Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-02

officers OF the state Dairymen's association.
This is required in order that the working
force OF the commission shall not only be
familiar with the dairy industry but also
have practical as we'll as scientific knowl-
edge OF testing milk and cream. This bill
makes It unlawful to sell or manufacture
into butter for sale milk or cream which
is unclean or that has been kept in unsan-
itary conditions or surroundings. The
proper enforcement of such a law will
prevent the dairyman from selling cream
which Is nnclean and will prevent the
keeping OF cream at cream receiving sta
tions in undesirable places, such as the
store room OF some grocery store, sur
rounded by onions. fish. oil or rotten vege-
tables and then manufacturing such cream
into butter to be sold at low price, to the
great detriment of the entire dairy In
dustry. II will be the duty OF the dairy
inspectors to inspect places where milk
and cream are produced and kept and to
see that the law is complied with. I'm
provement in the quality of cream means
improvement in the quality and price OF
creamery butter; better price for butter
means a better price paid for cream, and II
by the inspection and the education which
naturally goes with it II is possible to Inn
prove the quality of cream sold so that Il
shall bring 1 cent more per pound for
the butter fat which II contains than was
paid the last year. this increased price
would pay, ten times over. the annual ex-
pense of the dairy commission.
Perhaps the most important provision OF
the bill is that relating 10 the testing OF
! cream. With good reason there has been
moro dissatisfaction connected with the
testing Of cream than any other feature OF
the dairy business While the dairymen OF
the state have been selling. annually, 3d.
OO0. 900 pounds OF cream there has been no
fixed, established and legal method for test
ing cream. although all cream was tested
Tor supposed to bel and paid for on the
basis OF the pounds of butter fat which Il
contained This dairy commission bill not
only provides legal method for testing
cream, but 1t does still better; Il provides
that before any persons can engage in the
business OF testing cream at any place where
cream is bought and sold. they must nrst
pass an examination to determine that they
are qualified to do the work. and then be
licensed by the dairy commissioner at a
nominal fee OF 81 as a cream tester. This
provision. In effect. places the whole bust
ness OF testing cream under the supervision
and control OF the dairy commission, and II
at any time a cream tester is found not 70
! do honest OF satisfactory work the commits
sion can remove him and prevent him from
further engaging in such work.
There are two principal objects aimed at
in this measure: First, by inspection al
dairy products and the education incident
thereto, TO improve the quality OF such pro-
ducts; this would mean a better price
Second, a square deal for both dairymsa
and creaneryman In the testing Of both
milk and cream; this last Is most impor'
tant n we are to further develop this i'm
portant Industry. There has been an In.
sistent demand on the part OF dairymen FOR
legislation OF this character; in the platform
adopted AZ the last republican state con
vention is : plank piedging the enactment
OF law providing for inspection OF dairy
| products and 20 regulate the testing Of
cream. II Is believed this dairy commission
bill meets all that Is now required in the
matter Of dairy legislation; Il has been pre-,
pared with that object in view; a copy OF
the bill may be had by applying to your
member OF the state legislature or to the
undersigned; Il Is suggested that n you
approve OF this measure. believe IL Is for
the best interests Of the d6iFy industry Of
the state. II Il your privilege TO write