The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
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A Certified Milk" Dairy Will Be
Established by Minncapo-
lis Man.
Hennepin County Medical Society
Will Analyze Milk and Ger
tify It's Quality.

Residents OF Minneapolis will ere long
be able to buy milk certified by the Hen
snepin County Medical society to be as pure
as it is possible for tactical fluid to be.
For some time the Hennepin County
Medical society, in cooperation with the
st. Paul Medical society, has been en-
deavoring to bring about the establish
ment Of a dairy run under the cleanest
possible conditions, in which every known
precaution is taken to prevent the culti-
walton Of bacteria in the milk.
1t is recognized by the medical profess
sion generally that a large percentage of
the deaths among infants Is caused by
Intestinal diseases, due principally to bad
food or improper feeding. For this rea-
son it is of the utmost Importance that
the citys milk supply should be kept as
pure as possible. Minneapolis is excep-
tionally fortunate in this respect. Sam
pies Of the milk from every dairy farm
which makes Minneapolis it's market are
regularly subjected to analysis, as milk
is required by law to contain certain
amount Of fats In addition the herds of
the dairymen are subjected to rigid in
spection and the milkmen are obliged to
maintain their stables in q reasonable de-
gree of cleanliness,
Under these circumstances the milk sup
ply of Minneapolis is much purer than
that Of the average city Of equal or
greater population AS a result mortality
from intestinal diseases among infants Is
comparatively low here. Deaths of chill
dren under two years of age from intes-
final diseases in Minneapolis for 1901 were
So, or a fraction less than "a per 100 900
population. In Greater New York in the
same year, deaths from similar causes
among infants were nearly 5000, or about
ITO per 100, 900. In Albany, a city Of a.
900 population, less than half the size OF
Minneapolis, and in which the sanitary
conditions are said to be well nigh per-
feet the deaths Of children under two
years, from the causes mentioned. IN 1901,
were 49, or a trifle over As per 100000.
To secure, however, the purest possible
milk for use in case of illness, or for
delicate children. the Hennepin county
Medical society is endeavoring to interest
dairymen in establishing up-to-d date
plants, the cost Of maintaining which car
be offset by charging a slightly higher
price for the milk. This higher price, II
the milk is certified pure by the Medical
lily by many. ..... ~:
49,; Will Run Model Dairy.
| One dairyman has already announced
his intention of establishing dairy, ir
which every possible precaution will be
barns will be whitewashed, and kept alb
solutely clean. Patent feeding -troughs
to prevent the cows scattering the feec
over the floor, will be used. The animal!
themselves will be -curried every day with
as much care as is given Cresceus or Dar
Patch. The udders of the cows will b.
| washed Immediately before milking, to pre-
vent dirt from dropping into the milk. The
| feed, will be carefully selected. so tina
| the, health of the animals may be perfect
| The mixers will dress in white, and will BIZ
required to keep their clothing absolutel.
clean. The milk will be strained through
absorbent cotton, and then through fin,
gauze before entering the pail. AS ssool
as gathered the milk will be carried to tn
icehouse, where it will be- cooled to tn
proper temperature. !, This is a most i'm
portant feature, for If milk is allowed t
stand without cooling for an hour or ,tw'
after being taken from the cow, the bac
terra in the fluid will multiply at an in
credible rate 4z:.~~:-4,.s -: .,.s-
/ After all these precautions are taken
the milk will be- pasteurized, although tl1i
| last step is considered superfluous. b.
many physicians, in view of the preceding
steps to guard against bacteria. Thi
milk, carrying. the certificate Of the med
ical society, is expected to retail at !
cents a. quart, possibly higher, and tn
dealer expects to maintain a herd Of fit
cows. 49, s.r5$
It isl Of course. impossible for any dai
rynlan to take the precautions mentione
above and retail his milk at the presen
current price of 5 cents a quart. In Lon
don two immense dairy farms are run O
these principles, and the milk is retaile
at the regular market price; but the farm
are maintained by wealthy men as phil
anthropic enterprise. They are big none
losers every year. s. 81 Z! 1922 s.. =
It is believed that, If the first ventur
in producing certified milk" is success
full, many other dairymen will follow suit