The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-04
NAME DEALERS
In MILK REPORT
Names of Dealers to be
Given in Monthly Milk
Reports Hereafter.
TO HELP THE PUBLIC

News 6-Name Dealers in Milk Report
Announcement was made this morn
ing by the Health Department of the
city in connection with giving out the
milk report for the month of December
that in the future the monthly report
of examinations made on milk samples
taken from the licensed dealers of the
city would be given by name instead of
by number, as has been the case in the
past This will make it possible for
everyone to watch the results from the
various dairies with greater care. The
order of the diaries as given will be
alphabetical.
These reports will show you, first, the
per cent of butter fat, the minimum
requirement by law being three per
cent. Butter fat varies great deal
with the various breeds of cattle, and
even in the same animal from time to
time. For example, some breeds, such
as the Jersey, will give butter fat as
high as So per cent, while other breeds
such as the Holstein cows, may be as
low as 1.8 per cent However, milk
with low percentage of fat is rela-
lively just as nutritious food as
richer milk; even skinned milk con-
tanning little or no fat is valuable
food.
Should Have Honest Labels.
The problem is one of honest LABEL
ing. Fat may not be removed, as this
is fraudulent practice, which cannot
be countenanced. A high fat standard
encourages the breeding of better
cows; requires caution in their feed
ing and care, and puts a premium upon
good dairy methods. The problem of
the value of milk gagged by the amount
of fat it contains is more of an eco
nomic than a sanitary question.
Folk often judge their milk by the
cream line it shows. There is here
one point to be considered. Fat is sus-
pended in the milk serum in the form.
of an emulsion. Fat is composed of
droplets or globules that vary in size.
These fat globules naturally tend to
gradually coalesce into large drops and
Jumps to form butter. When milk is
carried any distance and has to be
tend to pack together in less space,
Also when milk is pastaurized it tends
to cause the same effect. The result is
that you may loci. at one bottle Of milk
which shows a poor cream line, while
another bottle, containing milk with
exactly the same amount of fat, may
show a much better cream line. Proper
pasteurization, while 1t may not show
as good cream line, as just stated, in
no way affects its food value.
Bacterial Count Explained.
The second item in the report indi-
Gates the number of bacteria found in
one cubic centimeter Of milk. Bacteria
are the smallest form of plant life
known, invisible to the naked eye, but
capable of doing great harm. Milk
often contains actually more bacteria
than any other known substance. Were
milk transparent food, the enormous
growth of micro organisms present in
some milk would be plainly visible to
the naked eve. Mere numbers may not
necessarily alarm US so much, for 1t is
the kind that most concerns us, such as
LupeICulOHtS, lypHOlu ISNSAS SCdIIeJ
fever, etc. BY universal consent, how
ever, milk containing an excessive
number of miscellaneous bacteria is
not suitable for infant feeding. Excess
sive numbers in summer are often the
cause of infant intestinal disturbances
and deaths.
Milk from a healthy, clean cow and
drawn in a sanitary Manner contains
relatively few bacteri... The bacteria
enter from exterior, unsanitary causes,
and since milk Is an ideal food for
them, in very short time they de-
velop by the millions per cubic cent?
meter. Even under the best sanitary
conditions it is difficult to insure
against dangerous bacteria entering
the milk The only absolute safeguard
is proper pasteurization, which kills
all pathogenic bacteria and does not
harm the food value of the milk The
maximum number of bacteria permit
tea by our ordinance is 100000 per
cubic centimeter% Any number above
this is considered dangerous.
Other Items Explained.
The last item considers the sediment
or visible dirt as shown hen one pint
of mixed milk is filtered through
cotton disc one inch in diameter.
Clean shows no visible dirt; fairly
dirty" traces Of visible dirt, while "un-