Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-16
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CREAM BUYING
ELIMINATED
Stations Limited to One For
Each 100000 Pounds Of !,
Butter Fat.

Bismarck. N. d., Aug. 16.-Un-
necessary shipment of a bulky, highly
.perishable food product directly caus-
es waste of food through mechanical
loss and deterioration of quality, be-
sides adding a great and unnecessary
burden to our transportation facili-
ties which are already ~congested, says
]. ]. Osterhous, state chairman, dairy
division of food administration.
Few people realize the extent of
waste and loss which results from a
system that necessitatesJ the fermen-
tatton and spelling of what in its
natural condition is the most perfect
of all foods, and any system, agency.
or individual that keeps cream from
the churnf longer than is absolutely
necessary encourages a practice that
discourages production and consump-
ton of food nov necessary to help
win the war. =
The Dairy Regulations call for the
elimination of all creamery stations
at points where we'll managed cream
cries are operated Inc limits the
number of cream stations at all other
points to for each 100000 pounds
Of butterfat annually shipped from
such points. The purpose Of elm
mating cream stations is to reduce
duplication of expense in operating
same as such unnecessary expense is
always borne by either the producer
cream stations operate at a single
point the element of competition
tends to discourage production and
delivery Of high quality product
which results in low prices. to the
producer and poor quality product to
the consumer. No high quality stand.
ard can be successfully maintained al
points where keen competition in
cream buying exists. and where sew
eral eam stations operate at q
single point, 1t is usually true that one
or more Of these act as agents fol
c~entralizers distantly removed, thus
charges, %avoidable delay in shipment
and poor quality cream by the time
it reaches the distant churning point
Contrary to- what has been com
monty taught, especially by centraliz'
err creameries, competition in cream
buying Is not a protection to the prof
Queer of cream. It actually reduce.
the prices to him, or increases the
price Of an inferior product to thu
consumer. Cream producers VIII
lately have signed petitions circulat
cream buyer agents urging the con
tinuance Of competing cream buyers
have taken such action as is not il
keeping with their best interests a.
producers or with the best interest,"
of our nation and our Allies.
Much better protection has beer
provided the producer in as much a
the Food Administrators regulation
limit the margin for commission
which cream buyers may charge t.
IL 1-2c per pound butterfat, and fur
Their requires that all a buyer
make a monthly report in the form
of an affidavit stating the number O.
pounds of butterfat bought and sold
and the number of dollars paid GU
and received Creameries and cen
tralizers throughout the state will b
required to notify the state chairman
of the Dairy Division whenever the,
change price and what the change'
price Is. These prices will be givel
state wide publicity each week an
will enable the cream, producer o
shipper to locate his best and neares
market. A cream testing department
will also be maintained in connection
with the Office Of the Dairy Commits
%sioner at Bismarck. All producers o
shippers Of cream may use this de
partment to protect them on tests.
All parties connected in any wa,
with the production or handling o
dairy products are urged to cooper
ate with the Dairy Division of tn
state in putting these regulations int
effect.