The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-22
DAIRY CONDITIONS IN COUNTY ARE GOOD
Special Committee OF Municipal Research Bureau Makes
Report Of Results Of Its Investigation.


Report Of Results Of
4 special committee Of the munich.
pal research bureau. with N. c. Heir
onimus % chairman. has just complet.
"a an Investigation Of the diaries sup.
plyins milk TO Richmond. The report
WAS made last night General condi-
lions were found good and the com.
mittee believes the dairymen should
have time In complying with the i'm.
provsment orders given by the state
inspector, Mr.. Drummer. The report In
full follows:
Bureau Of Municipal Reseach: In
accordance with your instructions
have examined a. well an was able
the sanitary conditions Of the dairies
supplying milk to the city Of Rich
mond and herewith submit my report.
On undertaking. this work I was so
fortunate ~ to fnd State Inspector A.
w. Drummer In the city for the purpose
OF making an ofIicial visit to the dair-
les. at once presented our plan to
him and was permitted to accompany
him and benefit by observing his
methods and hearing his suggestions.
in fact he took very great interest
In our plan and exerted himself to
aid me In every possible way. Without
this assistance I am convinced that
my work would have failed OF its OBJ
3ect. ! am also under many obliga.
lions to DR.. T. Henry Davis and Mr..
Charles Flock city dairy inspector. for
their courtesy. and care in furthering
our plans. -.
cannot refrain from commenting
ct this point on the methods Of In.
spector Drummer in his work az OBJ
served by me. His frank and cour.
teous dealing with the dairymen can
not fail to enlist their cooperation in
bringing about the end we all desire.
namely the production Of milk under
sanitary conditions. think no one
could observe his work as was my
privilege on this inspection trip. with.
out being convinced that his sole de-
sire 10 to secure the best possible con-
ditions Of all davies. to give every
one concerned q square deal. and to
establish more cordial relations be.
tween producers and consumers Of
milk and the health authorities. And
most important Of all. he accomplish
"a his object without In the least ex.
ousing or condoning bad conditions.
insisting ct every step on compliance
With the law.
visited In all thirty.seven dairles.
Several Of these do not retail milk in
the city. but sell to retailers. In but
two Of this entire number are all the
COWS tubsrculin tested.
In fourteen the cow stable 10 kept
free from other animals besides the
OF ths.stablss twenty-five grades az
well drained: fifteen are we'll con.
otructed and fourteen fair: five are
we'll and thirteen are fairly lighted:
twenty-five are fairly well ventilated:
while eighteen have the standard
amount Of air space per cow. and
twelve are In the grade Of fair.
Twenty.three have well located and
sixteen have well constructed milk
houses and seven others are fair.
Twenty-Five are supplied with milk
coolers and the same number have
good utensils. two others ranking
fair.
Twelve stables are In the hrst class
and fourteen In the second class on
the scora OF cleanliness, while of the
barnyards sixteen are properly cared
for and seven fairly 20.
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milk from the stables Immediately At.
ter milking each bucket full and four.
teen cool II eniciently.
Eleven tests Of temperature Of milk
sold on the streets showed 60 F. or
above and I'VE were below so.
Lest this summary Of conditions
may give the impression that the con.
dillon Of much OF the milk produc.
ton 10 far moro than II really 10. I
wish TO add that ut this season Of the
year ~ many Of the diaries the stables
and barn yards are not used at all.
the milking being done in the open
0elds. And to further allay unneces-
sary alarm may add that In all the
cases OF faulty conditions the owners
were directed by Mr.. Drummer to rec.
tify defects within . specified time OF
cease business; and In regard to i'm.
portant points this specified time was
1t once. A limited number were or.
dered TO close now and to reopen only
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