Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-21
ABOUT BUTTER
The Law is Explained by the State
Commissioner.
Boise, Idaho.

Boise, 1OanO.
Dear Sir:-I wish to call the attention
of the public, and especially the butter
making part of the population, to the
requirements of the new law governing
the branding or labelling Of butter or
butter wrappers:
A part of section 18 of the New
Pure Food Law reads, All butter sold
or offered for sale within the state shall
have the name of the manufacturer and
place of manufacture stamped upon the
label"
A part Of Section 20 reads: Each
package of butter offered or exposed
for sale shall have stamped upon the
the wrapper or the package, the actual
number of ounces contained in said
package. Each square or roll of but
ter kept, exposed or offered for sale in
the State of Idaho, which is represent
ed to contain one pound in weight,
shall contain full sixteen ounces; and
square or roll representing two pounds
in weight, shall contain full thirty-two
ounces" All butter which has been
packed in tubs, frkins or other vessels
shall have stamped upon it, or if wrap
ped, upon the wrappers in addition to
the above, the words, Tub Butter"
in one half inch Roman letters.
The above law includes all butter
whether creamery, dairy separator or
ranch butter. I wish to state that the
use of coal tar dye coloring material
in butter is prohibited by law.
The law does not state as to the
kind of brand that shall be used, but
we shall insist upon brand of good
sized type, and the ink used shall be
of quality that will not run" or &C
through the wrappers into the butter
and damage the quality of the same.
The State Board Of Dairy, Food and
Oil Commission at the meeting or
July 1st,' ruled that butter must be full
weight when sold to the consumer; Sc
it will be necessary to make due allow
ance for shrinkage. This is new Law
and farmers especially may not be ia
miliar with it; therefore I am going t
give a good length of time for every
one to get their butter wrappers printed
or get their own stamps for printing
the same, but 1 do urge all butte
makers to fall into line as soon as pos
sible and comply with the law.
I shall give until September 1st
1905, to comply with the law, and
hereby advise all dealers in butter t
not handle for sale any butter no
properly branded alter September 1st
next. I believe this will raise th
standard of butter and if John Do
does not make as good butter as Johl
Smith, it will soon be found out ant
Mr.. Doe will have to go out Of busi
ness as butter maker.
No butter maker should be ashame'
to brand his butter, and if he will sto
to think he cannot help but see that
nice clean-cut attractive brand wi
help to sell his butter, just the sam
that nice, fancy brand helps to Sc
other goods. The aim of the law
to raise the standard Of dairy product
and give the producers a chance
protect his products against an inferiC
class Of goods.
The only means we have Of gettin
this before the general public is throug
the medium Of the Press, and we hor
all newspapers in the state will cor
and publish this article.
Kindly thanking all publishers in al
ticipation Of compliance with this r
quest, am,
Yours resp't,
A. F. Hit,
c.. H.. I'D & Oil Cnrnr1ni