The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
STA1EDA|RYSH
SOON TO Be HELD
Milk and Cream Contest for Vir-
ginia Dairymen in
Richmond.
INCENTIVE TO BETTER WORK
Scoring Aims at Elimination OF
Bacteria-Diplomas Will
Be Awarded.

Announcement was made yesterday
By Deputy state Dairy and Food Com
missioner Peyton Rowe that milk
and cream show and contest VIII De
held in Richmond on some date yet
70 be fixed for the latter part OF TINS
month. Milk and cream VIII De
shipped to this city from all parts OF
the State to be entered in this con-
test. which will be conducted by the
Dairy and Food Division.
The primary purpose, or course Is
to teach producers the fundamentals
of clean milk production and 20 offer
them an incentive. The first milk and
cream contest was held during the
National Dairy Show in Chicago IN
1896. and the effect of such affairs has
been so satisfactory as TO oner an
incentive 10 the Virginia department
70 plan for show in this city.
In the sanitation OF dairies where
milk and cream is produced. laws can
be applied mp to a certain point only
After a standard Of cleanliness has
Been attained. much OF the further
Improvement must be based upon the
Incentive offered the producers TO go
10 more trouble and expense to I'M
prove their products. Contests oneI
such incentive. and, besides, insti
knowledge Of better methods Of pro-
duction. Diplomas will be awarded
dairymen whose products in this com
petition score above certain point.
Must state Methods.
No restrictions will be placed as
20 the production Of the samples ioi
the contest. Each dairyInan is al
lowed 10 prepare his offerings in his
own way, but is required TO state upon
his entry blank the methods used In
preparation Answers TO the questions
o., the entry blanks show that many
methods of milking are pursued
sometimes the cows are MIXED in the
barn. sometimes in the pasture or In
the feen Got Various methods OF
cleaning cows are resorted TO, and the
milk is handled in a number OF ways
after II Is drawn from the animal.
All samples OF milk or cream entered
j., tho contest must, however. be pro-
duced on the same day, making them
OF the same age when scored After
the milk has been bottled. ii is to be
,acked in a shipping case and sur
rounded with ice, 50 that IL VIII De IN
the best possible condition when II ar
riye= at the place of exhibition
A tentative score card has been de-
vised Samples are to be scored for
bacteria. flavor. odor. visible dirt fat.
solids not fat, acidity and appearance
OF the bottle and cap. Cream is scored
on the same basis. except that no re-
cord is taken of solids not fat. the to-
tai of twenty points under chemical
composition being given solely to Ia
Attention to Bacteria.
The samples are all plated fer oac-
terlological examination the same day.
Standard methods of plating on agar
are used, and samples are incubated for
forty eight hours. Any sample having
receives a perfect score, while a sam
pie having more than 100000 bacteria
per cubic centime,er receives zero
Realizing 1he Importance OF this
feature OF bacteria in milk, which is
extremely undesirable from both health
and economic staudpoints. the great
est weight on the score card is given
to freedom from bacterial contamina-
ton. thirty out of the 100 points
being allowed for this item
The results OF the contest will be
read before the sixth annual conven-
ton OF the State Dairymen's Assoeia-
ton. which will be held at Staunton on
February IL and 10.
All dairymen in the state are in
vited to enter the contest, and may re-
ceive information and entry blanks
from Peyton Rowe. State Dairy and
Food Division. Richmond