The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
i, RECORD IN MILK
Only Three Dealers in City
With Dirty Supply.
Best Showing Made in History
of Milk Inspection.
m mann III MiI lHhIIkEE
DR.. BABB IN MILWAUKEE,
Topeka Inspector Delivers Ad-
dress Before Convention.
Tells international Representa-
tives of Kansas Product.

only three milk dealers out of th'
q doing business under the city or
dinances in Topeka. delivered art
In - consumers this month. accord
80 10 the latest report of DR.. GeorsS
Dabb CITY milk inspector Every
- ean,nIe taken by the inspector
1st-ealed the best quality of the pro"
The butter at average this month
also is higher. The three
Who we're caught with dirty mus
deemed themselves by FURNISHING
high grade Of butter fat
While Topekans are congratuiaIl.
.,,e,,salves today on the exceiie rs
,,ro5nction furnished the city, the CIV
milk inspector, Dr. Babb' Is III " IT,
YANKEE attending the meeuhs Ol -
International Association OF Dairy g. -
MIX inspectors and thois aIterilc 'Il, -
delivered a speech DeIoIe ~ md Re
alton on Methods Employed anu ,IiIl,
s',Its obtained in Improving the MIN
Supply OF Topeka.
His talk in part reads; e,-a
~ is a matter of but about mNe
wears since the milk supply oI
Ial<. was chara cterized by uhlllSPG,'
- 5irrx- watered and preserved mis-
ConGitions we're such that it was YER
difficult to secure good milk lneS a..
di- il Today the citizens OF IopehI
ara served with milk that is clean am
+ta+ absolutely satisfies the accepteu
Sas,i+ion If milk. In butter-fat con-
tent. il averages around per
the law requiring S25 per cent III
ar me- assure you. gentlemen, una
r. has been only by hard work, chieIlS
h. nv PREDECESSOR, DR.. D. NJ. camp
hen Who is responsible for the estao-
1isbroer7t of the work in Topeka, Ihdt
any measure of success mas DeeH -
tanned We believe that we nave one
Of the best ordinances of any city OF
- class in the country and that We also
have the best milk supply to be found
anywhere.
7 will pass over the trials and trioa-
Iations attendant upon the lnceptloh u
milk inspection in Topeka ana pre-
sent TO YOU a survey of the chief mems
nsad in bringing our milk supply up
to its present state and in Keeping i
there. Summing it all up, l belleVe
that these chief means may be Wen
expressed by the word publicity with
a liberal supply of tact and diploma cy
in handling the dairymen and the pub
lie. We have the hearty co-Operat'o1
of the local press and our monthly re-
ports. of which I will presently speak,
are eagerly looked for by all. One of
t 1ese reports was not made this past
summer and the scores of inquiries re
lating to it that We're received showed
concusively the general interest in
them.
During each month, at least one
pint bottle of milk is secured on the
street from thedelivery wagon of every
distributor. These samples are taken to
the laboratory as collected and there
examined for cleanliness. butter-fat
content and FOR possible adulteration
and preservatives. The examination for
cleanliness is made by passing each pint
of milk through the cotton filter of a
Wizard Milk Sediment Tester. This
filter. which will contain in visible form
on the cotton all the insoluble dirt in
the pint of milk, serves as the means of
the same as to grades I, >
or 3, clean. slightly dirty or dirty. If
any dealers milk falls in class > or ,
his piece Of cotton is pasted on.a printed
form calling his attention to conditions