New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
FARMERS MAY UNITE.
AFTER HIGH MILK PRICES.
Grass Destroyed and Milk Famine
Near, Sag Upstate Reports.

MIX would bs sold NJ retail az 10 cents a pottle
fr this city if IL had aot been for the oppos-
tion of The Borden Condensed Milk Company TO the
increase, il vas learned from dealers yesterday
Other dealers, It is said, have been anxious for
some the price. but the Borden con-
fany holds The key the situation ana SO lohe 81
n opposes an advance individual corpora =
tions is said compel an increase. The farm
ers, however, can force an increase, and the mlik
handlers giving them the closest attention
1t is generally believed that should the dairylnen
in IDutchess Orange and Chenango counties COM
bine force advance. they would be successful
To carry this out they would be obliged to refuse
TO sell 10 the Bordens a a lower price and they
would have 10 give other dealers opportunity to
buy the advanced price The determination OF
the Borden company TO hold the price at eight
cents, If continued. would undoubtedly force many
small dealers of business. milk men say
Orange. y. /. and Sussex. y J.. farmers are
said TO be manning A cooperative movement. hav-
ing for its object the formation of A protective
league The movement originated in Orange Coun-
~, and said TO have the hacking of the Grange
As soon as five hundred farmers signify a desire
for s,,ch an organization the plans will be perfected
and executive committee appointed to make
sales all milk. is hoped 10y the farmers that
such an association will be able TO get better sales
~ milk and from their point of view. more reason
able rules and regulations. The leaders in this
movement feel confident that the plans will sue
coed.
GRASS ALI, BURNED UP
Reports received from the upstate milk produc-
of a-o.,+h would rroduce a milk famine in New
York and it is doubtful if even several days q
rain viii relieve the situation. The pastures nave
been burned by the hot SUI. and what little grass
.s left is &c deeply buried under the dus; that a
COW would become tired out seeking II and digging
it out In addition TO this. the unusual demand
for feed has the prices upward until nearly
every farmer shipping milk TO this CITY Is ooiIls
a n loss
Another factor that Is having effect on this
city's milk supply is the diverting of thousands
Of gallons daily TO Connecticut and other Ne"
England states. where board of health regulations
are here
Reports received here yesterday show that there
is a 20 per shortage in the Orange County
production Of milk The quality. however remains
good.
The high r,-ice Of cheese in the country markets
and the consequent good price for milk 10 the
farmers draws considerable milk into manufact-
uring channels. and further depletes the supply OF
this city. Practically half the milk that ordinarily
comes 10 New York from the northern part OF The
state. il was learned yesterday. is being sent 10
creameries and cheese factories.
The receipts of milk in the New York market
from January TO July Il this year. according 10
--The Milk Reporter" published in Sussex, y. j.
foot up 6S73 sS3 cans; cream and condensed milk
4G7G15 cans. the total being equal 10 lo.1ssls cans
OF plain milk. a daily average Of 5o5li cans. The
average price 2.75 cents a gallon. compared
with css cents during the same months of 1906
QUALITY OF SUPPLY IMPROVED
F J. H kracke, Deputy Commissioner of Agrf-
culture in charge Of this district. returned yester
day from Albany. where he attended on Monday
meeting Of the assistant commissioners from all
sections of the state. The commissioners without
exception reported Improvement in the con-
dition of the states milk supply result Of the
new law prohibiting the Of unclean or unsani-
tary receptacles for transporting it.
This law became operative July Is Among its
provisions IS this:
All cans or receptacles used in the sale of milk
cream curd for consumption. or in transporting
El7ir ing ha IN n
thereof 10 purchasers for consumption as human
food. when found by the Commissioner Of AgTi.
culture his assistants agents TO be in unit
out badly rusted or with rusted inside surface or
unciean or unsanitary or in such condition that
they cannot be rendered clean and sanitary by
washing, and will tend 10 produce or promote in
milk. cream or curd when contained therein bad
fayors. unciean or unWhoiesome conGiti9ns favor
demned by the Commissioner Of Agriculture or his
Tacle When so CONDEMNED shall be marked by a
stamp. impression device, designed by the Com
missioner OF Agriculture, showing that they have
been so condemned. and when so condemned shall
not thereafter be used by any person for the pnr-
pose selling, transporting shipping milk
cream curd-
Inspection Of milk cans under this law not
begun in this city until August S. but now Mr
Kracke and his men giving three four nights
4 week to the work. This xin be continued until
rhe percentage Of unclean cans has been reduced
TO the minimum MI hracke said yesterday that
the first night out HIS men found majority Of
the cans dirty. The last inspection showed
reversed condition
The Assistant Commissioner says New Workers
can assist in this househoders will that
as soon as the receptacles in which milk is der-
cred 10 them have been emptied they thor
oughly cleaned This may be done by rinsing the
bottles first in and then in cold water and
standing them upside down TO drain. In this way
eli the milk particles be removed. and the
chances Of germs conta aminating the milk when
the bottle is filled again will be decreased.