The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-15
Official Inspector Declares Local
Dairymen Don't Comply With
Standards Prescribed by
Laws Of the State
THREE OF five FOUND
in BAD CONDITION
Objectionable Features Pointed Out
New Law Will Become Ef.
fective June 23 and Will
Be Rigidly Enforced

That Teme OF the dairies supplying
Chickasha with milk and cream are,
speaking generally, not up to the
standard OF excellence and cIeanli-
ness prescribed by law, is the state
ment of r. d. McManus, OF the dairy
department OF the state board of agri-
culture. Mr.. McManus came here for
an investigation of the dairies supply
ing Chickasha at the request of DR.. L.
l.. Emanuel, county health officer.
An inspection OF the dairies was
made yesterday by DIR. Emanuel and
Mr.. McManus and their reports were
to the effect that OF the five stations
visited, three were bad and two we're
In reasonably good condition as to
cleanliness and compliance with the
state laws.
Il found that at three of the dairies
very poor conditions existed, said Mr..
McManus. For instance. the law pro-
yides that the milk for sale must be
taken as quickly as possible after
milking from the barn to the milk
house, screened and kept in sanitary
condition. In one place, it was adj
mitted that the straining OF the milk
was done in The barn or lot that the
old fashioned open top milk pail was
used In milking and and that the barn
was in very poor condition | noticed
several bottles OF milk that had been
returned from the route. and there
was a sediment in the bottom OF each
bottle.
"At another place. an old. torn tent
was being used for milk house. 1t
was. of course, unscreened. and in The
top and sides were holes in the canvass
large enough to stick ones head
Other conditions that | noticed that
are in violation OF the state laws, are
that no attempt had been made to clip
the long hair from the udder and
flank of the mich cows, or to bathe
the udder before milking. These are
regulations laid down by the state and
II complied with, win remove the
presence of filth and sediment in the
milk to a great degree. The sanitary
milk pail must also be used in place
of the old open top affair.
II was pleased with the condition OF
two Of the dairies. While they are not
strictly up to the standard of modern
dairIes, they were at least clean and
showed a disposition to handle their
product In a sanitary manner. The
barns were as clean as it was possible
to get a dirt floor The interior Of
the barn was whitewashed and it gave
every evidence OF an attempt to run
the business right
"A new law that will go into effect
on June %. is going to prove one OF
the best that has ever been enacted
for the betterment Of the dairy indus
try. It regulates the cleansing OF milk
bottles, ice cream packers, cream or
milk containers, etc, by the consumer,
Immediately after the container is
empty The law makes the cleansing
OF all such containers compulsory.
They must be washed and scalded with
hot water as soon as they are empty,
and the owner cannot, under the law,
take up an empty milk bottle, ice
cream packer, etc, until it has been
washed. There is fine of $2S to sou
that may be imposed for failure on the
part of the consumer to comply with
this provision and any peace officer
in the state has full authority to arrest
and bring into court the offenders that
they may find, One can readily see
the advantage to the general health Of
this law
S with the cooperation OF the coun-
ty health officer, the department Is
going to greatly improve the condi-
tions in Chickasha. Some Of the main
points that will be enforced are: the
taking OF the test for tuberculosis OF
each dairy COW at least once a year;
the separate room or building used for
a milk house, located entirely away
from the barns; the clipping Of hair