The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-30
BY the Federal Government
mi Conducting AM Ehuca-
tionaI sCampaign,

u
WAsHGNGToN, July 3O-ifae De-
partment 81 ,AgI4eaflaFe has aJyt SIS
sued the following statement ddtIin.z
ing It's policy In deaItfg with. thelniilk
situation In the Biitet tates:
.Itis erroneorsly Supposed chat the
Department Of AgrienltqFe mas es-
tabllshed absolute standards and.bac-
terIal counts to which all milk cO1n-
ing under its Jurisdiction Ia inter
state commerce must comply. The
department has Established mo abso-
Lutte standards. IT scertalHIy has not
and will not establish any rule de-
cIarIng that milk containing ElesStthan
certain number Of bacteria per. cubic
centimeter is good mix. sUIdessst1ch
standard, milk Containing less than
q certain number of typhoid OF tub
.ercIe baeilu would automatically be
passed, as coming up 20 standatd- "A
simple count OF the bacteria h not
in itself SUFFICIENT to determine abso-
IuteIy it's safety The nature OF the
bacteria as well as their number also
must il possible be eonsidered The
presence OF only, few disease pro-
ducing bacteria might make the milk
dangerous, while several thousand
harmless bacteria could he present
without necessarily indicating that.
he milk was unsafe. The presence of
eveaSa few colon bacIln is prsaump-
tive evidence that cow Ipanare, has
been allowed to get into the milk be-
tween the COW and the consumer.
SIMILARLY, a high count OF the kinds
Of bacteria that normally are present
In milk indicates that the milk Is
dirty, or that it has not been, held at
low temperature or that it is old.
"The department in its milk .activ-
titles is carrying on an extensive
campaign of education TO help dairy
men produce and market good clean
milk. This work-is carried on prin-
cipally by the dairy division of the
bureau of animal industry. This di-
vision exercises no policying function.
1t hasn no power under the law TO seize
milk or to prosecute milk dealers It's
work is purely educational. This di-
vision issues many educational bulle-
tins based upon It's experiments in the
economical production of clean milk.
1T supplies farmers with these buIle-
tins and also sends men into the field
to show milk producers how to make
changes within their means which
will raise the quality of their. milk
and also increase their profits. These.
demonstrators have helped milk pro-
ducers who supply over 200 cities In
each city, these demonstrators CO.
operated with the local health au-
thorities, not to help them secure evil
dence or bring prosecutions. but to-
improve the local system of inspec-
ton whereby, the inspectors can aid
the milk producers of the territory to
bring their milk up to the city's own
standard without being called upon
to. make excessive expenditures.
.'sNith the inspectors, the demon
strators visit the dairy farms as
friends OF the farmer They may
show him that certain cows in his
herd do not yield enough milk to pay
for their feed. Or the demonstrators
may point out certain changes in
Feeding which will greatly increase
the yield. They help the farmer
build an inexpensive milk house, and
show him window or two or
water proof floor for his barn. and a
little whitewash or more frequent
cleaning will actually increase his
profits. Where desired. they explain
methods OF pasteurization and ship
ping and handling of milk. Through