The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29
PURER MILK AND
SANITARY MEATS
Dalrymen and Butchers Max
ing Improvements All
Through Utah.
BETTER CONDITIONS NOW
SALT LAKE CONSUMERS PROFIT
BY INSPECTION RULES.

A wonderful improvement in the care
of cows and milk has been found
throughout the state, especially in the
section which claims Salt Lake as
market. Thousands of dollars have
been spent during the spring and sum-
meT. and are still being spent for better
barns and more sanitary methods of
milking and handling milk. In nearly
every case the producers have shown
an interest in the suggestions given
them. and have taken steps at once to
remedy the wrongs that have been
pointed out to them.
In Utah and Davis counties, which
ship more milk to Salt Lake than all
others, the dairynen have become alive
20 the situation and have been eager in
adopting improved methods.
Not only is this true of the milkmen,
but of the slaughter houses. Whereas
a year ago, and even this spring, cat
tie and hogs were slaughtered in plants
running in filth, already most of these
have made such revolutionary changes
las to surprise even the inspectors.
Since the crusade for better conditions
and better food was started, there has
ibeen a quick change. Owners have put
idown cement floors. which are washed
land scrubbed several times daily. There
Iclean. Not only in this particular have
ichanges come. With new cement floors
managers Immediately adopted new
methods Of handling and taking care Of
their meats. The plants have been
imade sanitary and care is now taken to
thave the meats reach the public in the
fbest condition possible This is true Of
NEARLY every slaughter house in and
near Salt Lake.
In Small Diaries.
While the quality of milk sold in Salt
Lake is above the standard from nearly
every big dairy, the conditions in the
small diaries of the farmers is not yet
what is wanted, hut changes are being
made as fast as possible The Ordi-
nance requires that milk sold in Salt
Lake shall have at least 40 per cent
of butter fat but in many Of the sam
sples recently analysed the butter fat
was found in quantities of more than 8
per cent, and in one or two it reached
s per cent. The use of pTeservatiVes
has been stopped almost absolutely.
The scoring Of small diaries has
shown big improvements. The law
fixes the standard at 45 points. In most
cases the showing has been about 80
points. though a number are well with
in the standard fixed by law. The scOr-
existing at the dairy, how the milk is
taken care of. what precautions are
taken i'm milking and In keeping dirt
and dust out of the milk, and the con-
dition of the stables.
Serious Matter.
No little trouble has been encoun-
tered through the action of the railroad
officials, especially the Rio Grande
company. Milk being brought from
Utah county points has been held in
baggage cars for more than an hour
after the train arrived in the city the
milk getting warmer each minute. 1t
was not the fault of the farmers, as the
milk was at a low temperature when
shipped. This problem viii be a seri-
Gus one to meet when the new OTdi-
nance goes into effect in October. de-
handing that milk be kept at a tenn
perature of not more than SIS degrees
until il is delivered to the customers.