Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-09
CONNECTICUT DIARIES.

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 Nob1es' Report Is Out-s,000,0o0
 Pounds of Butter in One Year.
 Dairy Commissioner John B. Noble has made his annual report to the gov ernor for the year ending September 30, 1902. He finds the dairy interests to be the largest agricultural industry in the state and it's condition to be good. The report says
 ! We have 26,948 farms in Connecti- cut, valued at $97 ,425, ,06S, and large portion of these farms are devoted to the dairy business. The value of the dairy products of 1893 was $7,O90, ,1SS, or over 32 per cent of the gross income of all farm products. Connecticut pro- duced last year 6S,951 1882 gallons of milk; of this there were sold as whole milk 33,S79,466 gallons. There was used in the production of butter 16,- 071,262 gallons, in the production of cream sold 10,4l2,902 gallons, consumed on the farm 8,535,422 gallons. The total amount of butter made in Con- necticut last year was S,4S0, 194 pounds; of this there was made on the farm A. 591, 789 pounds and ill creameries B. 8SS, ,405 pounds. The amount of butter
  than past years. but this is not because there is less interest in the dairy work, but for the reason that many dairy1nen adjacent to cities have dropped the business of producing milk for cream and have taken up the selling of whole milk, finding this more profitable where they have good market.
 Milk is used so universally as an ar ticle of food by children and adults that people are more fully realizing each year the importance of having 1t pure and wholesome. Good healthy milk cannot be produced from cows kept in dark, i'll ventilated stables. Good sanitary conditions should pre- vail in all places where milk producing cows are kept, and we believe that no one is more fully alive to this fact than the active intelligent dairymen of our state. In the eastern part of the state there has been some complaint during the year of adulterated milk and the analysis of several samples taken has shown very low percentage of butter fat. Prosecutions have been brought by parties receiving the milk, since which the milk has been of far better quality.
 As the result of analyis notice will be sent to all milkmen who are found to be using conservatives and adulter- ants and if they persist in using the same prosecutions will follow. The creameries of the state have been doing m unusually good business throughout the year. Their butter retains its high trade and always finds ready sale. Some of them have been obliged to sus- pend operation for the reason that so many of their patrons have taken to selling whole milk. While this may be somewhat more profitable in some cases the fact remains that the cream cries have been a great help to the dairy interests of Connecticut. It en- ables many of those dairymen who are somewhat remote from markets to dis pose of their milk product in the way of cream at a good profit and q large amount of money is brought in to the dairymen of those sections. The report calls attention to the new oleomargarine law. which was passed by congress last May, and says it has changed the aspect of the oleomargar- inc business throughout the country Credit Is given to Congressman Henry of this district for aiding in the pass ing of the law. The law increased the tax on artificially colored oleomargar- inc from 2 to 10 cents a pound and re- duced the tax on uncolored from 2 cents to A of cent per pound. The general effect of the law has been to reduce the sale of colored oleomargar- inc throughout the country, but in Con- necticut the sale has increased. but 1t is all sold for just what-ilt1 uncolored and therefore uoes not come into con- petition with the higher grades of creamery butter.
 Two hundred and seventeen samples of vinegar from the market have been analysed and no attempt at fraud has been found, but an occasional sample was found to be below the standard Molasses has also been investigated as to its standard, 233 samples having ben analysed. Retail dealers are very much more particular than they were few years ago and great deal of cheap adulterated molasses has been | cleared from the state. All dealers in the state are warned to be very care. l full in their purchases, as prosecutions will follow the selling of any molasses that is found to be adulterated.
 In connection with the pure food law the report gives list of syrups, most l ly such as are used to flavor soda 1 water, with coal tar colors and benzoic acid. Raspberry and strawberry syrups seem to have the call on adulter- ation, so far as the list shows. Ginger ale Is found to be adulterated with salicylic acid and orange phosphate | with onal tar on1orc