538 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



spector could draw was quite meager, usually being less than 

 $100 per year. 



Prosecution was depended on as the only means for regulating 

 this traffic and practically all cases were for milk low in butter 

 fat, or occasionally one for visible dirt. There was quite an epi- 

 demic of "formaldehydeism" from about 1900 to 1904. It is not 

 strange that this should have been so at that time for different 

 dairy supply houses advertised preparations as perfectly harm- 

 less, known as "freezene," "milk sweet," "preservaline," etc., 

 the base of which preparations was formaldehyde. Numerous 

 prosecutions were made at this time and for this cause. 



The office of State Dairy Inspector was created in the spring 

 of 1910. The enforcement of all dairy laws is vested in the Dairy 

 and Food Commisioner, and his duly authorized agents. The 

 Dairy and Food Inspectors and the State Dairy Inspector, as well 

 as the local milk inspectors are appointed by him. These local 

 state inspectors are usually appointed upon the recommendation 

 of the State Dairy Inspector and the Commissioner has made a 

 ruling that he will appoint a local inspector in no city where the 

 local authorities do not take sufficient interest in their milk sup- 

 ply to appoint a city milk inspector whom we also appoint as 

 State Inspector. We do this for the reason that the city takes 

 much more interest where they have money invested and we are 

 able to secure much more competent men as inspectors as the 

 compensation is thus more commensurate with the services 

 rendered. 



We impress it upon our inspectors that their efficiency is not 

 to be measured by the number of prosecutions they make and we 

 try to secure as inspectors men who are competent to act as 

 • inspectors. 



During the past two years we have inaugurated an educational 

 campaign and prosecutions have been made only as a last resort. 

 We are pleased to say that complete harmony exists between this 

 department and all other allied organizations in the state in- 

 cluding the State Agricultural College at Ames, the State Board 

 of Health, and State Live Stock Sanitary Board, and the State 

 Dairy Association, and all of these have been doing educational 

 work along dairy lines, particularly the last named which has an 

 annual appropriation of $5,000, which is devoted almost exclu- 

 sively to educational work. 



