The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-06
BUTTER INDUSTRY
MADE VAST STRIDE
MCConneiPs Biennial Report
TeStifies to Growth of
Dairy Business

In the tenth biennial report of former
Dairy and Food Commissioner w. w.
p Mcconnell, just made public. it is
Shown that in two years Minnesota
e ere inns paid patrons the sum of
Sl2.9SS,6S2.21. The time covered rs
from Aug. l. 1902, to Aug. 1, 1904.
There has been an immense increase
In the dairy business according to the
report. especially in the northern part
OF the state The inspector located at
Crookston reports that sixty-five new
creameries have been located. mostly
in the Red River valley.
1T has been my earnest wish and
enceaVor to encourage the erection of
new creameries and cheese factories in
our state, so essential to its material
development and prosperity and 1 am
glad TO report that the number of
creameries have increased from $40 on
Jan. l, 1903 TO 7S1 at the date of this
writing, while quite number of old
plants have been displaced by new and
modern ones. Cheese factories have
increased from 20 to co. and skim milk
stations from 80 to Sc. This is a gain
or III new creameries, II cheese fac
tories and II skim milk stations"
Need More Cows
To supply these new plants the COM
missioner estimates that 10000 addi-
tional cows will be required. The fol-
lowing figures show the increase since
the last report, 1902:
The number of farmers supplying milk
70 creameries has increased from 50,3S9 to
1880: the number of cows from So. 1856
TO ABS. 40; pounds of milk from l,2l7,-
ISI,450 to 2.351. 642, GIG; butter from So
t26.SOs to 72.266,34S: amount paid patrons
from SO. 941, 400. SO to $12. 9SS. $50 .21. This
gives in the two years from 1901 to 1908
oS.Ss4 additional cows supplying milk to
creameries. with an increase of 1873. $685.
TnI dc ~ liz a =
butter. The increased money paid farm
ers amounts to. $40 .215. SO and the in
crease In running expenses is shown to be
sis, 6S9 .33.
OF the dairy interests in st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Duluth districts the
report says:
In the Minneapolis district are 376
diaries with 1859 cows OF the 376 herds
tnereln supplying milk to the inha bitantS
OF that city. 227 have been given the
tuberculin test and 149 have not. In the
81 Paul district there are 20S dairies with
1856 cows. OF the 203 herds here 40
have received the tuberculin test and 60
naXe not ots In Duluth there are IS diaries
tested for tuberculosis.
Food Examinations
The report gives the figures on the
work of the food department in analyz-
ing samples OF food products. There
were 11,771 samples analysed. Of these
there were $3.50 legal and 1882 illegal.
The percentage of adulteration is
shown to be less than in the two pre-
ceding years by 3.5 per cent.
The chemists found over one-half of
the alcoholic liquors to be adulterated
There were 2.145 samples analysed.
blackberry brandies and wines in par
ucuiar were adulterated.
The chemists found the highest per
cent of adulteration in catsup, cider.
fiavoring extracts. fruit juices, jellies
and jams, maple sugar. soda foun-
tain syrups, molasses, syrups, spices,
milk and cream.
Several recommendations are made
to the legislature for laws. 1t is ask
ed that the state try to secure federal
cooperation in securing uniform label
Ing laws; dairy laws should be ex-
panded to include milk and cream not
manufactured at the local factory.
A plea is made for more compensa-
ton for the secretary of the commits
sion on account of increased RESPONSE
bility of the position. A summary of
convictions for violation of laws show
$50 convictions and s15,217.2O fines col
lected. Selling adulterated liquors
caused 33S convictions.