Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-28

dairy inspector. took for his subject
State Inspection and Its Relation "
Local Inspection saying in part:
Milk sanitat ton is a subject OF vital
importance at all times. during tis
present crisis the necessity for thol
cugh inspection has increased "
must have clean, pure milk TO nour
:sh the babies | believe the fact that
milk is necessary, stable food, VIII
become more appreciated before TINS
war is over From an economic 5tand-
I,oint we cannot take the chances on
impure milk which we have taken III
the past. The quality of milk must no'
be decreased, but we must take every
precaution possible to insure an un-
conta minated supply.
This department believes in milk
and dairy inspection. The amount oI
money appropriated by the state FOR
the enforce ment of dairy laws il lin
tied It is impossible for one man TO
collect samples and carry on anything
! like perfect inspection over the entire
state This is especially true since To-
! cal inspection is very lax in many Cit
| ics ana towns. II is due, in the mos
I part to the failure of the municipal au-
| thoritics to raise sufficient funds. The
people themselves. due to a lack Of
! knowledge of the subject. anJ not
realizing its Importance, fail in most
| places in this State 10 demand thor
ough inspection.
There are two ways in which We
can obtain more satisfactory inspec-
/ tion. Either We must have more state
i inspectors or else more and better 10
! cal inspection. This, of course, ap-
! plies only to those cities and towns
where local inspection is lax. 1t might
| be we'll to have q combination of these
two plans, the first necessarily limit
ed.
! Now just a few words in regard to
! my method OF carrying on state in
spection and plans for the co-opera-
! tion Of the state department of agri-
culture with the local inspectors.
! "A great deal of my time is taken
! up in the collection of samples. These
are sent to the experiment station at
crono, wlre-n they are analyzed and
! the results sent TO me. If any Of the
! samples are watered or skinned, the
! person from whom | take the sample
is prosecuted In case some of the
samples are dirty or very dirty, l eN-
| anime. if possible, the barns, dairy
and equipment Of the person or per-
sons producing and handling tie milk.
At this time ! make such suggestions
as I think may cause an improve
| ment in the supply. Within a short
/ time l take some more samples. If
these samples are not dirty or very
dirty, l take il for granted that the
conditions governing the handling Of
| the milk has been improved. If. how
| ever, the samples prove 70 be dirty or
| very dirty. | make another inspection.
| If conditions indicate that the party
| is making an effort toward improve
ment, I continue the inspection along
educational lines, but if the indications
are that lie is making no effort toward
| improvement drastic action is taken
| at once.
For obvious reasons no regular
| route is followed in the collection of
samples. Complaints take first place
and are investigated promptly. Next
! in order come those places where, in
the past, milk has been found to be
! below the required standard. The rest
Of the cities and towns in the state are
'i2iINb d. VI lcII dS pOSSlpIp.
Local inspectors dislike to deal
very severely with milk dealers who
! may be their friends. neishbors or
| customers. This is only natural. Now
the next idea which I am going to ad-
| vance will, I think. make life cas-
ier for the local inspectors and result
in more sanitary milk supply.
The local inspector should inspect
all the dairics as often as possible.
| preferable twice a month. LAYING par
! ticular emphasis upon methods rather
| than equipment Supposing that on
one Of his trips he finds a dairy with
| very ursanitary conditions. or sam
/ pie Of milk proves to he dirty he will
Of course. suggest Improvements. If
tho recommendations arc followed out
all Well ard good, but if they are ig-
nored this department desires the To-
! cal inspector to feel perfectly free in
asking us to take over the case and
! let him out.
This seems To me to he the reason
able thing to do because it does away
! with the possibility of arousing i'll
| feeling between the dealers and the
local inspector which the latter can
/ in many cases, i'll afford. In addi-
! ton, the laws pertaining to state in
! spection are moro powerful than those
| relating to local inspection
| Il sincerely hope that this last suC-
costion, particularly, will meet with
| your approval"
| Addresses werc also made by H. NJ
Tucker Of Canton. chief of the bu-
roau Of animal industry of the Maine
| Department of Agriculture, on Facts
Concerning the Producer; by Prof L.
s. Corbett head of the animal indus
| try department Of the University Of
Maine, on Dairy Sanitation" and by
| James H. Head. milk and dairy in