The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-12
Correspondence Baltimore County Linton.
EFFICIENT UP-TO-DATE OFFICERS

Messrs. Editors :-rIt has been the custom for
the different State Boards to render reports the
first of each year, but Governor Crothers wants
more frequent reports so he can keep In touch
with what is going on and make suggestions
tending to make the workings of the different
departments more efficient, If such is possible.
He has called for reports from number of the
Boards, among them the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board. A report from this Board was asked
for on the 18th of August and the same is now in
the Governors hands under date on the 2Sth.
The duties of this Board in protecting the
health of the domestic animals d nc State in
wolves responsibility that is given but little
thought, when 1t Is considered that over 81, OOO
600 worth of stock is owned in this State. 1t will
be seen from these figures that the property in
terests of value beyond the thought of those
who have never looked into the resources of Ma
ryland are involved. 1t behooves those having in
charge the protection of such enormous values
to exercise constant care and watchfulness. In
proportion to the completeness of the work of
protection so will the after results be.
The report shows that during the first eight
months of this year T2l diaries and 1922 cattle
were inspected. The work was accomplished by
five inspectors at a cost of $1,752.59-an average
of less than s1.O5 for each herd inspected. Tu-
ease, but with the new law passed by the last
Legislature, prohibiting the introduction of cat
tie into Maryland without a certificate of health,
will be great assistance in helping to eradicate
this disease. Dairy inspection is receiving spe-
cial attention and the reports show that condi-
lions generally are improving.
The Board is arranging an exhibit for the In
ternational Congress on tuberculosis to be held
in Washington, September 21st to October 18th,
1908. Photographs of sanitary and unsanitary
stables cattle and diaries will be shown, togeth-
er with samples of up-to- date and sanitary milk
ing and dairy utensils. Literature will be dis
tributed tending to educate the consumers of
milk and dairy products what to insist upon from
their dairyman, which will assist in lettering
conditions generally.
Governor Crothers expresses much gratifica-
ton at the efficient work that is being done by
this Board, the members of which are Messrs.
E. Cuttings Merryman, Grosvenor Hanson and
Wade H. D. Warfeld.
The DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, in its
latest year book, grimly describes the things
which the microscope revealed to the experts.
Pepper contained large percentage of ground
olive stones. A chocolate coating preparation
was found to be made of cocoa shells, corn
starch, beef tallow and mineral matter sutf-
Gent to fix the color. In adulterating celery
seed, ground rock was employed, in some in
stances the foreign material being as high as
40 per cent. of the whole. How many cases
Of indigestion were caused, how many opera
tons for appendicitis were made necessary,
how many deaths were brought about, there
is no guessing. The terror that hung over the
period would have been as black as tornado
cloud had it been something tangible. Surely,
the pure food law came in time.