The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-07-14
BUTTER MAKERS WARNED.
Have Until September lst to
Procure Labels.
Law WILL Be ENFORCED.
Communication From Pure
Food Commissioner.
ON Pure
Food Commissioner.
Boise, Idaho, Iuly 9th, 700

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Boise, Idaho, July 9th, 1905,
To the Editor Weiser World:
Dear Sir-I wish to call the at
tention of the public, and especial
ly the butter-making part Of the
popelation, to the requirements Of
the new law governing the brand
ing or labelling Of butter or butter
wrappers.
| A part of section 18 Of the new
Pc:e Food law reads: ssAll 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 go reads:
each package of butter offered or
exposed for sale shall have stamp
ed upon the wrapper or the pack
age, the actual number OF ounces
contained in said package. Each
square or roll of butter kept, ex-
posed 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 con-
tain thirty-two ounces" All but
ter which has been packed in tubs,
tlrkins or other vessels shall be
be known as "tub BUTTER" and
when placed upon the market for
sale shall have stamped upon it,
or If wrappers, upon the wrappers,
in addition to the above, tile words
"Tub Butter" in onc-half inch
Roman letters.
The above law includes all but
ter whether creamery, dairy, sep
| arator or ranch butter. / wish to
state that the use of coal tar dye
coloring material in butter is pro-
hibited by law.
The law docs 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 go through the wrappers
into the butter and damage the
quality of the same.
The State Board of Dairy, Food
and Oil Commissioners at the
meeting held on July 1st, ruled
that butter must be full weight
when sold to the consumer; so it
will be necessary to make due al
lowance for shrinkage. This is a
new law and farmers especially
may not be familiar with it; there
fore am going to give good
length OF time for everyone to get
their butter wrappers printed or
get their own stamps for printing
the same, but l do urge all butter
makers to fall into line as soon as
possible and comply with the law.
l shall give until September Ist,
! 1905, to comply with the law, and
e l hereby advise all dealers in but
ter to not handle for sale any but
ter not properly branded after
September Ist, next. believe
this will raise the standard of but
: ter and if John Doe does not make
as good butter as John Smith, i,
vii! soon be found out and Mr.
Doe will have to go out OF business
j, as butter maker.
No butter maker should be a.
$ sl,amed to brand his butter, and
a If he will stop and think he canno,
help but sec how a nice. clean cut,
: attractive brand will help to sell
his butter, just the same that q
nice. fancy brand helps to sell 9th.
er goods. The aim Of the law is
to raise the standard for dairy pro
j ducts and give the producer
chance to protect his product.
/ against an inferior class OF Goods