The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-07-27

Pure butter OF proper weight, the
Idaho people will enjoy IL the state
dairy, food and oil commissioner has
his way. A. r. Hit Is the commits
sIoner aud he says he will enforce the
Law. The Official has Just issued the
following letter to the public To In
form the latter Of their rights rela-
tive to the butter and TO inform the
butter makers OF their duty, II the
law Is obeyed:
~ wish 10 call the attention OF the
public, and especially the butter
making part of the population, to
the requirements OF the new law gov
ernIng the branding or labelling OF
butter or butter wrappers. A part
Of section ~ 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 on the label. /"
A portion OF section 40 reads.
Each package OF butter offered or
exposed for sale shall have stamped
upon the wrapper or the package the
actual number Of ounces contained
In said package. Each square or roll
OF butter kept, exposed or offered for
sale In the state OF Idaho, which Is
representa- TO contain one pound In
weight shall contain full rs ounces,
and square or roll representing two
pounds 10 weight shall contain full
% ounces. All butter which has been
packed In tubs, tirkins rs stub but
ter" and when placed upon the
market for sale shall have stamped on
IT, or II wrapped, In addition to the
above the words tub butter" In
one half-lnch Roman letters
The above law includes all butter,
whether creamery, dairy, separator
or ranch butter. wish to state
that the use OF coaltar dye coloring
material Is prohibited by Law.
The law does not state as to the
kind OF brand that shall be used,
hut we shall insist upon brand OF
good sized type, and the ink used
shall be OF quality that will not
run" or go through the wrapper in
TO the butter and damage the quality
OF the same.
The state board OF dairy, food and
oil commissioners, at the meeting
held on July 10, ruled that the butter
must be full weight when sold to the
consumer; so ii will be necessary to
make duo allowance for shrinkage.
Thlsis new law and farmers cs-
pecially may not be familiar with 1t;
am going to 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 ! do urge all butter makers
TO fall Into line as soon as possible
and comply with the law.
l shall give until September /, 1905,
TO comply with the law. and hereby
advise all dealers In butter to not
handle for sale any butter not proper
ly branded after September next. |
believe this will raise the standard
Of butter, and II John Doe does not
make an good butter an John Smith,
II will soon be found out and Mr.
Doe will have to 20 out OF business |
~ a butter-maker.
No butter.maker should be asham-
I'd TO brand his butter, and IL he will |
stop to think he cannot help but see
that II nice, olean.cut attractive
brand will help to sell his butter,
lust the same as nice, fancy brand
helps to sell other goods. The aim
,f the law Is to raise the standard OF
hairy products and give the producer
chance TO protect his products
against an inferior class OF goods. +"