Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-24
Dairymen Working for Protec-
ton of Public Health From
Tubercular Germs
OF PROPOSED LAW
The Most Important One Would be the
Compulsory Pasteurization of Milk
and Cream Before Its Use in Any
Form - Safeguard From consump
ton = Efficiency of Buttermakers.

Sioux City, Nov. 24.--It is not unlike
Iowa will interest themselves in q
movement to bring about state legisla-
ton this winter, to compel the pasteur-
ization of milk and cream before its
use In any form. This radical step
forward for the protection of public
health from tubercular germs was adj
yocated by Mr.. Mortensen, a prominent
butter expert Of this city, in his adj
dress before the state dairy conven-
ton at Waterloo and his idea met with
much favor.
Mr.. Mortensen says that one of the
most important steps forward pre-
venting the disease Of consumption. in
this state would be the compulsory
pasteurzation Of milk and cream.
BY the methods of pasteurization."
he said. milk or cream Is heated to
1856 degrees Fahrenheit, and then is
cooled suddenly. This scientists de-
clare is sufficient to destroy all OF the
tuberculer germs that may exist in the
fluid. 1t Is impossible to judge whether
COW has tuberculosis by looking at
her, and all milk is more or less dam
gercus. DR.. Storch, professor In the
Royal Agricultural College of Den
mark, recommends this plan. Dem
mark and all Europe is studying this
question because of the fact that one
sixth of the people there die from con-
sumption. Milk infected with disease
germs Is not so dangerous for adults
as for children"
The subject of Mr.. Mortensen's paper
was Improving Iowa Butter" In the
lire of legislation he also recommends
the passage of a law to provide fer
more dairy inspectors. There Is only
one inspector now In the state. and he
has something like 1000 creameries to
visit" said Mr.. Mortensen. There
should he at least four inspectors and
they should have the authority to go
into creameries anywhere and examine
into the conditions and methods. II
the butter maker is found to be incom-
petent the Inspector should have the
authority to require the proprietor to
discharge him.
Inc SaIuG law OuSlL " PAOSAA0 ASA
an examination for efficiency of but
termakers by the Iowa Agricultural
college and authorize the issuance of
certificates or diplomas by that college
to competent buttermakers. This
would place the standard Of Iowa but
ter where it belongs. This state already
has the record of producing the largest
quantity of butter Of any state In the
union. and there Is no reason why the
state should not produce the best but
ter. 1 believe Minnesota has the rec
ord now. They produce butter more
scientifically in Minnesota because the
state is necessarily dairy state, while
in Iowa farmers do not make dairying
their leading business because their
soil will not produce corn. and their
grasses will not fatten livestock for
the market. Minnesota soil Is not
not adapted to such diversified farming.
It would not surprise me to some day
see Minnesota outstrip Iowa In the
quantity of butter produced.
Mr.. Mortensen believes the creamery
men generally disregard one essential
fact and this is that they do not under
take to educate the farmer in the hand
ling Of his milk. and cream, and to de-
liver 1t in the best condition.