The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-03-15
THE DAIRY
Chanqinq or Doctoring Tests.

doctored it?" If you have Will you
write up the case for The Ranch, leaV
ing out mention of names, II you pre-
fer? This is an important subject ana
some light thrown upon it as 1t AFFECTS
the creamery business in the North
west will be much appreciated by our
thousands of readers. That the prac-
tice of cutting or doctoring the test
is in vogue in some of our creamerles.
there can be no doubt, and the sooner
such dishonesty is found out the bet
ter it will be for the patrons, who are
swindled out of their money so long
as the practice continues. Two IN
stances will be mentioned here, for
both of which we are indebted to the
New York Produce Review. A Col
orado reader writes as follows, in re-
ply to the question as to what but
termaker should do when the manager
tells him to cut the test or doctor it:
81 have had one experience on the
subject in the last ten years which l
will relate in answer to this question.
II was at a receiving station where
both milk and cream were received
and shipped to a central station to be
churned. When I first went there, the
weights and correct tests, and he
would set the price All went well
for about five years without any COM
plaints which amounted to much from
either manager or patrons. After
wards the property changed owner
shin and we had another man for man
ager. For the first two months there
was no complaint from the manager,
h 1r6
that | was short on weights and also
on butterfat, according to my tests
For the next month / was more partlc-
ular (if that was posslble) on potn
weights and test; at the end of the
month the manager told me l had
made some mistake, as the shrinkage
was larger than ever before In any
month since he had received the cream
from me. A few minutes after the
manager told me of the shortage a
lady, one of our best patrons, brought
a can of cream and asked me why
their test was so light for the past
month. | called her into the ONCE
and told her the manager was here
and | would answer her before him.
| introduced the one to the other ana
told them that while one was accus-
ing me OF 100 large IoSIS Iuc oIhol
kicked because l had not made the
tests large enough, and asked them
how I could satisfy both parties with
the tests when each of them was max
ing complaints, the one opposite to the
other. told both of them that could
not suit either, but l would do as
had always done-give honest weights
and fair tests as near as | knew how,
and pay no attention to complaints
from either party. That answer cost
me my position, as l was discharged
in a short time. The manager told
me | was not working for his inter
est. Since that time the patronage
of the skim station has fallen off over
500 in less than six months. This
does not answer the question directly,
but you can all see the result. Hon
esty is the best policy in the creamery
business, as well as any other"
Another creameryman-on living
in Pennsylvania-gave his views on
the subject, in the following words:
Happy to say I have never received
such an order, so am not dead sure
what | would do In most cases the
manager has but little to do with the
tests, but should such an order come
l. 7 chr cItcnQ0t thnrp