1913. 
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In effect January 1, 1913, the N. Y. 
Milk Exchange price was reduced 20 cents 
per 40-quart can. now being: R (selected 
raw and pasteurized), .$1.91 per 40-quart 
can; C (for cooking and manufacturing), 
$1.81, netting four and 3% cents to ship¬ 
pers in the 26-cent zone. 
The zones are fixed by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission as follows : 23 cents 
for the first 40 miles from New York; 26 
cents for the next 60 miles; 29 cents for 
the next 90 miles; beyond this, 32 cents. 
The railroads allow a discount for car lots 
of 10,000 quarts of 10 and 12% per cent. 
ANOTHER SIDE OF MILK INSPECTORS 
Much misunderstanding exists between 
milk producers and city or other inspec¬ 
tors, which is wrong and foolish. There 
are black sheep in both classes, but the 
majority of each mean to do right as far 
as they understand it. One does not 
understand the other’s system, and much 
friction Is the result. The writer has had 
quite a bit of experience in connection with 
this question, on both sides and in the 
middle. These inspectors are not fools, as 
some people seem to think, and also their 
position is not a bed of roses. It is not 
to their interest to antagonize or make 
enemies of the farmers unnecessarily, and 
they as the rule do not do so. However, 
some think all they are for is to find fault 
and report conditions which do not exist, 
and make trouble generally. While some 
of their advice may sound foolish and 
unnecessary to many of us, we shall find 
if we look honestly and squarely into the 
matter that there is more or less reason 
in what they offer many times and using 
a little common sense in the matter we 
can many times improve by following their 
advice. 
We also find that by meeting them in 
a decent and friendly manner they will 
usually meet us with the same spirit, and 
give us as good a report as we deserve 
according to their view and instructions 
at least. If we could look at ourselves 
with their eyes we would see things dif¬ 
ferently. Most people think they do things 
or have things a little better than the 
other man. This is human, but not always 
true, and if we would only see this wo 
would many times save ourselves much 
trouble. The only proper way to do is to 
treat them decently when they come- and 
if they do not return the compliment it 
is a greater loss to them than to us; a 
loss of self respect, which no one can af¬ 
ford to lose. 
Now the case I am going to relate does 
not show much intelligence or even sense, 
used by the producer in question, and 
not only harmed him by showing his word 
to be useless, but reflects or helps give a 
bad impression on another producer, which 
is not deserved. This producer has been 
threatened and warned several times to 
do certain things in line of cleaning up 
and improving. Instead of doing what he 
was asked he did something else which he 
thought would answer just as well, and 
instead of making an effort to set things 
right he sort of slid round them, or let 
them go, and really went backwards in¬ 
stead of ahead as he should. A short time 
since an inspector dropped in and found 
things in bad shape generally, and ordered 
his milk excluded from Boston market un¬ 
til he should clean up his dairy according 
to requirements. The contractor who was 
buying his milk sent him word to this ef¬ 
fect. This producer, instead of trying to 
make the dairy suitable, went over to a 
collector for another contractor and asked 
him to take his milk, not telling him he 
had been excluded from the market. This 
collector reported to his contractor and 
asked to have the company’s inspector look 
over the dairy at once and report. The 
inspector did not show up the next day 
or two, so the producer went to the com¬ 
pany's head man and asked to be taken on. 
lie was told if the inspector reported all 
right he might notify the collector, who 
would take him on at once. In the mean 
time while he was away at the contractor’s 
the inspector called, but did not think fav¬ 
orably of taking him on. As soon as the 
producer got home and found the inspector 
had been there, he went right over to the 
collector and fold him the inspector said 
he was all right, and asked for can to send 
the milk in. The collector, not supposing 
he would be foolish enough to lie about it, 
gave him the cans and took his milk the 
next morning. The milk went all right for 
a few days. The inspector in the mean¬ 
time had reported to the contractor about 
the dairy, and in a day or two it was also 
found out that this dairy had been ex¬ 
cluded from Boston market. The producer 
had also failed to tell the contractor this 
when selling his milk to him. Of course 
the contractor immediately notified the col¬ 
lector to stop taking the milk. 
This action on the part of the producer 
will make much more trouble for him than 
it would if he had acted straight, and he 
will be sharply watched in the future and 
held to a stricter account in regard to 
keeping his dairy in proper shape. His 
word or promises will not bo taken ; he 
will have to show results. There is no 
use trying to find excuses to dodge the 
matter; the inspectors have come to stay, 
and the best move we can make is to de¬ 
mand a reasonably fair and honest inspec¬ 
tion and work for the establishment of a 
system which will be fair to us, and aid 
in furnishing an atractive and safe pro¬ 
duct for the consumer to buy. Many are 
producing this at the present time, and 
you hear no protest coming from them. 
A. E. P. 
THE ENGLISH MILK BILL. 
Farmers in England are greatly inter¬ 
ested in a bill to be introduced in Parlia¬ 
ment. providing uniform inspection of milk 
throughout the Island and compensation for 
diseased cattle. The Mark Lane Express 
tells of some of the difficulties under which 
dairy farmers have been working, particu¬ 
larly . because of the varying notices of 
local inspectors. In one case a farmer who 
sold milk in three markets was pestered 
almost beyond endurance by the contra¬ 
dictory actions of the different sets of in¬ 
spectors. 
Registration of dairymen and systema¬ 
tized inspection are the bases of the Bill, 
and the sanitary authoriy ts given wide ad¬ 
ministrative powers, whilst the medical )f- 
ficers of health are to be largely utilized in 
safeguarding public health. Mr. Burns has 
resisted the suggestion made to him to call 
into existence one controlling power which 
might also have the administration of laws 
like the Animal Diseases Act. Had he 
heeded this proposal he would have escaped 
the possibility of confusion from the utili¬ 
zation of their multiple municipal machinery. 
However, the President of the Local Gov¬ 
ernment Board has perceived the desirabil¬ 
ity of concentrating his method of inspec¬ 
tion—there will be no outside interference. 
A medical officer of a great center, pos¬ 
sessed by a suspicion of milk supplv, will 
no long’er, should the bill become law, be 
able to set in motion an irritating and 
capricious officialdom, having neither local 
association, knowledge, or sympathy. Mr. 
Burns now insists that notice should be 
given to the controlling district authority, 
who would, of course, then act. Should 
the prohibition of the sale of milk be de¬ 
cided upon, then the farmer would receive 
a summons to “show cause”—as the legal 
phrase has it—within 24 hours. A dairy¬ 
man may agree to suspend the milk supply 
from a herd, or from even a particular 
cow, but should he refuse to do either, or 
should an agreement not be arrived at, then 
an interim order may be issued. Against 
this order, there is no right of appeal. 
Should, however, the more emphatic order 
prohibiting the supply or use of the milk 
be issued, the dairyman could appeal to a 
court of summary jurisdiction, who “may 
confirm, vary, or withdraw” the order. 
Pending the result of that appeal the order 
would remain in force. Should restrictions 
have been mistakenly imposed, the respon¬ 
sible authority would be held liable for rec¬ 
ompense to the extent of the full damages 
sustained. When no order has been made 
after the farmer has been summoned to ap¬ 
pear, he will have reasonable expense al¬ 
lowed. 
The penalty for selling, offering or per¬ 
mitting to be sold or used, the milk of any 
cow which has within six months given 
tuberculous milk, is suffering from tuber¬ 
culosis of the udder, or emaciation from 
tuberculosis is a fine not exceeding $50. 
The provision for compensating owners of 
cows slaughtered because tuberculous has 
not been decided upon, Minister of Agricul- 
true Runciman states that if slaughter 
takes place in the interest of the country 
as a whole, then the country should be 
prepared to recompense the farmer from 
the treasury. 
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potatoes, 55 cents per bushel; apples, 50 
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get busy—“make hay while the sun shines.” Feed prices are 
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Gentlemen:—I was feeding 1 bushel Gluten, 1 bushel . Gentlemen:—During the past few months I have been 
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.... ... - t. . -, - h > s simply marvelous how 
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Such Bumper Dairy Profits ' 
