The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-22
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IMPORTANT 10 BUTTER MA ssSEgs
The State Dairy Commissioners Calls
AttentiOn TO the law---Benefit
20 the Producer.

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making part Of the population, to
the requirements Of the new law
governing the branding or labelling
of butter wrappers.
A part Of section 1o 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 manu-
facture stamped upon the label"
A portion of section 20 reads:
Each package Of butter offered or
exposed for sale shall have stamped
upon the wrapper or the package
the actual number of ounces con-
tanned in said package. Each
square or roll of butter kept, expos
ed or offered for sale in the State of
Idaho, which Is represented to con-
tain 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,
6rkins or other vessels shall be
known as tub butter" and when
placed on the market for sale shall
have stamped upon 1t, or if wrap
ped, upon the wrapper in addition
to the above word stub butter" in
one.half inch Roman letter.
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 is prohibited by law.
The law does not state as to the
kind of brand that shall be used but
we shall insist upon a brand of good
sized type and the ink used shall be
of a quality that will not run or
60 through the wrappers into the
butter and damage the quality OF
the same, VII
RULING OF STATE COMMISSION.
The State Board of dairy,
food and oil commission at the
meeting held on July / ruled that
butter must be full weight when
sold to the consumer; SO it will be
necessary to make due allowance
for shrinkage. This is a new law
and farmers especially may not be
familiar with it, therefore I am 60
Ing to give good length of time
for everyone to get tn cir butter
wrappers printed or get their own
stamps for printing the same, but /
do urge all butter makers to fall in
to line as soon as possible and to
comply with the law.
I shall give until September I,
1905, to comply with the law, and
hereby advise all dealers in butter
to not handle for sale any butter
not properly branded after Septem-
Der I, next. I believe this will
raise the standard of butter and If
John Doe does NOT make as good
butter as John Smith, it will soon
be found out and Mr.. Doe will have
to 60 out of business as a butter
maker. .,....
HELPS TO SELL PRODUCE.
No butter maker should be
ashamed to brand his butter, and If
he will stop to think he cannot help
but see that nice clean cut, attrac.
tive brand will help to sell his but
ter, just the same as a nice fancy
brand helps to sell other goods.
The aim Of the law is to raise the
standard of dairy products and give
the producer a chance to protect
his products against an inferior
class of goods. .-@~ -.-.
The only means we have of get.
ting this before the general public
il through the medium of the press,
and we hope all newspapers in the
State will copy and publish this
article. ss-- .e..a. ST. ..
Kindly thanking ali publishers
il anticipation Of q compliance with
this request, I am, yours most re.
spectfully,
A. F. HIT,
State dairy, food and oil commits
sioner.