The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
Keep Milk COsl in Shipping.


The shipping of milk from the farm
until it reaches the consumer requires
no abnormal care. provided that provi-
sions are made for keeping the tenn
perature of the milk to ,or below the
legal standard, usually 80 degrees Fab
renheit.
For the District of Columbia no arti-
fetal refrigeration viii probably be re-
quired from December l TO May l. and
when once special cooling devices have
been everywhere introduced, these can
be relied upon 10 help out almost auto
matically should warm weather spells
occur I'M March. April. or December.
BY March the supply of ice can have
been stored on the farm. if from natu.tt
sources, or the river or spring water is
chilly enough to serve for refrigeration
TO the legal STANDARD The law might
even be stretched little occasionally To
allow for the unexpected or abnormal
heats (which are sometimes encountered
In this latitude during winter months
or In early spring.
from May / TO December l. however
IL becomes imperative TO artihciaHy
prevent the rise Oft temperature IN milk
and thereby cause the dreaded multiDIy-
ing of a smaller number Of bacteria
into hundred thousands or millions The
remedy IS a very simple one and con-
Sists In providing for refrigeratIng de-
vices on the farm and at the railroad
station and for refrigerator cars on the
milk trains
Such farmers as bring their milk into
the city Dy wagon should be required
70 carry at least crude boxes into which
the milk cans or bottles are placed and
packed with crushed ice. As for milk
hauled 70 the railroad station, the dis
tances are rarely great enough for Sc
rlously warming the milk in transit
provided II has been well chilled at the
farm Milk inspectors may be relied
upon TO call attention TO any serious
evading Of the spirit of the law
MIX known as certified must Of course
be rigidly kent down 10 standard tenn
perature in All kinds Of weather, and no
latitude Is permissible for this product.
Duties of Railroads.
Railroads up to distance Of saw.
sixty miles from tic city Of Washing
ton should be required to run one or
more refrigerator cars from May 1 20
December l.
That the milk supply of the city be
divided into three classes, to be known
as Glasses ]. ., and 8
The specifications for certified milk for
infants TO be the same as recommended
by the MIX Commission, and 10 be
known as Class +
Class 10 be clean. raw milk from
healthy cows, as determined by the tu-
herculin test and veterinary physical
examination. The cows 20 be housed
led and MIXED under good conditions.
but not necessarily equal 70 the condi-
lions provided for Class ]. Pure water.
as determined by chemical aud bacte-
biological examination. 70 be provided
and the meteorological count of the milk
not 20 exceed 100000 bacteria per C g.
at the time the milk reaches the city. at
any season OF the year, and determined
by the Health Department ut freuueuu
intervals MIX TO be delivered to the
consumer in steriliZed containers. 10 be
filled upon the dairy farm. and the tenn
lerature OF the milk not 20 exceed 80
degrees Fair. until delivered to the
customer.
class 3, %. be milk from all other
dalries not able to comply with the re-
quiremeEts for classes ] and . This
milk TO be clarified and pasteurized at
central pasteurlzing plants which shall
be under the personal supervision OF an
officer OF the Health Department These
Dasteurizing plants may be provided bv
either private enterprise or by District
government. and shall be located within
the city of Washington. Class milk
shall not be permitted TO exceed so de
srees +. in delivery from the dairy 10