The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05

is better than IL has been for some time.
but that IL IS variable in quality and
that strict attention should be paid TO
keeping It at "a standard quality.
Mr.. L. G. Bellwood, proprietor OF the
Bellwood Dairy. OF Chesterfield county.
also hes something 60 say anent the cues
ton from the point of view Of the pro-
Queer. He says that IL the producers arc
compelled to increase the butter-fat
standard OF the milk that there win
be a startling dearth Of the tactical IN
Richmond. and price FOR II that would
create general CONSERVATION
Many Grumbling.
Among the poorer classes OF reorle
there is tendency 20 grumble at the in
crease I'm price, just there always
Is at the increased cost OF any food
stun. Many families are refusing % buv
the milk at all Az ten cents a quart. and
are attempting "a boycott on the dealers.
rather using condensed milk for house
hold purposes. Tn one family. recently
visited by prominent physician the
mother. who was afflicted with erysipelas.
was advised by him 10 drink milk She
told him tearfuliy that her husband had
refused 90 buy any more milk as DE
believed that the dealers were not treat
ing the people right They had started
10 purchase condensed milk and il Is
ProDao.e mat many more OF their mind
are following IN their footsteps
the subject last night Mr.. John Lynch
and Captain r LeMasurier both said that
II tho dealers had seen fit 70 raise tho
price 70 ten cents a quart. then the city
should see 60 1t that they should also
raise the standard in the quality OF The
milk they furnished 10 the city. Mr.
Gilbert Pollock and Mr.. D. NJ White
expressed themselves along the same line
, and all said that the quality should be
raised with the price
II might be well 10 know that there IS
a certain brand ~ milk sold in Baltimore
at twenty cents a quart But all this
milk is certified. and 10 goes out IN bottles
bearing the certified statement of the
dealer IN a printed label on the bottle
In Asheville, y. c.. where is located Van
| derbilt's dairy-farm one Of the finest in
( the country, milk produced by this herd
is sold az twenty or twenty-five cents "a
quart So the people may understand that
TO secure better milk. which all would
desire. would necessitate a higher price
90 he paid for the product.
DR.. J. Allison Hodges said last night
that the milk supply % Richmond is now
better than It has been for some time.
The physician said. 4 feel what we are
after IS first-class milk. which can scarce
~ be had at 10 cents a quart under the
present conditions, and II only the very
best cows are used for the production
Of milk. they are worthless for anything
else" DR.. Hodges was rather inclined -
think that the producers were rather hard
put TO it 10 furnish milk at 10 cents "a
quart and did aot think that price too
! much.
The Farmers Side.
Mr.. L. c. Bellwood. proprietor OF the
Bellwood Dairy. in Chesterfield county.
wants TO know what the city would do
in a milk famine. which would be the re-
suit If they were pushed too close to the
wall. He writes as follows:
In the many comments appearing from
time TO time in the Richmond papers.
upon the milk question. and they are con
spicuously numerous since December LIST
no word Of defense for the producer is
offered All is sympathy for the con
sumner The farmer has a personal in
terest in keeping his cows healthy and his
stable In a sanitary condition. Still an
inspector was appointed. and the rnilkr7ao
was commanded TO contribute toward his
| salary or be fined II he brought his
milk to the city. After conapivinc. at
much expense, with these requirements. no
( furnishes an absolutely pure article free
from contamination. and is prosecuted I'm
the Police Court, and his name is
/ sugmatzed throughout the land. he
! cause his milk does not average I'D TO a
/ certain standard Of butter-fat demanded
| by the Board OF Health
II IS fact not generally known that
| It is impossible TO increase the neroapfos-,
| Of butter-fat IN milk by anv l,nov,,,
system OF feeding SO the producer ms,
sacrifice many q HIS cows and re1Iace
them with very expensive ones T,ts
oisorganizes his business and r,arv en-,
| cumo. still he bears II without corn,lst-.
Now the cost Of feed and Labor has ~
most doubled, and the surviving 9o,-,,
man is driven TO bay. lie must bavo
higher price for his milk or 20 opt %
business "a
We note that from a seemingly vindfc-
tive spirit Richmond threatens TO IN
crease the butter-fat STANDARD ana g..
establish a bacterioIoeical test as v-or
II this threat to increase the buttor
rat standard IS carried into execution q
large percentage Of the COWS now e,,n-
/ plying milk for the city will be bandes
over TO the butcher. and there win h-
a startling dearth Of milk In Richmond
and a price for it that will create CON
sternation. Furthermore, II the con
sumner wants certified milk. the farmer
will supply It without demur Such en
article IS now regularly supplied to
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