Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-03-30
PURE MILK.

Milk is one of the oldest, most
nutritious and easily assimiliated
foods known. 1t occupies one Of
the most important places in the
food commodities used today. It
follows then that everything re-
lating to its production and hand
ling is important. 1t is a known
fact that many epidemics of vari-
Gus diseases have been traced di-
rectly to an infected milk sup
ply. Only few years ago town
in Minnesota had an unusually
large number tubercular cases,
particularly among the young,
and upon investigation it was dis
covered that the herd supplying
the greater part of the milk to the
town was tubcrcular. This is
only an example of one particular
place and disease, but there are
many towns and various other
diseases which could be cited.
The question which interests
every individual here is, does Mis-
souri, Valley and vicinity come
under this head, or it is likely to-?
The essential conditions to be full
filled in COWS milk, which is to
be used as food for infants and
other household uses are az
freshness, (2) it should contain
no preservatives, (3) it should be
from healthy animal, az it
~ton'd be clean, (5) it should not
be skinned or otherwise falsi-
fled, Co. it should be free from
tuberculosis or other pathogenic
organisms, % the number of
other organisms which are not
pathoginic as the Tactic acid ba-
cilli, should not be in excess of
800 per C. C. 1t is also desirable
that the chemical composition of
milk should come up to the fol-
lowing standard of average good
herd milk, which is as follows:
Butter fat, 4 per cent.
Sugar, As per cent.
Protein, 3.5 per cent.
Mineral salts, .075 per cent.
Water, 1925 per cent.
In order that the above can be
P,,11 nat al
rules should be strictly observed
by all dairics or any one selling
milk to the public:
First-All dairy cattle inspected
lby a veterinarian, chiefly for tu-
berculosis, also other infectious
diseases lat least twice a year.
STANDARDIZATION of the dairy
quarterly to see if barns, all milk
utensils, such as buckets, cans,
bottles, ETC., are properly washed
and kept in a strictly sanitary
condition.
Third-All people handling
milk should be free from infec-
tious, contagious or cutaneous di-
seases, and should wear white,
washable clothing until the milk
is bottled and sealed.
Fourth-During the summer
months all milk should be kept
on ice until delivered to the GUS
toner.
Fifth-Chemica and bacterio-
logical examination of the milk
monthly. These results should be
published by the local press.
|. Despite all the precautionary
measures adopted by the state
|tubercular cattle have been on the
increase in this state the past
three years and the number Of
these animals killed at Sioux City
on account of being unable to ship
them out of the state is surpris-
ing.
The average adult can assim-
ulate milk not up to the standard,
but such milk is very often fatal
to the bottle-fed baby on account
of its low resisting power. Par
|ents using cows milk for their
children cannot be too careful in
choosing their milk supply, as the
little ones may not only be poi
soned from the infected milk, but
the malnutrition is to be taken
into consideration.
Most Iowa cities have ali dairy
cattle inspected by veterinarian,
also dairy equipment as we'll as
chemical and pathological ex-
animation of milk. If this is true
for various other iowa gowns
such as Red Oak, Atlantic, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ft. Dodge, etc, why not
Missouri Valley?
DIR. A. H. KONIGMACHER.