Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-15


fast among the dairymen
Another difficulty that 1 have endeavored to
overcome the section OF ordinances that for
hid the use of a milk bottle or eontainer for any
other purpose than milk cream. state law
also provides that all milk containers must be rnsed
and waahad Immediately upon emptyng. The
part of this section to get the evidence to
prosecute offenders. have ofen encountered In my
rounds bottles and that have been used to hold
such articles coal OIL molssses. vinegar. gasoline
turpentne and chocolate. Soups have been boiled in
the cans vegetables of all sorts cooked in cans or
course. where find this sort of condition try TO
ascertain their source. but as yet have not been
able to find a single dealer who would tell me who
the offender was for OF losing patronage They
will readily consent TO the destruction OF the objec-
tionable container rather than reveal the name OF
the guilty party This bad feature Is being gradually
overcome however, by the of small label that
is posted each bottle can instructing those
who have the handling Of these containers how to
clean them.
Another difficulty that has been overcome largely
by education, and also with the assistance Of the
everything newspapers, is the enforcement OF the
section regarding the tuberoulin test of dairy
This section provides that all milk sold must be
pasteuriEed. come from that free from
tuberculosis. To enforce this section police power
had to be invoked and many gallons Of milk de-
stroyed and dumped in the Damage suits
brought against the city and subsequently dis
missed After demonstration at the South Omaha
killing plants that proved beyond doubt that the
tuberculin test administered were accurate and
the cows condemned under this test really
rotten with tuberculosis dairymen gave up this
fight All difficulty in this respect has been re-
moved and the test is held annually without any
friction whatever So much for the sanitary end of
milk inspection.
The difficulties incidental to the enforcing of the
butter-fat standard in other words TO keep the
milk from being aduterated are many.
First. the indifference OF some OF citizens who
continue to patronize interruptions dealers after
peated warnings from the press. know OF many
instances when have criticised for arresting
Jmilkman who have admittedly violated the law
by adding water to the milk. Such criticism to
is like pouring water ducks back. but
ages the milkman and he takes chances
and uses the iron tail COW Happily however. our
ordinance provides that upon two convictions within
any twelve-mbnth the health commissioner may
pend dairyman's license and order him before the
city council for hearing. The council is to deter
mine whether the right to sell milk is TO be restored
not This section Is soon to be tested II some of
the offenders persist in selling adulterated milk.
Still another serious difficulty Is the fact that l.
per cent OF the milk is sold by middemen such
grooers, butchers and bakers. 1t naturally follows
that these dealers (who carry milk just TO
date the public must make a little profit this
commodity. the milkman must sell to them for
lm to cents less per quart than they do at the
consumers What is the result? In great
many cases know OF dairymen who sell milk 10
these middiemen during the winter months for less
than they produce It. Therefore. the dishonest
darymAn the pump. My advice 20 all would be
to buy direct from the wagons and help overcome
this difficulty. The middleman has way OF know
ing whether this product is up 10 standard or not
Therefore. he cannot be blamed entirely
In conclusion little attention 10 the reports
as published by the newspapers of this city,
slonsl warning 20 your milkman and a little less
sympathy for the dishonest mkman. will bring you
better milk, and less water. Also
remember that real milk is just cheap now, IL not
cheaper. in Omaha. than It ten years ago. At
that taks not my word for this statement, but
ask any mikmanl milk sold from with a
/ quart One pint OF water and pint OF
/ milk Is what you were getting for cents. Today
/ you pay or cents for quart OF milk. Add
quart Of water from your own faucet (because 1
| don't intend 10 let the miikman do iO and you viii
/ quart.
BY the term dishonest dealer don't mean to in
sinuate that an dsirymen dishonest-far from H.
To the contrary the INSCRIPTIONS dealer is almost
eliminated in these parts and what few are left
soon the light.