Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-06
Will Ri0idly Euforce His Barnyard
Order.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
Threats by Maryland and Virginia milk
producers to boycott Washington on &C.
count of certain health regulation are
regarded as bluffs" by DR.. VIM. C. Fowler,
District health officer.
Prices are too good here and Washing =
ton is too good market to take seriously
The threats of milk producers to boycott
this city" DR.. Fowler said. Even were the
producers to carry out their threats, Wash
ineton could easily find another milk source
of supply" the doctor stated.
The health officer has set January l.,
1929, as the latest date the milk producers
can have to comply with the regulation,
which prohibits their making fertilizer in
their barnyards by building straw ricks
and compost piles.
AT special meeting of the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers Association
held Wednesday in the Office Of the associ-
ton, Frederick County. Md, directors of the
association protested against the ruling Of
the District health officer.
Officials of the organization, however,
refused to discuss the details of the meet
ing. declaring the organization had adopted
apology of keeping out of the newspapers. ="
The Frederick directors represent dairy
men shipping approximately 10000 gal
Ions of milk daily to Washington. The
Montgomery County. Md. directors. who
we're said to have backed the protests Of
the Frederick directors, represent dairy
men shipping about the same amount of
milk daily to this city.
Some weeks ago dairymen received no.
tice from DR.. Fowler that unless certain
requirements were complied with, includ-
ing the removal of straw rcks from barn
yards. permits would not be issued to ship
milk into the District of Columbia after
January 1, 1929.
The straw rick clause was strongly OPP
posed by dairymen. who claimed that the
straw ricks have always been maintained
in barnyards. and that large number of
dairymen tenants were under contract to
place the straw from barnyards on the land
for fertilizer purposes.
Plans were made to have several hun
bred dairymen from Frederick and Mont
H -alth Department and explain to him just
how the ruling would affect them. Several
days before the conference the Health De-
parment modified the ruling to the effect
that straw ricks would be allowed beyond so
feet from barns, surrounded by fence.
Dairymen claimed that the modified
ruling still constituted hardship, and the
local directors requested the Maryland and
Virginia Association to hold special meet
ing at which all Washington shippers
might have an opportunity to express
themselves on the ruling.
AT five meetings in shipping centers in
Maryland dairymen requested the directors
to stand firm against the straw rick ruling
at the association meeting. Some dairy
men declared unless the ruling is changed,
they will discontinue shipping milk to
Washington
Daifymen claim that for generations the
ricks have been maintained in barnyards.
AS the wheat is thrashed and carried into
the barn, the straw is piled into rick in
the yard. Threshing machines are not
bailt 10 carry wheat into barns. and pile
the straw a distance of so feet away
farmers declare.