Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-14
1O DETECT Bad BUTTER
Anybody Can Tell Whether
They are Eating Renovated
or Genuine Butter
GOOD BUTTER HAS LOTS OF FOAM
Cleo Will Not Foam at All When Boiled
Association of Official Agricultural
Chemists Fixes the Standards and
Secretary Wilson Issues Licenses for
Manufacturing Renovated Butter.
.necial to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Nov 14.--If you wish
to know whether you are spreading
your bread with genuine fresh butter,
renovated or process butter or oleomar-
.garine, you can do so with comparative
ease by a rather simple test, which has
been approved by the association of
official agricultural chemists of the
United States. But possibly you may,
like Uncle Joe Cannon, want to know
first of all what is this association of
official agricultural chemists. This is
the question Uncle Joe asked when that
section of the pure food law was, being
discussed at the last session of con-
gress, which gives the secretary of ag-
riculture in conjunction with the above
named association power to fix stand
ards of purity for food and drinks.
And / think it was Representative
Lacey, of Iowa, who explained that the
association of official agricultural
chemists was composed of analytical
chemists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, and OF the state or
national agricultural experiment sta
tons or colleges or similar institutions
in the United States, who met here
every fall to discuss the best meth
eds of Analysing soils in order to dis
cover what fertilizers they need to rem
der them productive, of analyzing fer
tinzers, dairy and other food products,
cattle foods Insecticides, etc.
One of the tests for genuine butter
approved by this association which met
here last month requires nothing more
complicated than six inch glass tube.
Into this tube put enough melted butter
or what YOU think is butter to run up
about an inch and half. and boil it for
six seconds. Let 1t cool, then boil it
again for six seconds until the water is
all boiled out, when what is left will
foam clear over the top of the tube If 1t
be good old fashioned COW butter, but
II 1t has been thru the process factory
the foam will be scarce, and If it be oleo
it will boil all right but there will be
no foam. 1t may be good thing to
write this out and paste 1t up If you
really want to know what you are eat
ing for butter since so many of the
cleo people are taking out process or
renovated butter licenses.
Secretary Wilson has found 1t neces-
sary to issue an entirely new set of in-
structions as TO the manufacture OF
enoyated butter, as the regulations
made in June soon after the passage OF
tie cleo law had to be modified in Ger
ltain respects. for while Commissioner
Yerlses of the internal revenue bureau
collects the tax and institutes proceed
ings against violators of the law, it is
Secretary Wilson who has the author
fty to inspect the factories and store
houses where process butter is manu-
featured or packed and to analyze the
products of the factories and the ma
terials used by process butter makers.
The Secretary will probably be able
TO issue an interesting report on this
subject next spring or early summer as
the law requires him TO ind out all
about the quantity and quality OF pro-
cess butter made in the United states
and whether the materials used IN its
manufacture are deleterious to health.
And if he happens to find any such he
viii, confiscate 1t and sell it for axle
grease, perhaps.
nav particular attention to the secre-
tary's regulations and definitions Tor
anv one violating them subjects him or
herself to fine of as much as So0o or u
he gets off lightly may not have to pay
more than $50 altho he may have to go
to prison too.
Renovated butter is made Of lots OF
rancid butter, sour or mouldy, when Is
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melted, clarified and then churned OF
otherwise mixed with milk or cream
Rut if any alkali, acid, chemical or 9TH
or substance foreign to butter is intro
duced into its manufacture, or 1t is
made to hold 16 per cent of water, milk
| or cream, 1t becomes "adulterated but
ter"
| Collectors Of internal revenue are d.
rected by Secretary Wilson to decline
| 10 approve the bond of manufacturer
of renovated butter until they are sat
listed that the premises to be used FOL
the manufacture of that article are en-
tirely separate from those used for the
manufacture of adulterated butter OF
Jolehmargarine, or for the handling OF
| manipulation of butter not taxable un-
/ der the act of May 8, 1902.
/ Collectors are also required to givt
i To each manufacturer of renovated but
ter in their respective districts a fac
1 tory number, the numbers to be con-
secutive, and not thereafter changed
The factory number applies to tho
manufacturer and his establishment
rather than to the building.
Every manufacturer of renovated
butter must place and keep on the side
Tor end of the building wherein hi:
business is carried on, so that 1T car
be distinctly seen, sign, with letter:
thereon not less than three inches IL
length. printed in oil colors or gilded
giving his full name and business ant
the number of his factory, as follows:
A-B-,
MANUFACTURERS OF RENOVATED
BUTTER.
FACTORY NO. .
If manufacturers of renovated but
ter desire to place upon the outside o
their original package. or upon any in
ner package, the name of their factor.
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