Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
what <he DaIrynaa wants.

GIRBON. Neb, Feb. nS-To the Editor
Of The Bee: Permit ne 10 can attention 10
certain proposed amendments TO the dairy
laws Of the stare. AZ found in Senate Fls
No ~ introduced by Senator ". 3 Ban
ming, Of Cas- county. and House Rcn Nc.
30 ~introduced by Representative Vir1o-
wilson. Of Polk county. the two binE be
ing identical These proposed a-znendments
were prepared by tbs legislative commit
tee Of the Nebraska Dairyman's azsociz-
ton appointed at the last annual mseting
Of the association. and hAvs been sub
mitted 10 and meet the approval Of the Of
ncers OF the dA3rymon'E association Prof
A L Haecker Of the department bf dairy
hpshAndry o. the state experiment sta
ton, the deputy food. dairy and drug COM
missioner. and prominent creamery men
Of the stats.
lows First: The appointment Of an as
instant dairy commissioner. who shah have
p~ratioal knowledge OF the dairy industry
and who shall have charEs Of the dairy
pTur1saons Of the Feod. Dairy and Drug
commission laps unaer the sznerglsioa Of
the ospufy cnnisnuaeF. rs the EsAry in
duEtry q the state contrsbrlad to the gene
erAl fn6 OF the state. for fee permits 70
DO business. A&z1 IN fhe last eightsen
monfhs tsee bserniA1 report OF Food. Dairy
and Drug commission. page No. % and
under the proposed amendments win ON
tribute quite $500 IN The coming ssenniun.
Il Is certainly no more thar 5ustice THAI
this morey-hese fees, be used for the
benefit Of the dairy industry Of the state.
and in no manner can IL be more pnofItRbly
expended than In payment Of the services
q ar assistant dairy commissions who
shall give his fun time % the Supervision
Of the inspection Of dziries. cream re-
ceiving stations. crsameries and the testing
Of crsA=: there are IN the state spproxi-
maIely ZOO cream receh1ng stations where
crosm n received. sampled and the sam
rles Of cream tested for per cent OF but
ter fat. either AT the cream receiving sta
ton or n the central factory: there IL i'm
F~erstive need Of more careful aocursfe and
correct work in both the taking 81 sam
PIES and IN the testing of the samples than
al present and more satisfactory results
in this direction can only be brought about
by a more rig5d superTiEi0n and inspection
On the part Of the FOOD. Dsi1 and DrHg
commission. There wsE manufactures %
creamery butter in the STATE. for the TeR-
1905. BseeH pounds. and for the manu-
facture Of tins butter 5hsrs Ma produced,
handled and shipped 10 the central factor
les approximately 100.O1a.e8o pounds Of
cream. and each individual delivery q this
/ ,ream. under our dairy laws. must be sam
rled and tested for ms rer cent Of butter
TAT bO1h the receiving agent and the
tester % the cream beiRg licensed b and
performing their duties under the saperz1-
SION Of the Food Dairy and Drug commits
Eien. II By a more rigid INSPECTION q
cream delivered 81 cream receiving ina
by an assistant dairy commissfnner and
dairy inspectors the rejection q cream u
inferior quality ana thus improving the
quality 81 nur creauerF butter and adding
10 ms value one cent per pound. Il would
add 10 the total value Of our cutput or
creamery butter IN a yeas Ssso.e8e. or more
rhzn ten times the proposed expense,
which Increased sEpense is indirectly re-
turned 10 ne stare BY the dairy Industry
IN permit fees to d. business
u vi reeday be seen thai there IL ahun-
Can't need e. and profitable employment
for both an assistant dairy commissioners
and four dairy insp-rtonH seeonds The
PEI cien Of inEBeriors Is Increased 70 81
Ne psrson competent to % the work CT
inspector under nnr food oairF and d-ug
conmiksioH hwE can E1ard 10 BE- con
tinually On the road. An me employ a. The
state for s3ch purpose for less than s. per
day and neuesszryexpensez Ihlrs- Cream
reoeiVinE agents are required 70 take on
PERMITS Nnd pay an annual Tee % q each
the sane az il aoE requires o. th0se who
test csesm onR. This Is q nosa wise pro
Fision. - y Tiares ths control Of the