The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-05
VISITING THE DIARIES.
Topeka Milk Inspector Is Conducting
Campaign of Education.

DR.. D. NJ. Campbell, the new milk
inspector of this city. has been on
duty since Friday of last week and has
visited several diaries in and near the
city. He is spending most of his time
at present explaining the new rules
and regulations of the milk ordinance
to the dairymen. He has found little
opposition where the explanations of
the workings of the new ordinance
have been understood. DR.. Campbell
found one dairy where a case of
typhoid fever had been developed in
the dairyman's family. He declared
that typhoid germs can be communi-
Gated through the well water to the
milk through washing the milk uten-
sils. Milk and water are the only
mediums through which typhoid
germs can be carried. The doctor to-
day gave out the following statement
regarding his work which is in the
nature of a general answer to the
many questions asked him by the
dairymen of the city:
quite a number of diaries have al
ready been inspected and in no in
stance has a single dairyman after the
plan has been explained to him raised
an objection to the city's proposed
regulation of his dairy. All that the
milk inspection ordinance requires of
dairymen is that they be clean and be
honest and it would be strange indeed
If a man who wishes to sell milk 10
patrons in the city should announce
himself as being opposed to being
either clean or honest in his handling
of milk.
I'm the inspection work so far the
plan has been to point out to the
dairyman changes he can make with
out additional expense that will inn
prove the quality of his milk. Many
Instances of this kind have been found
at each dairy. In addition to this
minor changes have been suggested in
the construction OF most of the dairy
barns. These changes relate prin-
cipally to improvement of the drain
age. an increase in the size and num-
Der of windows, different methods for
the removal of refuse from the barn
and many other little changes, none of
them expensive to the owner, but all
very important from a sanitary point
of view and for greater convenience to
the dairyman. All have immediateIy
seen the need of these improvements
and nearly all have very willingly
agreed to make them.
Another matter in which improve
ment is badly needed is in the kind of
utensils, milk pals. cans and strainers
used. We are not asking the dairymen
to discard the unsanitary kind they
now have, but when replacing them
with new to buy an approved kind
which will be found to cost no more
but to be more convenient and far
change the milk producers will be ex-
pected to make in the near future
For those who are contemplating
the erection of a new dairy barn or
milk house, the state dairy commits
sioner has a very important bulletir,
for free distribution. This bulletin is
compiled by dairymen of many years
experience. 1t contains drawings and
descriptions of a great many dairy
barns Of various sizes. These barns
meet all hygienic and sanitary require
ments and actually cost less than the
haphazard. inconvenient, unsanitary
barns at present to be found on many
farms. Blue prints will be furnished
free to any dairyman selecting one of
the types described in the bulletin.
1.-THE losses likely to result from the
application of the tuberculin test to
the herd has been greatly magnified
by some of the dairymen. The milk
inspection ordinance leaves the dis