Smyrna times., 1933-04-05
DAIRYMEN WIN
AMORATORIUM A
New Jersey Attorney General
Declared New Milk Laws
Were Unconstitutional
WIN OVER QUEEN ANNES

While Delaware dairy farmers
were submitting passively to the
new milg rules and regulations to
have been put into effect before
"the moratorium" was declared,
April /, it was interesting to note
what was being done in other
States. New Jersey, which has for
its market the large hotel business
Of the Atlantic coast resorts.
and even in Queen Anne's County
Maryland, victories were being won
by dairy farmers. by declaring
New Jersey milk law unconstitu-
tional, Attorney General William
F. Stevens Of that State had helped
to save for dairymen many thous-
ands Of dollars which would have
been needed to install the equip
ment demanded to meet the sani-
tary regulations Of that law" g. I.
Cohee Of the Philadelphia Dairy
Council said at a meeting held in
Middletown recently. Mr.. Cohee
felt that on account of the
ruling made by the New Jersey at
torney general, there would be no
enforcement of the New Jersey
regulations as far as the inspec-
tions made by the dairy council
were concerned. Apparently now
concluded his statement, "the mar
kets in New Jersey are open to the
world and anyone can sell milk
there. The regular sanitary regu-
lations will be in force and the
dairy council, which is composed of
dealers and dairymen of the Phila-
deIphia milk territory, will expect
just as good quality milk product
as it is possible to produce" Queen
Anne's county dairymen had been
saved upwards of $25, 900 as the re-
suit of a decision reached between
representatives of the Interstate
Dairy Council and HARRISON Dair-
les. Under this agreement Harbi-
son Diaries have abandoned for
1888, at least, all plans to require
the installation Of refrigeration
systems on dairy farms. Queen
Anne's County Director J. William
Keith, of Centreville, Md, attend
ed the conference in Philadelphia
and entered an urgent plea that the
1 requirement be abandoned at least
for the current year, in view OF
generally depressed business condi-
tions Throughout this area. Though
other milk dealers in the Philadel-
phia shed were proceeding witt
plans to rigidly require installation
Of refrigeration systems on an af
ter April A, Queen Anne's County
dairymen numbering nearly 25(
dairymen found each could be saveC
approximately $1OO. The officia
records of the meeting disclose tn,
following agreement. 1T is under
stood that Harbison's Diaries dt
not contemplate a so degree temp
erature requirement during tn
year 1888. IT is understood tina
farmers are to cool their milk t
the best of their ability with tn
facilities available, as heretofore
both night and morning. It is un
derstood that the Dairy Counci
will proceed as nearly as possibl
to the Old Dairy Council Regula
tions with regard to concrete stab
les, and with other major improve
ments on the farm, but that i
those instances where it become
necessary for the construction c
new stables and remodeling stable
or building of new milk houses tha
the farmers shall be instructed
proceed as nearly in line with tn
requirements that now exist
New Jersey markets as is poss
BILE" Similar movements were bc
, ing made at other places and $
vigorous were protests and $