The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-21

remove the harmful effects of bad
handling at the start
A man who knows farmers and
dairying, and who understands the diff
flculties under which the farmer is la
boring, a man who knowing these
things and who also knows the needs
of the city consumer, and is determin-
ed to see that every child in the city
has an opportunity to drink good milk
such men cannot be had for nothing
but the right salary will find the
right man. The methods whereby this
inspector should reach farmers and i'm
prove their conditions can only be very
briefly discussed in this article
The most successful method used so
far is the score card This card puts
on paper in tangible form, the facts
concerning each farmers equipment
and method of doing work. The tact.
full inspector furnishes the farmer with
duplicate card and points out to him
him how they may best be rendered.
You may say, why be tactful, why take
all this trouble to keep the farmers
good natured? Why not tell him
straight from the shoulder in so many
words that he must clean UP or get out
of business? 1t cannot be done in that
way.
The city is dependent upon the farm
er for its milk supply. 1t is very easy to
drive his milk out of the city and he
can 80 into some other line of farm
ing; but has that helped the milk sup
ply any? Too many may be eliminat-
ed and the remaining few will not be
able to supply the market and away
up will go the price.
OF course such incorrigibles should
be driven out but the majority should
be encouraged to improve their meth
ods and SO furnish the market with
what is wanted.
Farm inspection should be supple
mented by occasional collection of
samples, and the street wagons should
also be inspected and temperature of
milk when delivered should be record
ed. Bacterial counts should be made
frequently to check up the work of
inspection on the farms and in milk
| plants.
The carrying out of this work must
be undertaken by the city A compe-
tent head of milk inspection work
should be appointed or elected. The
dairies supplying milk to the city
should all be scored and copies of these
cases kept in the milk inspectors Office
where they are accessible to the gener.
al public.
The score card should give the To-
cation Of the dairy and the number OF
cows kept, the kind of cows kept kind
of food fed, and the amount Of milk
produced daily. Samples for chemica
analysis should be taken every thirty
days from the milk of each dairy any
consumer by calling at the Office could
find out all he wishes to know regard
ing the dairy farm from which his
milk is obtained.
This work would cost the city q
small sum of oney-furthermore il
Will cost every consumer something or
account of the increased price of milk
the Improvement of the product as al
ready stated means increased cost .o
production, the increased wholesome
ness of milk, and the safety from dis
ease producing germs will many time
offset the increased cost.
Yon can have cheap milk if yol
want it, but remember that cheap mill
means slack methods of production
means intestinal troubles in children
means an occasional outbreak of scar
let fever or typhoid-means anxiet!
, and trouble.
DIR c. c. CRIDER,
Veterinary Surgeon