Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
NEWARK LIKELY 10
Be WITHOUT MILK
AFTER TOMORROW
Mos, of the Producers Said to
Have Refused TO Have Their
Cattle Tested.
MAY SHIP SUPPLY AWAY

Action Of farmers in the vicinity OF
Newark in refusing 10 comply with the
recent rule cf the State Board Of Health,
relative 70 having their herds tested Tor
tuberculosis, by Augiss |, has caused a
serious situation and ono which may leave
that town without an adequate milk supply
after tomorrow.
Earlv this month the State Board of
Health made a ruling that all dairyrnen
furnishing milk other than pastourised
milk for consumption IN the state must
have their herds tested for tuberculosis
on or before August |, or have their aI'-
plication for such tess IN she hands OF
Inc State Live Stock Sanitary Board by
that time.
These tests are made solely at the OK
rrnse Of the Federal government, and, II
tuhercular cows are found IN the herds
and condemned, the owner would re-
crivc from the State and Federal govern
mcnts nearly the total value Of the con-
deuned animals IL is estimated that the
amount that the owner would receive
IN each such case would average within
about $50 of the value of the COW. Not
withstanding this situation, some OF the
dairymen who furnish milk to retailers
Of Newark have neglected 10 date to have
the tests made and are said TO have even
refused 20 make application TO the State
Livestock Sanitary Board for the tests.
They saw they will take their milk TO the
Newark creamery of a large Philadelphia
dairy concern where the product Is simply
cooled and shipped to Philadelphia This
would leave the local retailers with no
alternative but TO 60 out of business
until some other supply could be secured.
Some retailers are making plans to cease
a
Is successfully adjusted by that time.
DIR. Charles H. Blake and other MEM
beers of Newark Board of Health, realizing
the seriousness of the situation, have
been doing everything possible to get the
matter adjusted as the milk supply will
continue uninterrupted. Pleas for the
dairvrnen TO abide by the rule of the state
board and have their herds tested have
been of no avail as far as some are con-
cerncd. JOne of the largest retail milk
dealers Of Newark took letters to The dairy
men furnishing him with milk today,
making application TO the Livestock
Sanitary Board for the test and asked them
TO sign it, but they are reported to have
refused TO do so. 1t is said that unless
the farmers have their herds tested In
this vicinity there seems no possible way
for Newark 10 get q supply of milk I'M
R-~S ILtii~ ii' 4ot SVbtAtiS PAS
teurized product.
MIGHT EXTEND TINE on REQUEST.
Chester H. Wells, state health com
missioner, stated this morning that
there was no desire on the part of any of
the state board officers to be arbitrary in
the matter. He said he realizes that the
situation In Newark is unusual, as the
farmers got their notices lste there
Mr.. Wells also said the state board, be-
cause of the Newark situation, would
no doubt be willing 10 extend the time for
the testing Of herds for couple Of weeks
so that there would be no danger of the
Newark milk supply being cut off. This,
he said, would give retail dealers an OPP
portunity TO get their supply in some
other way, should the dairyrnen continue
10 refuse 10 submit 20 a tuberculin test
Of their cows. Mr. Wells said the rule is
being carried out very satisfactorily in
practically all other sections of the state
and that the Livestock Sanitary Board
has large list of applications for tests