The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

Dairy Notes.
Fresh French butter seems to be los
ing its place in tho English market,
according to a report from Paris. In
JsSt the value of all butter exported
from France was about $20.000,000. In
1888 the amount had dropped to about
s17,000.000 of which about $4,000, 900
worth was sailed butter. That left
about 100000 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
s1.50O.0OO.
The board OF health OF Rochester,
~. Y, has taken up the investigation
OF milk for bacteria. Perhaps the
board understands what it is trying
40 do. but other people are still wait
ing for information. They have passed
a rule making 100000 bacteria per
cubic centimeter 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
eriticise till we know the whole intent
OF this regulation. But at this dis
lance 1t seems like very doubtful
expedient. A very dangerous milk
might contain only a few thousand
bacteria. but they might be Of very
harmful sort. Would that kind OF
milk pass the inspector? On the other
hand, 1t may be possible that a new
and valuable idea is being worked out
aud 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 valuable to the cream
cry butter-maksrs this year. After
the butter had been Judged and prizes
awarded the competing butter exhibit
ors were permitted to go into the ex-
hibit room and rescore the butter for
their own information and instruc-
tion. Many OF them availed them
selves of the privilege. 1t Ia doubtless
true that many of our butter exhibits
fall in their purpose for the reason
that those that are beaten in the com
petition have no way of ascertaLning
by actual comparison OF the buffers
the standard to which each should
work. II Is barely possible that some
expert judges OF exhibition butter do
not like the idea, as It may expose
them to criticism. II beaten exhib-
flor does not have chance to taste
all the buffers he has little ground on
which to impeach the correctness OF
the judges. but as soon as he is per-
mitted with others to go over the
ground 1t 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 &C
cepted by the judges.
We wish to commend the good work
that is being done by the Illinois Dairy
Union. IL has been prosecuting the
men, or some OF them, who have been
selling oleomargarine for butter. 1t
finds legal difficulties that 1t is not easy
90 surmount. IT has now started a
movement to have all Illinois butter
sold under 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. win cheer
fully pay $40 reward for information
leading to the detection OF any person
or firm using 1t with oleomargarine or
adulterated butter. This label is fur
nished free to all retailers that handle
pure butter made from unauthorized
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
a cheap character being fraudulently
palmed off as butter. In the interest
of honest dealing and the purity OF our
foods. we earnestly request that you
insist upon this guaranty with every
purchase OF butter. II doubtful of the
purity of your butter. write to the I'M
dersigned to send you mailabls box to
seturn sample In to test free.-Chas.
". Knight. Secretary. 1sS South Water
street, Chicago"
ON Fattening Turkeys.