The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-17
Law REGULATES
CREAM TESTING
STATE DAIRY DEPARstata :, =. is
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REQUIREMENTS

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The administration Of the provisions
Of the new law comes under the State
Dairy Department, and Commissioner
Osterhaus has made all necessary ar
rangements in compliance with the
law, to secure square deal between
producer and purchaser. A testing
( laboratory has been established in
connection with the office Of the dairy
commissioner and H. Vanderbeek has
been appointed to look after the test
ing of milk or cream samples which
will be sent in for official test.
Issues Instructions
In every cream station and in all
creameries in the state a placard con-
tanning the regulations now govern
ing the testing and purchase Of cream
and milk is posted. This placard out
lines as brifly and clearly as possible
the procedure required under the law
and makes it easy for the cream pro-
ducers Of the state to secure that pro-
lection in getting cram tests such
as the new law contemplates- and
which they have long wanted and been
until now, unable to secure.
Placard Outlines Methods
The placard permits no misunder-
standing and leaves no loop holes for
evasion Of the law, and at the same
time provides of official adjustment OF
disapreements over tests. Quoting
from the placard:
The law known as the Official Test
Law" makes it possible for every
cream producer in the state to gel
the correct test on every can Of cream
sold within the state. Some OF the
main provisions Of the law are OUT
lined below and cream producers are
urged to cooperate with this depart
ment in carrying out the provisions
Of the law by seeing to it that tnelr
cream, and samples taken therefrom,
are handled in accordance with tne
plans outlined below:
/. Read the Official Test Law and
become familiar with all its provls-
ions. Your local cream buyer has
copy Of this law which you may refei
to, or you can get one by writing to
this department.
q. When you deliver cream TO youl
local buyer see to it that he proceeds
as follows:
A-Weiph your cream on pro-
perly balanced scale.
R-Thoroughly mixes your cream
C-Takes a sample in small glass
;ar nuts the cover on tight, marks Il
so It can be identified as a sample o.
vonr cream and sets it away 20 De
held for twenty-four hours. Durlne
that time il must not be opened Dy
anyone except representative o1 tne
state Dairy Department. -,
D-Your cream buyer then taxes
his sample from your cream and tests
4. If YOU are not satisfied. with ms
: test. order him to take another sam.
Ma or the one he has already taken
in the small glass jar and SEND y :
the Office of the State Dairy Commis.
s;oner at Bismarck, where It Will ne
officially tested. A report Of the OF.
f;cial test will be sent to you and your
hnver and he must pay for, the cream
n the basis Of the test found At tnls
Office. If he has undertested your
cream he will be required to make ul
the difference; if he has overtestee
. cream he is entitled to refund 1ron
you. .r,,, - eo,,ou.
"A only when you are present and sex
the ssanple taken and when you c.l
certify =. that the sample sent 70 TN.
off;ce Il 4 representative sample @
vour cream. In case you are not pre-
sent to see your sample taken and can,
not certify that same is representa-
tive sample of your cream, then tne
cream buyer must forward the sample
he has taken as provided in C to
oether with an affidavit that the sam
Ma "a question is q true and repres'
entatiye sample Of your cream. The
I q feat found &C this Office will be re.
ported to you and to the buyer anf
final settlement in payment Tor same
must be made on the basis Of the q.
ficial test 81.
s. Ia case you ship your cream g
some creamery within the state anc
4 cannot be present to see same weigh
/. ca, sampled and tested You may ge'
an ofYicial test by asking for same
providing your request reaches thit
o1Pice n time 80 that we can notify
the company within twenty fou1
hours after your shipment reaches
them. TIC company ii that case must
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