Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-01
Bessie Advises the
Inspectors Of the
Country Dairies

Claude +. Bessie. city dairy inspector,
in his annual report TO Health Commits
sioner. r. w. Connell recommends i'm
mediate inspection OF dairies in the farm
districts adjacent to Omaha and the ap-
polntment Of an inspector whose sole
duty II shall be to inspect stores, pas
teurizing stations and restaurants.
The total cost Of maintaining this de-
partment during the year was S2,1is. 70,
including salaries, livery and transporta-
ton and supplies.
Concerning the inspections made by his
department Bossie says:
Only two dairymen failed to reach the
required average standard for the year.
During the year 1913 there were l.5D
cows that the dairymen held over from
the year previous) tested for tuberculosis.
OF these seventy-three reacted and were
condemned and slaughtered. OF these
thiry were from one dairy and the pro-
prietOr delayed somewhat in disposing OF
same. After the time limit had expired
for disposition of these condemned an
imals, complaints had TO be filed daily IN
police court. This had the desired Ell
feet and they were properly disposed or
made Sl2 inspect ons OF dairies, ana
forty-six re-inspections.
During the year 1913 the following I'M
royements were made in dairies New
barns constructed, eight; new milk
houses constructed, twelve: cement floors
put In barns, ten; cement floors put in
milk houses, eight.
Makes MIX safe.
Continuing Bessie report says:
In addition to farm inspection, intelli-
gent personal supervision of the detailed
work in a dairy Is essential 10 the pro-
duction of clean safe" milk and the
only way the results OF farm Inspection
can be ascertained Is by an examination
of the milk taken from the wagon When
ready for delivery to the consumer.
IL Is, of course, obvious that with q
model equipment in a modern barn 1t VIII
he easier to produce clean milk thah Whe1
handicapped with poor outtlt, but our
usual procedure has been not to insist
upon more or less costly improvements IN
any dairy when such dairy was ALREADY
producing clean milk as shown by our
bacteria examinations. Authorities anu
scientists agree that the cleanliness OF
a milk supply Is best judged by the bac-
teria content Not all bacteria found in
milk, however Is harmful, In fact nearly
all Is what is known as Tactic acld
bacteria, which Is harmless.
Our bacteriologist, DIR, Millard Lang
feldt, has made examinations for various
forms OF bacteria and not a single IN
stance have more than two OF the type
OF bacteria known as colon" been found
in a sample.
samples Are Used.
Next in Importance TO our bacteria
work Is the chemical analysis OF sam
pies; these also are taken from wagons
delivering to the consumer. This analy sls
shows whether the sample contains the
amount of butter fat required by law, OF
II It has been adulterated with water OF
SKINNED milk. More important, however
the chemist also determines by MS
analysis whether any personalities have
been added to milk or cream TO keeI
Same from souring. Here again l mghl
add that during the year 1913 nearly 5oS
samples of milk and cream were testeo
for formaldehyde. borax, boric acid, so
dium, formalin and nitrates OF all KINDS
and not in single Instance did the ex,
aminations reveal the slightest trace oi
any milk preservative.
During the year all recommendation
that | made In my last annual report
we're Incorporated into the ordinances OF
the city. The cream standard was raised
from 16 to 1S per cent, the milk standard
was Increased from so to 3.2 per cent
The bacteria standard was reduced IRON
100 coo to 10000 per c. c. during the win
ter months. An ordinance was passed DS
the council compelling all restaurants
cafes and lunch rooms to sell milk II
bottles that we're bottled and sealed al
the dairies or creameries. After an ar
rest and conviction OF one OF the cheaper
class of restaurant men for violation OF
this ordinance, the case was appealed tC
the district court and the law declared
discriminatory and therefore unconstitu'
tional. Another ordinance. however, &C
replace this one rs now being drawn by
the city attorney and will be presented
for consideration to the council shortly