The Detroit times., 1912-11-11
DETROIT MILK SHOW
TERMED GREATEST EVER
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teresting talk on milk production in
which he said that the average score
OF the exhibitors last year was rs per
cent, and that this year the average
had gone up TO sl57 per cent. Mr.
Kelley was here as representative
OF the government last year.
The show this year Is not only an
{ Improvement over last year In guam
tity, but also in quality" said Mr..
Kelly. while the average score may
appear low II must be remembered
that many OF the exhibitors have
come In for the first time, and their
scores help to lower the general aver
age. But | think the average is very
good, and. certainly. shows remark
able Improvement in the production
of Detroit's milk supply"
Mr.. Kelly then read averages made
up from contests held throughout the
country on various points OF the con-
tests. The average score for bacteria
in milk is 23.S per cent. while In De-
troit, as shown by the present con-
test, the average is 26.6 per cent. the
higher the score the lower the amount
OF bacteria. In other points the aver
throughout the country but with the
notable exception of<dverages for wish
lille dirt and fat The average for
cally. the average is 7.6 per cent,
Showing az-fafgef- amount OF visible
dirt in the milk than the countrywide
average. As 10 fat, the general aver
age>1s 81 per cent, while in Detroit
NJ ga .ll TlVaer
Iless fat in the local milk supply. FAT
is very important constituent or
milk Mr.. Kelly said that in Is OF
the samples he examined the percent
age OF fat was down to three.
Il don't know what happened 10
cause the Detroit producers TO fat
down on the amount OF fat in their
milk unless they have tried 10 beat
the game and watered their milk,
said Mr.. Kelly. without smile. OF
course. the milk might have been left
TO stand until the fat went TO the bet
tom OF the can and then poured on
the samples from the top.
"0ne of the worst faults this year
with the local supply of milk as
shown by the tests is the high per. |
centage of visible dirt in the miIh |
That Is the easiest to avoid
Mr.. Kelly then referred TO a num-, |
Der OF utensils on exhibit as aids 10 |
keep out the visible dirt" Speaking |
OF the bacteria in milk and its cause, |
Mr. Kelly said that the two prime !
requisites TO guard against Infection /
by bacteria and 10 guard against their !
multiplication are cleanliness and l
cold, emphasizing the word cold. He |
said that milk as II comes from the /
COW is sterile and only seven per cent
OF the bacteria found In samples Is
from the body OF the COW itself. while
the balance OF the bacteria comes
from the utensils and the handling o.
tn" milk by the producers. Tests
have shown, he said. that 100000
bacteria were found on gram of or
binary hay taken from a cow-shed at
ter the hay had been washed. Oh a
fly caught in a dairy, 100000 bac-
terra were found, and ON the hands OF
a mixer. 100000 bacteria. He
emphasized the need of scrupulous
cleanliness in all things about a
dairy.
The exhibits this year in Detroit
show that the local producers have /
learned a great deal aud are doing |
much to improve the milk supply.
he resumed. II have been asked why |
we don't take the exhibits from The |
deale-s' wagons anywhere We md |
them about the city, rather than CIV
Ing producers the chance to prepare |
their SAMPLES. We do the latter be-
cause In producing milk for the show 4
the PRODUCERS give thought aud study |
to the subject and, finally. learn just |
how their methods AFFECT their milk"
Helmar Rabild. in charge OF the /
government dairy farming invesuCa !
ton. United States department OF |
agriculture, gave q talk on COW test /
Ing, Monday morning, and DR.. Clark /
II. Hayes, OF the bureau OF ANNA.
industry. spoke on Bovine tuber- i
culosis. Health Oficer Kiefer, Dr.
c. Z. Chadsey, superintendent of
schools, and DR.. v. G. Vaughn, pres.-
Health, speak daring the session THIS /
afternoon. An interesting program |
has been prepared for the evening |
session, beginning al o'clock. There
will be q moving picture exhibition
entitled, The man who learned"
the various stages OF i'm /
proyemept of dairy farm.
The exhibits show milk cans, bad |
and good, dairy nfensiis or all !
aescr. ptions. milk bottles and sedt-
ment deposits taken from milk bot
ties. Merit II shown by comparison.
There are enlarged photographs VI
clean Snd unClean dairies, model AMI
lnsan;taIy Kitchens and maps and
charts showing the relation or the