The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-28
QUALITY OF MILK
GREATLY IMPROVED,
Government Bulletin Shows the
Advantage of Rigid Dairy
Inspections.
CONDITIONS IN ST. LOUIS.
Department of Agriculture De
clares There Is Need of State
Sanitary Officer to Inspect
Diaries and Dairy Herds.
The Republic Bureau,


Washington. July 1.-THE Department Of
Agriculture has issued a bulletin on the
milk supply of 200 cities. or st. Louis the
bulletin says: ..4.
Doctor H. J. Helwig. Milk Inspector:
The daily consumption Of milk is estimated
at 2665 gallons. or thirty-seven one hun
dredths Of a pipt per capita. besides 1900
gallons Of cream. No skinned milk is used
Milk Is sold from 1887 stores and 1,109 wag-
ons. In the delivery OF milk glass bottles
are generally used. the greater part of them
being filled in the city. Very little milk is
Pasteurtzed and there Is no increased de-
nand for this. treatment.
The retail price Of milk is cents per
quart when delivered from the can and as
high as cents when in glass bottles, the
producers receiving 2 to 2% cents. the price
per quart varying according to the percent
age Of butter fat. Three diaries in the
vicinity conduct their business in an espe-
cially satisfactory manner and are paid as
high as 12,7 cents per quart for their prod
uct. Within the city limits there are 400
herds. including about 5000 cows, and milk
is sent into the city from 11s dairy farms.
MILK ORDINANCE.
Ordinance No. 20Sos, August, 1902, regu-
lates the city milk supply. License to sell
milk and cream at retail is 81, in addition
to semiannual license Of $3.50 for each de-
livery vehicle; license to sell at wholesale
is SIS. The sale Of impure. adulterated milk,
milk from diseased cows, milk containing
any foreign substance or milk from cows
within fifteen days before or twelve days
AFTER calVing is prohibited. The milk stand
ard Is: SOLIDS. lis per cent; fats, 3 per cent.
S ere. n must not contain less than II per
a. SKINNED milk (all milk containing less
IMAM lVo per cent total solids and LIS per
cent fao may be sold II in properly labeled
is dispiayed on wagons and In stores from
which 1t Is sold. Condensed milk must be
a nrod from pure 2u milk Diaries where milk
spected at least once month under the
direction of the City Chemist. Mich cows
must be free from disease. Cases Of sick
must be reported.
MIX must not be exposed to contagious
disease and must be cooled down to IS
low % degrees until delivered to customers
The inspectors must give bonds to faith
fully perform their duties. and are given the
make inspection.
NEED OF MORE INSPECTION.
The city expends annually for the SUPER
vision Of the milk supply $3.50. and one in
spector gives his entire time to the duties
OF the office. During the year 6s4 samples
of milk were examined by lactometer and
the Babcock test. and seventy-two bacteri-
illogical examinations were made for
typhoid bacilli. About seven-eighths Of the
herds within the city limits were inspected
1t is admitted that the law Is not we'll en-
forced. Many OF the city diaries are said to
use brewers grains and to be kept in an un-
sanitary condition. and considerable por-
ton OF their cows are believed to be tuber-
culous.
THE composition Of the milk fa. recently
improved. There is great need for a State
sanitary ofi1cer to inspect diaries and dairy
sanitary condition.