The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-12
North Dakota Hens
To Receive Proper
Standing OH Eggs
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practicable. There is not enough
profit in the quantity Of eggs handled
by these stores to justify the expense,
it was felt.
Nevertheless, the meeting was in a
mood to put the North Dakota hen
on a standardized basis as regards
her fruit. This is essential to any sys-
tenn of marketing that is to put am
other million dollars into the pockets
of the diversifying farmers Of the
state, 1t was agreed. Slipshod meth
DDS now prevail in the marketing of
eggs it was conceded. They are
passed over the store counter III all
manner of mixed sizes and colors and
conditions of cleanliness. with the re-
suit that they attract minimum prices
rather than the fancy prices
that are paid for assorted grades OF
freshness guaranteed by Gambling.
Spoiled Eggs Sometimes Sold
Another black eye for the North
Dakota egg is the result Of shipping
out spoiled eggs. Commissioner Baird
said his department recently came
across a shipment into All adjoining
state in which there vas not a good
edible egg in Is cases.
The drift of the egg discussion was
that there was need Of enforcement
of such laws as exist IL tie state for
the guaranteeir of the qualities OF
eggs. possibly some new legislation
and then cooperation between the
hen-oWning farmers and the buyers,
so that eggs {. quality may be sent
out and give the North Dakota prod
uct a reputation on which 1t will sell
on the mere state name.
Commissioner Baird said II OF the
requisites was to stop such transac-
tons as the 15-case egg swindle and
that his department is. working along
that line by enforcing the pure food
laws Of the state.
Authorizations and Impure Foods
There was. he said. gross adulter-
alton in foods sold in North Dakota
20 to Is years ago. Through the
efforts of the federal and state au-
thorities," he continued. foods at the
present time are more honestly
labeled and purer than ever before
in the history of the state. We still
have adulte.ation and nlisbranding
of foods to contend with i'll u in
spection work." he admitted, but not
the gross adultera...- II Of former years.
For example" said he, we recently
found butter adulterated With large
quantities Of water: cider vinegar, III
which distilled OF inferior grades Of
vinegar had been added. being sold
as apple cider vinegar; catsup which
was made from decompQSed or partly
decompoSed tomatoes and which con-
tanned a very high bacterial count. It
is necessary to have food law enforce
ment to stop such practices.
Some time ago." continued COM
missioner Baird. I'VE discovered that
a certain firm of meat dealers III
North Dakota was making a practice
Of selling meat that was unfit for
human consumption. We found, IN
a particular case in which prosecu-
ton was made, that a young heifer
in q dying con 'ition had been butch
cred by this firm and sold over the
block to consumers in that particular
locality. There are many other in
stances of violation of the food law
which we find IN our inspection work.
IA food to be fit for human con-
SUMPTION" Commissioner Baird
sumrned up, should be made from
pure. wholesome products. free from
harmful bacteria, prepared IN q SAN
itary manufacturing plant. The
personnel in these manufacturing
plants should be free from contagious
or infectious diseases. The retailer
upon receipt OF foods that are manu-
featured in such plants must take
every possible care In the way OF pre-
serving such foods until they are de-
livered to the consumer"