The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
SAFEGUARDING A MILK SUPPLY

safeguarding Of food product is to study the
industry which is engaged in producing and
selling food products. It is impossible to con-
ceiye of any business man who would invest
much capital in the business of producing and
selling food product without taking every pos
sible precaution to determine all of the safe
guards necessary to market commodity of the
highest quality and at the lowest price consist
ent with fair profit on the investment" says
the Kansas City Milk Survey.
"a study of the policies adopted by the arg-
est investors in the industry engaged in selling
food products is sure to reveal to the Investigate
or the most advanced scientific and business
knowledge of the best methods Of securing a
product of high quality at low price"
1T is unnecessary to make comparisons to
make it perfectly clear to any fair minded
person that if one should desire to determine
what are the most advanced scientific methods
possible quality of milk, it would be necessary
to investigate the methods used by the largest
milk companies in the world"
CONSEQUENTLY, it is worth while to consider
how the largest milk corporations in the world
are conducting their business Here we find
an array Of shrewd business men investing mil
lions of dollars in the organization and conduct
of an industry engaged in marketing COM
modify called milk AS we study in every
large city of the world the policies pursued by
all large milk corporations what do we see
Have these men built up their enterprises by
the sale of raw milk? No. In not a single
instance do we find any large milk company OF
the world that is now engaged in selling raw
milk. All of the large milk companies in Amer
lea and Europe are pasteurizing the bulk of the
milk which they SELL The only raw milk sold
by any of these large concerns is a raw milk
which corresponds in its sanitary character and
in other respects to certified milk.
"The raw milk asa business is absolutely con-
fined to small milk dealers with small invest
ments, with little risks, and with small business
experience. These facts alone would seem to
show that the sanitary policies and business
policies which have been adopted by the largest
milk corporations in the world must be in ac-
cordance with sound sanitary science and with
sound business
"The safeguarding Of raw milk against dis
ease is a most serious problem. There are
three general sources of infection to which milk
is subjected They are first from the dairy
COWS themselves; second, infection from dairy
employees, and those who handle the milk
third, contamination from dust and dirt from
the dairy barn, uncean utensils, etc.
''The only real guarantee that the germs OF
disease will not reach the milk consumer is OBJ
tanned through first-class pasteurization. Pas
teurization accomplishes much more than any
veterinary inspection of cows or medical Mn
spection of cows. Pasteurization also makes ur
for the shortcomings of the dairy farmer and
milk dealer It is not intended, however, that
pasteurization be looked upon as a substitute
for sanitation and health of cattle and en-
ployees.
Holland has for forty years compelled all
milk to be pasteurized.
"Prof. E. Kenwood of the Royal College OF
Physicians and Surgeons, London states: INC
one acquainted with the facts can question fol
moment the value of pasteurization of milk
in saying lives and preventing sickness among
infants"
'"The Republic of France in 1912 passed leg.
isation requiring all milk offered for sale fol
human consumption to be efficiently pasteur-
lied. This was endorsed by the medical pro,
fession and the colleges"
Many man who thinks he was fool wher