The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-26
JUST THE AVERAGE
Topeka Diaries No Worse and
No Better Than Others.
State Inspector Wi son Makes
HI s Rounds.
THEY NEED ATTENTION
That Is HI s Verdict Given to
Mayor Green.
Urges the Pas age of Ordinance
fer Inspection of Cows.

Not any worse and not any better
than the average dairy was the verdict
of d. M. Wilson, state dairy inspector,
after he had completed his still hunt for
germs at the dairies and milk depots
in and about Topeka.
This is the first inspection into the
sanitary conditions of the diaries in
this locality by the state dairy COM
missioner since that office was created
They need attention. was Mr.. Will
sons comment after his inspection.
ITO the lay mind the conditions
might seem sanitary enough but to the
man who has the trained eye and mind
of this particular kind of work there is
room for Improvement"
The board of health, the council COM
mittee on health and sanitation Mayor
VIM. Green and W. H. Gillfillan. city
food inspector met with Mr. Wilson
Wednesday night and talked about the
germ population on the milky way of
Topeka.
Mr.. Wilson urged the passage of an
ordinance calling for detailed inspec-
ton of COWS, tests of the milk, and
inspection of the general surroundings
of the cows. He submitted an ordin-
ance to the city board of health several
months ago which he himself prepared.
Il have submitted it to number of
the best attorneys of the state and they
all say THAT II can Dt tHiOItcu anu
comes well within the law" said Mr..
Wilson.
Have City Veterinarian.
The city proposed first to amend this
ordinance but last night board of health
and the council committee on health
and sanitation reconsidered it's action
and will now back the passage of the
ordinance as first presented.
This means that Topeka will engage
the services of a veterinarian who will
make chemical tests of the milk from
all cows whose milk is sold in Topeka,
frequent inspection of the cows as to
their health, inspection of the barns
and surroundings.
II understand We can get man for
about $1,000 year." said Mayor
Green. Mr.. Wilson offers to cooper
ate with us in getting q man."
A meeting of all the dairymen of
Topeka and vicinity to whom will be
submitted the new ordinance Will be
called between now and July b, at
which time the ordinance will come up
for passage.
1--WE don't want to antagonize the
dairymen and 1 believe that they will
be for the ordinance" said DR.. c. B.
Van Horne of the city board of health.
1.-THE government is going to send a
man here soon to score the diaries
around Topeka and from this point
go over the state to the principal
cities.''
Room for Improvement.
ct have found considerable improve
ment in the sanitary conditions of the
dairies but there is still ample room
for large Improvement" said Mr.. Will
son. 81 am just now attempting to
gather data on the diaries of the
state as to their number, etc, for my
work up until this far has been more
with regard to the cream. There are
about 2 1000 cream receiving stations in
Kansas in addition to the several
creameries and these have been COM
manding my attention. There Is now
no accurate information regarding the
number of dairies in Kansas.
This is very difficult matter to
handle You have to treat the matter
carefully and diplomatically The in
terests of the farmers and the con-
sumers of milk are mutual, they are
so closely interviewer that it is impos-
sbile to separae them. I find that the
farmers are perfectly willing to do any
thing reasonable when its laid proper
" before them and they understand
clearly what is desired.
81 am the only one engaged by the
state on this work, there is no one else
in my office, and the state is large, so
that it takes time. The government
will send a man to help me with the
scoring of the dairies and we expect
to score all of the diaries with respect
to their sanitary conditions. taking
note OF the condition of the stables,
care of the water supply. condition
and the care of the cows, the milk
utensils, the manner of feeding and in
fact everything that enters i'm