The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

w. W. Jermane, Washington CORE
spondent of the Minneapolis Journal,
has sent that paper an article showing
the good results Of the oleo law, in
which lie says:
Statements sent out in the press dis
patches from Washington to the effect
that the manufacture of oleOmargarine
has been increasing in the past few
months and that the output will soon
be equal to that of last year are not
borne out by a careful analysis Of the
returns to the internal revenue bureau.
AS Il matter of fact, the high water
mark Of production for the current fis-
cal year was reached in December and
January, in which months more than
100000 pounds We're produced. Since
that time there has been a gradual
falling off, in April, the last month for
which the returns have been made pub
lie, reaching only G,250,OOO pounds
Friends Of the oleomargarine bill which
became a law last session claimed that
by forcing the manufacturers and deal
ers to sell their product for what it
really is and not for butter a decrease
in tie output as compared with pre-
vious years would result, and this APP
pears to have been realized. The total
output for the ten months ending April
80, 1908, was G4,9SG1S1 pounds as
against 99,3G2, 1903 pounds for the CORE
spending period of the preceding fiscal
year. when the old law was in opera
ton and all oleo, colored or uncolored,
was taxed at the uniform rate Of 2
cents a pound. The decrease in pro-
duction is therefore "a, 45G,G22 pounds,
or $40 per cent. Taking it altogether,
the new Oleomargarine law from the
standpoint of protection to the cOnsum-
er may be said to be success"
Ropy Milk.
Concerning this trouble, which is
caused by an outside germ which gets
into the milk after it is drawn, Profess
or HARRINGTON recommends the follow
ing:
The best way to overcome this trou-
BILE is to carefully wash the cows udder
and brush her legs, afterward drying
both with a clean towel; then the milk
err should wash his hands, thoroughly
steam the pail into which he milks and,
after throwing away the first streams
of milk drawn, milk the COW with dry
hands into this clean pail. The milk
should be protected as carefully as pos
sible from dust and then strained into
the cans in which it is to be transport
ed or in which it is set for cream rising.
The strainer cloth, carrying cans and
separator, if one is used, should be
given an extra washing and scalding in
order to destroy any Of these germs
which have been the cause of the ropy
milk. There is no doubt that this trou
bic may be overcome in this way, and
the success one las in doing it will de
pend entirely on how carefully he pro-
tects the milk from the germs, which
must get into the milk after it is drawn
from the cow
No Process Butter In Canada.
The Dominion parliament has passed
a bill making it illegal to manufacture
process butter in Canada, it is said.
Hon. Sidney Fisher, minister Of agri-
culture, who fathered the measure,
claimed that the manufacturers Of the
process butter exported it from Canada
and that it's sale in other countries
would injure the Canadian trade in
good butter. He is Of the opinion that
Canadian dairy products are bound to
reach a high Standard in England and
that if Canadians wish to capture that
market a first class article will have to
be produced.
An Iowa High Scorer.
The third scoring Of the Iowa educa
tional contest was recently completed.
The highest score went to new man