The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-01

true net weight, together with the true
name and address OF the producer or
jobber."
This law applies not only to packers,
jobbers and wholesalers, who are ship
ping lard into the state. but every
butcher shop or meat market, must, II
they put up lard. conform with the
requirements of this law. In other
words they must sell lard full weight
I'm /. 3, 5. 10, etc, Id. containers or
whole multiples of these numbers, and
not in gross weight containers.
Dealers are notified that they must
comply with the requirements Of this
statute, and 1t is expected that steps
will be taken Immediately TO have all
lard, lard substitutes or compounds,
ETC., in conformity with the require
ments Of the state law.
(Signed) e. F. Ladd, Food Commits
sioner.
Slaughter Houses.
While there has been some improve
ment in the condition of slaughter
houses, as found in the state during
the past year, nevertheless the major
ity are far from being satisfactory, nor
are they proper places for the slaugh-
tering of animals or caring of meat,
which is intended for use as an article
OF food.
In our larger towns and cities the
conditions will remain unsatisfactory
until there is a municipal slaughter
house under some official control, and
until proper officials are appointed to
see that the law and city ordinances
are enforced for the proper inspection
and slaughtering of all animals to be
used as articles of food.
Conditions in North Dakota are per-
haps not as bad as In some other
states, and yet we know animals are
being slaughtered and have been
slaughtered, also young calves that are
unfit as an article of food.
A report made by the Massachusetts
Society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, entitled What Some People
Feat, clearly illustrates the character
of some of the products which are
sold to the consuming public.
/ quote the following: N calf found
dead in the car, thrown in one of the
yards, then suddenly spirited away.
What was done with the carcass ?''
To say the least this is suggestive,
There Is, however, some evidence that
animals which have frozen to death in
North Dakota, have been prepared and
used as an article Of food. Certainly
in one case the butcher was prosecuted
for using as an article of food a calf
not four days old.
Again the same pamphlet states:
Still another Gamer or bologna
that reached the stockyards too weak
to be driven to the abattoir. There
was no hair on this cows body. Five
carloads Of old cows, ITO in number
arrived Oct. %. BY order of our agents
two were killed when unloaded because
OF weakness and exhaustion. OF these
ITO, seventeen were condemned be.
cause far gone with tuberculosis. ant
one because of emaciation. Our agents
saw two badly deceased cows whose
carcasses were scraped clean of the
masses of tubercles and then the car
casses passed as fit for food"
Speaking of immature calves OF
Bob VeaI' 1t further says:
What do you do with your calves?
said a Massachusetts, friend of ours tc
large dairyman.
They are taken away The day they
are born. There's a chicken cannfns
factory not far from here. Need 1 say
more?"
1t Is evident that there is need OF
proper inspection OF all meat products
which are to be used an articles Of
food.
Not only this, but sanitary condi.
tons may exist in the meat market In
the handling of meats, in the improper
care of meats for transportation In
wagons, express or railway cars, and
in the proper protection against dust
files and filth Of all kinds. The Law
provides for the removal of refuse
dirt and waste products subject to de.
composition; for the keeping clean Of
all apparatus, machinery used in the
preparation and handling OF food pro.
ducts; also the providing of screens
for doors and windows. Where tn,
conditions are not suitable for the
handling Of meat the place may b,
closed on the order of the commits.
sioner.
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