The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-19
INSPECTION OF
MILK AND CREAM
RESULTS OF WORK DONE IN THIS
COUNTY DURING WEEK BY
AGENTS OF FOOD DE-
10 PARTMENT.

Before leaving for Duluth last even
ing ON the steamer Juniata TO attend
tho national convention Of food COM
missioners Fern L. Shannon, of Lans-
ms, analytical chemist Of the Michigan
Dairy and Food department gave The
Calumet News a statement OF the nat
ure of The work which has been done
i'm the upper peninsula by the depart
mcnt in the matter of inspecting sam
pies Of milk and ice cream.
Mr.. shannon has been spending the
past two weeks in the upper PENN
sula. the first week at Marquette and
the last at Houghton, where he finish
ed his Investigations yesterday. The
plan of Investigation as carried out in
the upper peninsula was only a con-
tinuation of the system worked out in
the lower peninsula which IN lief is
as follows:
During the months OF July and Aug
ust the entire inspection force was IL
vided into squads of four men each,
and assigned 10 various parts Of the
state, witt list of the cities 90 be i'm
spected iu zach section. Upon visit
ing city t.0 Inspector first secured
samples OF w from The wagons on
the streets .. then obt,p.i sam
pies Of ice cram from thy various
dealers. sending he same TO .'.' lab
oratory at Lansing for analysis This
was then followed up by a complete
inspection Of the sanitary conditions
under which both products were pro-
duced.
Realizing that II would be impossible
10 get samples from the northern pen
insula to Lansing in n suitable condi-.
tioa for ara'v0ie Mr.. shannon came
here I'm person bringing all DE, r-.ts-
sary apparatus with him. F-r he
first week Marquette was made The
Headquarters, using the laboratories
OF the Northern state Normal school
for the analytical work. During the
second week the laboratories OF the
Mining College Of Houghton were made
the headquarters.
Regular Inspector John Rowe Of
Calumet, accompanied 10y DR.. Wilson,
a special milk and ice cream Inspector
toured the upper peninsula, inspecting
the sanitary conditions of the dairy
harms, and ice cream plants. collect
ing samples from every dealer in these
products in the following cities: Ne
nominee, Escanaba, Iron Mountain
Ishpeming, Negaunee Marquette
Houghton. Calumet Red Jacket and
Lake Linden. In each place every sim
Ele dairy barn and every ice cream
plant or place where ice cream is made
has been visited and complete rec
ord Of the conditions found Instruc-
tions We're left for lettering the con
ditions where it was thought neccs-
s"ry.
II may say here" said Mr.. shannon.
that the conditions found In the up
per peninsula are very pleasing in-
deed, due entirely to the untiring work
Of Inspector Rowe. From a legal
standpoint the conditions are excel |
lent From a sanitary standpoint,
which plays an important part In work |
of this nature today. the conditions |
have improved fully fifty per cent. I'm /
barns that were reeSiug with filth three |
months ago You will now find In the |
majority Of cases, clean, well lighted
ana wcll-vonulated stables. In num- |
crous cases entire floors have been re- |
moved and replaced with cement. win
dows have been cut i'm for light, and air
fues installed for better ventilation.
in some Instances dairymen have gone |