Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-24

nor of Natick. Mass; Treasurer, Frank
F. B. Chapman of Winchester, Mass.
| Certificate filed August %, 1910.
Agricultural Department News.
| Bulletin No. 8 of the Department of
| Agriculture for this year is now being
published. 1t is an interesting num-
Der being devoted to a subject, Milk.
in which everybody is interested
Among other subjects it gives the
results of prosecution for violation of
Section 3. Chapter 1923 of the Revised
| Statutes. as amended. Selling adul-
terated milk.
w. A. Brown. Bath. pleaded nolo
contendere and fined.
| John Mckay. Bath. pleaded nolo
contendere and fined.
| F. o. Clark, Camden. brought be-
fore trial justice and discharged.
| S. Hansen, Camden. found guilty
and fined.
W. M. Pitcher Camden. found guilty
and fined.
Judson Trott. Eastport. pleaded
guilty and fined.
Jerry Jonaitis. Rumford. found
guilty and fined.
P. Kendall. Rumford. fined guilty
and fined.
| The Dairy Inspector in his preface
to the bulletin says:
We find that among milk dealers
| there is much misunderstanding in re-
gard to their responsibilities in the
| sale of dairy products. Every milk
| dealer is responsible for what he sells
and the fact that he did not adulter-
ate the milk himself does not release
him from the responsibility. The
| following extract from the laws of
| Maine, Chapter 1873 r. s.. Section 3,
clearly places the responsibility upon
each seller or retailer of milk and
cream: whoever sells or offers for
sale milk or cream from cows known
to be diseased or from cows sick. or
| fed upon any substance deleteriouS to
it's quality, or kept in filthy or un-
SANITARY condition. or milk to which
water or any foreign substance has
beeen added or sells or offers for sale
as pure milk, any milk from which the
cream has been taken. or milk in or
from cans or other utensils that are
not kept in a clean or sanitary condi-
ton, shall, for a first offense be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding fifty dol
l
fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars
| 1t is the duty of every dealer to
guarantee the purity of the products
which he offers for sale. and if he
purchases milk and cream of dairy
man it is his duty to know the char
acter of the products purchased. The
law holds him responsible for every
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the apology from any milk dealer that
he bought this milk and knew not
what it contained AS a duty which
| he owes to the consumers of dairy
products. each milk dealer should in
form himself of the health of the
cows, of the daily milk production. of
| the character of the feeds, of the
conditions surrounding the stable and
of the methods of handling the mix.
With such knowledge dealers will
| soon detect any differences In the
quality of the milk. BY all means
know the character of the man from
whom you purchase milk and make
him understand that each seller OF an
adulterated product is held response
BILE. This is a pure food law when
protects the consumer and holds the
retailer responsible. In case OF
adulteration the retailer must stand
for the offense and personally seek
restitution, if any is due. from the
producer or wholesaler.
| The bulletin devotes one chapter 10
the consumers responsibility IL IN
| sists that milk takers cannot blame
| their milk man if they leave bottles
and cans exposed for hours to the sun
upon the back steps of their houses
Consumers should put milk on ice I'M :
mediately on it's arrival to prevent tne
enormous development OF bacteria
! which otherwise will occur
Cans and bottles should be treated
with scalding hot water ana thorough
" rinsed until pure and clean
The names of milk dealers and con-
ditions of milk examined from sam
pIes taken all over the State are given
in interesting tables.
The bulletin will be sent free to
citizens applying to the DAIRY De
nartment OF the Department of Agri-
culture.
other bulletins previously issued
and still available at this Department
are:
QUARTERLY BULLETINS.
Vol. vi. 19O7-No. 1. The gypsy
Moth in Maine; No. 2. The Manage
ment and Application of Farm aho
Commercial Manures.
Vol. VII, 19os-No 1. The Orchards
80 Maine. No 2. Reconstruction OF
Dairy Barns: No. 4. Cultivation.
Vol. VIII. 1sO9-No. 1. Agricultural
ra,,cat;on: No. 2, Potato Culture: NO
= COW Test Association work IN
M.ine. No. 4, Laws of Maine relating
to Agriculture
Vol. TX. 1910-No. l. Better
for Maine; No. 2. the Home "d 90.
i Rulletin-Investigat OF DarS
PRODUCTS. Numbers l. and D. lsio'