The San Francisco call., 1901-12-28
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Scoring of Butter Samples.

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Scoring of Butter Samples.
During recess, a number Of samples of
butter were scored by Professor Leighton,
who pronounced the California product
IN no sense, inferior, to that produced in
cordance with Eastern rules as to color,
flavor, sailing, etc. That furnished by
| Wallace M. Stevenson of San Geronimo
scored 9712 per cent. The sample of the
Lyon Jersey Creamery of Alameda scored
81 per cent. This, according to Professor
Leighton, was a remarkable showing for
California butter.
The principal address of the afternoon
session was by DIR. Archibald A. Ward
of the State University on the subject,
nBacteriology as Applied to Creamery
terra which infest the milk and outlined
the best methods Of providing pure milk
Cleanliness in milking was urged as the
vorable circumstances milk is never alb
soIutely free from bacteria more or less
harmful to consumers, but when dust and
other ingredients are permitted to con-
taminate it, the dangers from bacteria are
largely increased. Stables in which milk
ing is done should be clean and free from
to wade should always be flowing and
never be stagnant The greater percen-
tage of bacteria in milk is communicated
by impurities falling therein during the
process of milking. Cleanliness in the care
Of utensils was also imperative. In Den
mark the butter.makers Invariably. Pas
teur1zed their milk, thereby relieving 1t
OF all bacteria save that which is natur-
ally introduced into it before being drawn
from from the cow The use of preservaline in
milk was strongly condemned by the
speaker as being harmful to the con-
sumner.
j. E. Thorp spoke on the subject, CAS-
sisting Our Patrons to Make Their Busi-
ness Profitable" and George E. Peoples
followed with some pertinent remarks OH
PRACTICAL Self f-Education of the Cream
cry Operator" c. F. Andrews of Point
Arena pointed out the conveniences re-
quired in creamery construction and
equipment
Samuel Martin of the firm of Martin.
Dangers, Camm & Co, informed the dele
gates that the produce merchants of San
Francisco would do all in their power to
assist the creamery men of California in
making butter on scientific principles He
hoped that a greater general interest
would be shown in the dairy school at
Berkeley. The speaker warmly indorsed
the appointment by the State of a dairy
inspector.
Important Resolutions Adopted.
Remarks were made by Fred Helmer,
sci and w Fl. Macarthur. Professor Le-
roy Anderson then submitted the report
or the committee on resolutions, which
was unanimously adopted. The principal
recommendations of the committee are
as follows:
That the members of this association use
their utmost efforts to secure the passage of
such laws by our State Legislature as will give
on the inspection of dairies and creameries
that is so much needed to insure the produce
ton Of pure and wholesome milk and prevent
the adulteratfon Of milk and milk products
That we urge upon the next State Legisla-
ture the necessity of making sufficient special
appropriations to the University of California
to enable it to erect, equip and maintain a
dairy school of such dimensions and dignity as
the needs and Importance of the dairy indus