The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-15
STATE DAIRY COMMISSIONER
S1.s EXPLAINS NEW GRAIN ORDER

]. j. Osterhaus, state dairy COM
missioner, today explained DR.. E. =.
Ladd's new cream order, recently an
nounced by the federal food admins
traitor for North Dakota, as. follows:
The federal food administrator for
this state has ordered regulations ef-
fecting the handling, shipping and
manufacture or dairy products which
all producers Of cream should become
thoroughly familiar with. The follow.
ing explanations of the necessity and
purpose of these regulations is given
in order that same may be put into
operation harnloniously and stimuli
taneously at an early date. N
!; State Food Administrator Ladd has
appointed Dairy Commissioner, J. j.
Osterhous as chairman, state dairy
division of the food administration to
put these regulations into effect. Mr..
0sterhous has appointed q committee
ia each county consisting Of the coun-
ty food administrator, county chair
man Of the council of. defense and a
third member chosen by the above
named,two to assist in making thor
ough investigation of the dairy situa-
ton in each community throughout
the state The reports and recon-
mendations Of the county committee
will enable the. state chairman to
make whatever changes in existing
conditions as are necessary to &C
complish the, purpose of. and to con-
form with the food administrators
orders.
:, These regulations are issued as a
war measure to eliminate great wastes
and losses of food, man-power and
shipping space that result from the
present system of handling, shipping
and manufacturing dairy products Of
the state. III; Ia s.s.iG.t
Dairy products properly handled
are the most perfect of all foods;
they are necessary to normal health
and development of every human be-
ing, yet on account Of their bulky
and perishable L character they are
not suited for Transportation to our
army and our allies. They are, how
ever. we'll cuited for use as substi-
tutes for certain other more concen-
trateds and stable foods such as wheat
and meat and should be used in great
er quantities throughout this country.
II they are to be used as such a SUBJ
stitute every precaution must,be taken
to eliminate wastes and insure high
quality so that increased consump-
ton may be encouraged. Our present
system must undergo considerable
change is we are to eliminate waste
and encourage both production and
consumption. ;.
! The following brief outline of the
extent Of dairying and our present
wasteful, and inefficient system of
handling dairy products will indicate
the necessity of change if we are
to- handle our dairy products in a
manner consistent with . the require
ments of our. nation, Nv,
The annual income from market
able dairy products equals one-fifth of
the value of our average wheat crop.
Approximately 10000, 900 pounds Of
butterfat are marketed annually;
this, is the form of cream represents
total Of approximately $4,000, 900
pounds. OF this amount only 1873 per
cent lis manufactured at the local
creameries Of the state! 26.4 per cent
is made up into butter at ten cream
cries in the State that do centraliz-
ing business and involves the ship
ment Of twelve and one-half million
pounds Of cream an average distance
of 100 miles. The remaining 55.3
per cent of our entire marketable
dairy marketable dairy product, or
26,000,000 IL shipped an average dis
lance of 400 miles to points outside
the: state where it is manufactured
into butter. This deplorable system is
used in state that has sufficient
number of creameries so located and
equipped that all of our product if de-
livered to the nearest manufacturing
plant would require an average ship
ipiro distance Of less than fifty miles.
Unnecessary shipment Of a, bulky,
highly perishable food product direct
ly causes waste of food through
mechanical loss and deterioration of
quality, besides adding great and
unnecessary burden to our transporta-
ton facilities which are already con-
gested.
Few people realize the extent of
waste and loss which results from a