Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-10
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Federal Inspector Makes Examina-
ton Of Diaries.
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE POOR
Best score Made Under Government
Standard IL 33.B Per Cent
Many Suggestions Made
to PrOprietOrs.

Ivan c. weld Of Washington, q. C.
assistant inspector Of diaries. has been
making Investigations in South Omaha for
several days and has completed his first
scoring Of the city dairies. He found
many Of the diaries very poorly conducted.
according to his system Of rating. In 9TH
ers he found poor sanitation and methods
Under the head Of equipment he exam
ined to see h the animals were healthy
or infected with tuberculosis. He looked
after the comfort, food. water, location
Of stables, construction Of the same, as TO
light ventilation. space allowed, utensils.
cooling Of milk. location Of milk rooms and
the construction Of the sams. These items,
" perfect, gave the dsirymen ~ per cent
As TO his methods. cleanliness was placed
first, and this applied to al the buildings
about the dairy 10 the Foods and water,
Bad stable air at milking time counted off
8 per cent Drainage was especially looked
after. The proper distance for manure
to be carried In keeping the stables clean
was 30 per cent. The cleanliness Of the
utensils and Of the animals at milking
time was a point insisted on. Cleanliness
in handling at the dairy. prompt cooling
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cent. The methods, II perfect counted
60 per cent
The test Of the government is rigid, but
is at present only a matter Of statistics,
except in interstate milk shipments. South
Omaha diaries were found far from COM
ing up to the ideals Of a good dairy in
the eyes Of Mr.. Weld. In fact, the best
score was SS5 per cent. The others ranged
down to near nothing. However. the ad-
vice Of the inspector IL expected to result
in much Improvement. Another inspection
is to be held within q few months, and
from the interest the dairymen have taken
In the matter it is likely that the next
scoring will be much better.
Golf Game with Council Bluffs.
Floyd Sherwood. captain OF the South
Omaha golf team. announces that q team
numbering twenty will play at Council
Bluffs on the links near Manawa, Sunday
morning and afternoon. The teams will
play nine holes in the morning and eight
cen in the afternoon. The teams played
last year and each held one match to it's
credit. Each team won on its home
grounds.
KensinRton at Country Club.
The Kensington club gave a party yes
terday afternoon at the South omahs
Country club. The guests were fourteen
women of Omaha and South Omaha. They
enjoyed q luncheon at the cafe and after
ward spent the afternoon in playing g
number Of the old games OF their child
hood. They enjoyed them greatly for the
pavilion resounded to their laughter the
greater rart of the afternoon. The guests
were Mrs. w. Davis, Mrs. w. w. Fisher
Mrs. f. @. Etter, Mrs. Howard Wore. Mrs
F. A, Cressey. Mrs. A. F. Stryker, Mrs
A. J. Caughey, Mrs. H. H. Ames OF South
Omaha and Mesdames Butler. Ellis, Clay
Bloomer and Eldridge of Omaha.
Magic CITY Gossip.
DR.. l. S. Van Slyke, dentist, is back
Same office, Faith and N.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part OF the city. Telephone No. &.
Mrs, Ralph Carley and sister, Miss Rutt
Nelson, leave today for a visit in Denver
Hurd Stryker won his round yesterda,
in the tournament tennis play at the Soutl