Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-14

the quality of the cheese product and
! thereby to enhance its market value
Section 5 of the act requires the
emptying and cleansing of cans,
bottles, etc, which have been trans
ported over any railroad or boat line
where such cans, bottles or vessels
are to be returned.
Section 6, provides punishment
by fine of not less than $25 dollars
nor more than 500 for each and
every offense and in default of pay
ment, Imprisonment in the county
jail not less than 80 days nor more
than 60 days.
''It is made apparent that the
violation of any provision of this law
is a quasi criminal act and is an ex-
preston of the judgment of the
Legislature upon the conduct of any
one who shall maintain a cheese
factory in an unclean or unsanitary
condition or who shall manufacture
cheese from unclean or unsanitary
milk. Who can say that the judgment
or condemnation is too strong?"
IL have briefly enumerated the
salient features of the laws of Wis
consin relating to clean and sanitary
conditions in cheese factories.
Referring to the articles of incor-
poration of this association, find it
stated that the business, purpose and
object shall be the education of It's
members for better work in the art
Iof making cheese, the care and
management of factories, the sale of
their products and the wedding out
of incompetency in the business of
cheese making. 1t must be conceded
that the number of inspectors pro-
vided for the state dairy and food
commission is not adequate for the
absolutely complete enforcement of
! these laws. 1t is believed that pro-
gress has been made during the past
lyear. An assistant chemist and two
inspectors, one of whom is dairy,
creamery and cheese factory in
spector, were added to the COM
mission. In addition to this, the dairy
and food commissioner was author
lied to appoint the travelling in
structors now employed by the Wis
consin Dairymen's association as his
expert agents, thus clothing them
with all the authority possessed by
the dairy and food commissioner him
self. IL is believed this law, prac.
tically providing for a corps of five
instructors or inspectors more than
doubles the effectiveness of the for
mer force. But this force is con-
sidered much too small and when our
great number of cheese factories and
creameries is taken into consideration
/ is much less than the force employed
by state dairy and food commissions
of neighboring states.
! How to provide the requisite in
speotion of Wisconsin cheese factories
and creameries is in my judgment a
highly important problem now press
/ ing for solution. This matter is alike
important to producers and to the con-
suming public.
with the prosecutions 10 be made
and the other Interruptions that must
/ inevitably occur, one man can not in
spect more than five cheese factories
Jr creameries in a week and do the
work with the thoroughness with
which it should be done. This re
CURES that the inspection should be
gin IN the morning with the delivery
Of the milk as it is conceded by a..
that unless the quality of the milk de
hvered is of the highest kind, the
quality of the product must suffer.
1T is possible that Swiss chess
factories where milk is delivered
morning and evening and the factories
are close together and the number Of
patrons of each is comparatively
small two factories q day or ten Il
twelve factories q week can bt
properly inspected. l believe that noi
to exceed $50 cheese factories ol
creameries can be properly inspecte,
by one man in year. At that ret,