The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-17
FOOD AND
DAIRY REPORT
Shows Much Progress Along
These Lines
PROF. WHEATON HAS MADE GOOD
Dairy Industry Has Grown
Wonderfully

The annual report Of the Dairy and
Food commission for the year end
ing June 80, 1908, has just been issued
from the commissioners Office IN this
city The report deals at length with
the work of the department in all its
branches, including a detailed account
of the test cases brought against the
pure food law by foreign manufactur-
ers and the drug dealers OF this state.
The report also contains much Valu-
able statistics regarding the cream
cry and dairy industry of the state.
In reviewing the work OF his depart
ment during the past year Commission
er Wheaton says:
The re-enactment by the last legis-
lature and necessary changes to meet
new conditions governing food and
dairy products, the new law on drugs,
paints, stock foods and tonlcs and
cream have added gerat amount OF
work to this department, which can
only be performed by a largely IN
creased force and largely increased ap-
propriatiOns, which latter item the last
legislature failed to supply. The ap-
preparation was increased, but nor
nearly in proportion to the increase
of work made necessary by the enact
ment of new laws. In the enforcement
of the law as it now stands, L have
found many defects in the same, the
most vital of which is the ommisslOn
of one letter in the penalty clause.
In the attempt to make the drug
act conform to the national law, the
efficiency of the law was nearly, IL
not totally destroyed. l believe there
is no protection afforded by the dairy
and food laws more imperative or
necessary than would be a cOnsise, posi-
tive law controlling the sale OF drugs
and medicines in this state The food
law has brought to the people pro-
tection from frauds and all kinds OF
preservatives in foods, compelling the
manufacturers and dealers to- label
goods designed for food i'll a manner
that serves as a notice to the pur-
chaser and consumer of an honest
statement of what they contain. 1t Is
A we'll known fact to all who have stud
led the matter that one of the great
est frauds uncontrolled by law, lies
in the sale of $50 called patent medi-
cines in this and other states. Much
has been done to suppress this evil
by publicity through the bulletins Is
sued by this department and the press,
but this mode of handling the PROPOSE
ton does not always prove effective.
Personalities in all foods have been
practically stamped out, so that now
their presence in any food product is
quite rare indeed. but it requires con-
stant vigilance and unabated energy
Oh the part of the food officials to
keen it out of the state and to insure
the people against impositions. The
whole food situation has been I'M
proved in the enforcement OF our pure
food laws, but new conditions and new
theories arise every day, which taxes
the ingenuity and resourcefulness OIL
the commissioner to solve and ADJUST.
To perpetuate and continue the good
work already accomplished larger
force of inspectors to properly ponce
the state seems necessary and almost
imperative"
The report of the eighty-four cream
cries of the state is interesting ana
shows them to be in prosperous con-
dition. During the twelve months they
received II 1,307,793 pounds OF milk and
30404,132 pounds of cream, for which
they paid their patrons $2,10S, ,433. 81
The price paid for butterfat varies
from 20 to 80 cents a pound. Inc
Sioux Falls creamery made the best
showing. paying it's patrons a total OF
$500. .279.37. Mitchell was second with
S244.534.11 and Abedeen third with
$124,S75.59.
The report of the Brookings cream
erv will be of interest. 1t shows from
the time Mr.. Nelson opened VI
december |. 1907 to July /, 1908, a
total of seven months, he received
2S 2SS hounds of cream, for which he
paid his patrons $3,02S.36. This is
awav below most of the creamerles
and a poor showing compared Win
Sioux Falls, which creamery paid It's
patrons $320279.37. The country
around Sioux Falls is in no way bet
ter adapted to the dairy industry thal
Br0okings county, but the farmers
down there have recognized the value
of the COW as a money producer ant
are reaping the benefit.
The report shows that there are
52s 661 dairy COWS in the state, al
increase of 5000 over the previous
wear. Butte, the biggest county II
the northwestern part of the state
leads with 25,722 and Stanley is sec
Gnu Will lcJO'''
Commissioner Wheaton has made
the following important rulings whici
will be strictly adhered to, relating u
the pure food law:
l. The term food" includes all ar
ticles used for food, drink, flavoring
confectionery or condiment by man O
domestic animals, whether simple
mixed or ground.
. All foods and beverages must d.
free from chemical preservatives
formaldehyde, borax, boracic acid SUI
phites or sulphurOus acid, salicyil'
acid. abrastol, beta-napthol. fiavorini
compounds, sacharine or coal tar dyes
8. All foods and beverages must o.
labeled true to name In every respec'
and bear a statement of the amour
by volume or weight and what
contains. Every box, can, carton o