas.
Y. Knight, Secretary, 1855 South Water
street, Chicago"
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