New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
FOR MILK USERS.
MUST CLEAN BOTTLES.
Ne5C Lac Requires Consumer 10 4id
Efforts for Purity.

Any householder consumer OF milk who falls
to clean properly the other receptacle IN
which the milk was dellrered is liable 10 prosecu-
/ tion under the recently amended agricultural law
/ OF this state. This a1I'lia5 only TO the resi-
dents of this city but those of all the cities Of
the state Inspectors az the State Department OF
Agriculture empowered by this statute to seize
such cans or bottles and them evidence.
The law relates alike TO the dealer and user
I and 1t presumes that any milk shipped WITHIN a
city is for purposes Of consumption, such shipping
being prima facie evidence Of that intention All
particles must be cleaned from the can or botue
/ by rnsing with water or IN some ether way Ihe
/ delivery to any railroad for shipping Of an IN
cleaned empty milk is prohibited. Every use
. return. delivery or shipment of unclean can
shall he deemed a separate violation of the law
Cream and curd are included with milk within
the meaning OF this act. and the word 'curd used
in this connection applies to pot cheese or cottage
cheese
Handlers Of milk in this city say that small
/ percentage of the cans and bottles is cleaned by
the consumer after being enptied. Less than haIf
il Is said. rinsed in water, and only small
percentage OF this number is cleaned in any other
way. Frequently these uncleaned bottles are al
lowed to remain in a box for days at time and
then It is almost impossible for the dealers to get
them clean. The milk and cream particles cling TO
the sides and top and the result is that frequently
fresh milk or cream is emptied into the bottles
which sealed and come back 10 the city With
/ the milk contaminated.
The law prohibits the placing Of ''sweepings ret-
use dirt, litter, garbage, filth any other ami
nal or vegetable substance liable 10 decay ana
. tending 10 promote produce an GnsantaIy coH-
/ dition'' IN milk cans There fewer violations
this paragraph than in the case Of the bottles
but il IS not entirely obeyed.
Several Of the large wholesale firms in tie city,
It was reported yesterday had informed their Gus
toners that cans must be cleaned before their
turn It was thought probable that such action
might be taken in the of bottle customers ufl-
less a marked change in the condition Of the not
ties collected is shown soon.
H II. Kracke. Assistant Commissioner of
Agriculture in charge of the work Of that depart
in city. that the inspection Of milk
by his men is proceeding satisfactorily at the
ferries. and that great improvement IN the con-
dition Of the cans Is found. The other night at
Barclay street twelve thousand cans were inspect
ed. and was aside failing to comply
with the law regarding cleanliness
In the case of the bottles the commissioner and
his men found a different condition. large per
ccntage Of the latter showing that they had been
returned the dealers uncleaned ard that the old
milk particles had not been removed through what
eyer CLEANING they received later It explained
thar il IS almost impossible TO remove these # they
are permitted to stand for twenty-four hours
Local dealers who looking for increase
I'm the demands of the farmers when the tine for
making October contracts comes regard with con-
siderable alarm the action Of the dealers in Orenge
County in increasing the price of milk sold in the
villages there from i've six quart. Tho
supply is short and the farmers who have been
selling milk at q loss for some time have come
10 = poiEt where they do not feel like longer
tinuirg.
Now that they have considered it necessary 10
raise the price al their own home. It is not eX-
pected It was said here yesterday. thar these same
men who send a large amount OF milk 10 Ne"
York would continue doing al a loss. Contracts
for the six months begirning October Will be
signed within a week ten days. and practically
every wholesaler is prepared 10 listen 70 demands
for more money.
The question OF selling milk by dry or Equid
measure has been brought up by number Of farm
ers in connection with the agitation for higher
prices Some appear to think that they are not
getting fair deal when their milk IS bought by
Crv measure. The manager Of one of the largest
milk houses told a Tribune reporter yesterday that
for several Of the milk in New York has
been sold by dry practically by the pound
In exclamation Of this custom it said that after
milk cans have been used a short time they are
dented and will hold forty quarts as before
they fell into the hands of the baggage men.
To avoid paying for the dents. wholesalers some
time ago hit upon the idea OF buying milk by
weight 4 price which was said yesterday TO ne
rerfectIv fair TO both the producer and the con-
suner was agreed upon, and transactions have
f7een conducted that basis It is purely arbi-
trsrv matter. no formal action having been taken
At any time fv either the dealers or the farmers
The quality OF the milk that is delivered here Is
good. but it was said yesterday that there was no
have disappeared.