The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-11
DAIRYhAN TO QUIT
IF TEST IS FORCED
Many Producers Will Cease
Shipping Milk to Wash
ington.
PASTEURIZING PLANT
is BEING TALKED OF
Should Legal Fight Result in Vic
tory for Woodward Number
Will Discontinue.
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new tuberculin test order Of Washing
tons Health Department garnered by a
Times representative from a number OF
the largest producers in this vicinity
who ship TO Washington.
The farmers are thoroughly aroused
over the new regulation. Just as they
were already preparing to protest
against requirements they considered
TOO severe the new order came Ike a
bolt out Of clear sky, and they say
II was the last blow.
The only effect, many OF them say.
Is to put milkmen out of business. This
Will work a greater hardship on the
Washington public. they claim, than on
the milkmen.
Il want the Washington public to
know that the farmers want to protect
the consumer as much as does the
Health Department" declared John
Thomas, of EdnOT. Md. today.
Mr.. Thomas ships several hundred
gallons Of milk daily 10 the Capital.
He IS one OF the oldest dealers in this
vicinity His farm is considered a
model dairy and he has himself intro
duced number of innovations that
other dairynen have copied He is a
contributor TO a number Of farm jour
mails and is a close student of milk con-
ditfOns IN all parts of the country.
Three times he has been honOred by
election 10 the presidency of the Milk
and
Virginia
Thomas Views.
The farmers believe in a rigorous
and severe physical test for cattle. Our
association as such and it's individual
members stand for sanitation and
cleanliness. But the value and the
practicability Of the tubercuIin tests
have not been proven to US We have
no such provision for reimbursement
as District farmers have.
This fact makes il highly probable
that many OF our farmers will refuse
to ship milk 10 Washington any long
ct. This will work an ultimate in
Jury to the ConSumer-nOt TO the prO-
Queer He can find ready market for
hik product elsewhere"
Statistics showing the scarcity Of
cows were produced by Mr.. Thomas
That aspect Of the situation. the pro-
ducer said. vas one which the Health
one which constituted the most serious
menace to the general outlook for more
milk
This scarcity can be accounted for
In two ways" he said. Veal calves
are selling at top notch prices. and
farmers are not raising heller calves
sOn that account Equally high prices
prevail Tor beef and farmers are SELL
ing their COWS rather than run the risk
Of having them condemned by the tu-
berCulin tester.
4 department.
Vestgate the outcome OF similar cam
paign in New Hampshire before It tries
70 enforce this rule in Southern States.
THE health department OF that state
attempted to pass a similar order, and
the results were so disastrous that the
governor Of the State ordered il SuS-
pended. The citizens Of that State ac-
tually suffered from a milk famine. and
the repeal Of the regulation was the
only course by which the supply could
be augmented.
IF 80 per cent of the COWS in Mary
land and Virginia are killed you can
imagine for yourself what the result
VIII be 10 Washington families Actual
suffering will be cntailed.
The action we are taking In lighting
this measure is as much IN the interest
of the consumers as Of the public The
dealers seem 20 realize this and have
given the association assurance Of their
aid in any fight we may undertake.
The biggest factor in the present short
age Of milk. Mr.. Thomas said. WAS the
failure of any recruits to enter the bust
ness. Established dealers had already
been driven out, Mr.. Thomas said by
this scarecrOw test and regulations"
Another Factor.
"One factor the Health Department
fails to take into consideration. Mr.
Thomas continued, is the increased cost
or producing milk even under the pres-
ent conditions. 1 will give a chaDtar
from my experience which I think Is
fairly representative of that of MARYLAND
and Virginia dealers.
PLACE the average amount of milk
given per day by one COW on the prac-
teal basis OF two gallons Then take
the cost of feeding one COW ana othar
expenses that belong to the business. I
FIRST quote the prices Of fOOdsiuffs useG
10 produce milk. Wilkins < Jordan of
Silver Spring quote the following prices.
wheat bran. 80 per ton. SUCrene, S26 per
ton; cotton seed meal 81 Der ton: corn
meal so cents bushel, and good clover,
SO per ton.
The daily ration of this feed for one
COW, from my experience, would be
twelve pounds of SuCrene. - cents: from
ten 70 twelve pounds clover hav or irg
equivalent in other long feed 10 cents:
freight for shipping two gallons Zone
cows pTOducD, cents, price for milk
ing and keeping the stable and dairy In
clean and sanitary condition, , cents.
The maintenance OF plant. such as
replacing old and defective cows by pur-
chasing at present prices, raising heifers
for that purpose, and for interest on
money invested, we will place at the
conservative basis Of . cents more.
These will add to 80 cents per COW for
each days expenses, and as she fur
nishes two gallons OF milk per day, the
actual expense Of producing the gallon
OF milk IS 20 cents.
AS the milk producer will probably
receive this winter from 20 to "A
cents, according to the quality Of the
hl AlGAt AlF Aui AA4SllNHs II Is pain LIdI
this price cannot be considered I'M
reasonable.
The dairymen only receive from 2
to 4 cents profits per gallon il he is
lucky enough 10 make profit at all
when IL is considered that prices
of feed, cows and labor have advanced
at least 90 per cent within the last
ten years. and the advance of the
price OF milk is less than half that
percentage, the farmer can hardly be
considered a prosperous citizen as
some would make him out TO be.
These figures / have gathered from
forty years experience N the milk
business"
That the immediate effect IF the new
regulation win be. to cause farmers to
kill their cattle and sell beef IS the
opinion Of J. 3. Diamond, a large pro-
ducer from Gaithersburg. Md
HpAN hAIk RESTOREn