i8 THE MARKETING OF WHOLE MILK 



milk was reported to be adulterated.* In 1884 75 per cent 

 of New York milk is said to have been adulterated by the 

 addition of water and diluted by skimming.^ 



For many years, in fact until quite recently, the attitude 

 of farmers has been one of opposition to any kind of regu- 

 lation by health authorities. In 1909, for example, the 

 attempt on the part of the city of Chicago to pass an or- 

 dinance requiring that all milk coming to the city be from 

 tuberculin tested herds or be pasteurized resulted in the 

 calling of a meeting of the milk producers of that section. 

 Instead of fighting this ordinance, however, as was first 

 proposed, this group of farmers took a rather advanced at- 

 titude for that time in adopting the slogan "Give Chicago 

 what she wants but make her pay for it." In 191 1, how- 

 ever, the farmers of the Chicago district succeeded in get- 

 ting a law passed making it "unlawful for any city, village, 

 incorporated town, county, or other incorporated author- 

 ity, by ordinance or otherwise, to require the tuberculin 

 test to be applied to dairy animals as a means of regulat- 

 ing and purifying milk, skimmed milk, cream, and other 

 dairy products. Every such ordinance or regulation 

 by any corporate authority other than the State of Illi- 

 nois is declared void. "^ In 1914 the Milwaukee Milk Pro- 

 ducers' Association boycotted the city of Milwaukee and 

 withheld a large proportion of the city's milk supply dur- 

 ing the first two weeks in July because the city insisted 

 on requiring that all cows be tuberculin tested or the milk 

 pasteurized. 



As illustrative of the extent to which the attitude of 



' Country Gentleman, Apr. 12, 1888, p. 290, quoting 29th Annual Report of 

 the Inspector of Milk & Vinegar for the City of Boston. 

 ' Wilson, Chas. S., Ohio Farmer, Dec. 6, 1919, p. 698. 

 ' Jordan, E. O., The Municipal Regulation of Milk Supply, 1913. 



