The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-25
NOT THROUGH ACTIVITY OF ANY
LOCAL OFFICIALS THAT OWENS
Is ORDERING A GENERAL
CLEANING UP.
WORK is NOT COMPLETED.
The State Inspector Will Remain
Here to See That All Are Treated
In the Same Way and Diaries Are
Improved.

John Owens, one of the state food
and drug inspectors and an authority
on milk, inspected ten dairies In this
county yesterday afternoon and he
makes the following report:
Pardieck 6rothers-Sells 35 gallons
of milk. Conditions bad and condemn
ed on the spot. The whole premises
are in a bad condition. No screens to
the cooler. Barn in bad shape and a
filthy shed used for a milk house. No
milk can be sold from this dairy until
conditions have been improved.
Harry Smith-Sells 25 gallons to
Charles Sheppard. Conditions bad
Piles of manure about the premises
Milk aerated in barn yard. Well not
properly closed. Milk cooled in horse
trough. Smith stated that he intend
ed to go out of business at the end OF
this month. Inspector ordered him to
cease business Immediately
J. L. Rugh-Sells IL gallons milk
Condition bad. Dairy was inspected
! last summer but conditions same to-
day as was then. Premises covered
with refuse, piles manure and dust
heaps. No drains in barn. Barn not
whitewashed. No milk house and
milk allowed to cool on hack porch
Rugh informed inspector that If he
was permitted to sell milk today he
would work all night improving con
ditions. His dairy was inspected this
morning and condition rated as poor
He will be permitted to operate until
Saturday, by which time he must
raise grading of his dairy. Rugh
must clean up his place generally and
establish a cooler.
o. =. Gard-Sells 26 gallons milk to
City Restaurant. Dairy graded as
fair. Floor of the barn in bad condi
tion. No drains to carry off liquid
refuse Barn not whitewashed and a
general cleaning up is necessary. II
these improvements are made dairy
will be graded good. Water condi
tions at this dairy excellent.
Alexander Meek-Sells 20 gallons to
Arlington hotel. Condition fair. Nc
milk house. Milk kept In dank. foul
cellar Must provide milk house
drain for barn. a milk cooler and the
place must be generally cleaned up
Barnard Weiss-Salls 25 gallons to
Pardieck Brothers. Conditions poor
Ordered to clean barn, barn yard
barn floors, partition off the horses
whitewash the barn. Pending compli
ance Of these orders he will be per
mitted to sell.
Cornelius Ratiiff-Sells 35 gallons
Conditions bad. Given a week to i'm
prove conditions with the penalty oi
condemnation for not complying with
orders. Dairy never been inspected
before. Accommodations OF manure in
barn, barn yard filthy. No milk
house, no aerator. Must clean prem
ises up. Must place drain in the
barn. must establish a cooler, must
whitewash the barn and erect MILL
house. Premises not in a condition tc
be approved by most liberal inspector
Charles Haines-Sells 90 gallons tc
Pitts. Conditions good. One of the
most refreshing and satisfactory
places visited. If a few improvements
are made dairy will be graded excel
lent.
r. p. Iankert-Sells IS gallons
Conditions good. With a few improve
ments dairy could be rated excellent
Milk cooled in house. A little clean
ing necessary, also a barn drain and
screens for milk house.
Task not Completed.
Mr. Owens has not yet completed
his task of inspecting all the dairies
in the county but he expects to finish
this work within the next day or two
OF the ten dairies inspected by hin
yesterday three were condemned or
the spot. These were the dairies o.
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