NEW DAIRY REGULATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 234, 26 September 1908, Page 6

NEW DAIRY REGULATIONS.

CON&iDERED Bi THE DAIRY EMi'LOiEKS' UNION.

At a meeting held in the Borough Council Chambers. .Stratford, on Wednesday, the Dairy Employers' l.nion considered the proposed new dairy re gulatioiis. The chair was Liken by) cue president, Air. li. Dingle. Air. .). W. Deem, of the .Stock Department, was also present, and at the request ol the pri-idenl delivered a few remarks prior to the commencement of the discussion.

The Department, All". Deem said, had taken up the work of dairy inspection at too request of those engaged in the industry, and had dime so understanding that its work would lie mainly educative mid not in any sense polief] work, tile idea being that the farmers should look to tlii! inspectors as being' the source from which to ob.nin tip-to-date information. (Seventy per cent of dairy farmers were endeavoring by their effort's to asiist the indus r'y, 20 per cent, were more or less inililloi.mt, •and another ten per cent, w.-i.' HI thy. The consequence Was that tire 70 pfiT cent, nu carrying the others on iJu-ir b «r«s. In Irani.ng the refutations the endeavor had bcea to lay uovn a poind which it was hoped might be tu im.uely arrived at, but there was no desire ,oii the part of the Department that each fanner should at once comply with thenew dairy regulations in their entirety. Certain eases must be treated with reference to peculiar circumstances, and there was no hope of obtaining good from dairy inspection ■• unless the Department had the support of leiuli.ig dairymen. The Department's wist was to help dairymen, not to ito punce woik. An unusual course had been taken by putting these regulations before, tire Slock Committee, and the oijy idea in so doing was to get litesupport of the farmers. Power to pass these regulations had already been given under the Dairy Act of IUOB. The proposed regulations were then dealt with seriatim, and resold Irnus approving of, or suggesting amendments to, the various clauses were carried as follows: On the motion of luv. <i- VV. Foreman clauses 2 and 3, providing for the registration of dairies, were approved, subject to the deletion of the piw viso giving power to the inspector to withhold his certificate. Clause 4, re transfer of certificate. —Such transfer certificate to be issued, free of charge. Clause (i, re charge of registration. to be free, an amendment proposed by Mr. Foreman thai the fee for registration should not exceed 5s having been lost. CHuse 8, section (a), that every dairy should be provided with a suitaide cowshed was objected to. several gpeakers contending that many cows_ would not go into a shed.—Mr. Deem* said there was nothing in the regulation to compel them to milk in tile shed. Section (b), providing 000 cubic feet of air space for each cow stalled overnight, was passed, as it did nut. apply toTaranaki; section (c), requiring flooring of sheds to ho impervious to water was agreed to, Mr. Deem having stated that a good plank floor, jointed and tarred, would lie accepted; section (d), re sweeping walls and roof was passed; section (e) re white-wash-ing of cowshed, was agreed to for olle< yearly; section (f) that all manure, etc., shall'be removed from the cowshed 1 ' within two hours after each milking to, he amended to read "once a day''; section tg). that no milk house or stand shall be within 30ft of a cowshed or 50ft from a piggery, was approved, as wvre also sections (h). (i) and (j), providing for tile distance required between a cowshed and a piggery, an> open water supply and a piggery, and | a cowshed and dwelling-house; section (k), requiring a properly paved yard or a thirty foot paved race to be provided at, each cowshed, to be amended in direction of making twelve feet of paving outwards from the shed ,-iilicient; sections (1) re ventilation of cowsheds and milk-hones, (m) re keeping milking premises in a sanitary condition, (n) forbidding any drain within a cowshed or milk-house, (o) requiring a pure water supply for stock, (p) forbidding the discharge of oli'-m----sive matter into the water supply for stock, and iql providing for a sullicicnl supply of good water in the cowshed were approved of. Clause !), requiring a dairyman to notify the inspector of ills ivnenliou ' to niake any structural alterations tu his dairy premises, to be deleted. •Clause" 10, requiring milkers to be clean in person and wear clean av-iI - suitable clothing was approved, as was also clause il which requires eve-ry milker to wash his or her hands after milking each cow. Speaking to the motion on the latter clause, Mr. A. ISrowa said that the observance of this regulation would do more to cleanse the milk supply than all the concrete floors or paved yards provided for m the regulations. Clause 12, forbidding any milk to be drawn from a cow until «her udder and teats had been cleansed; 13, forbidding , the placing of anything likely to e.i- . danger the purity of milk in a eoivslied, j of milk-house; 'l4, providing for the, r straining and cooling of milk and the l cooling of cream; 15, forbidding O. , cooling, separation or storage of nnU L within 30 feet of the cowshed; and JU

providing that milk or crnani shall be I<c-pt in a cool plate, securely cow. n and protected from the sun, were ap-

proved of. Clause 17 lo lie amended to •■■.i.l "Every bucket, can or other utensil used vn the handling of milk or civ.i.n in or about any dairy shall be thoroughly cleansed; section (a) providing thiil the cleansing of buckets, etc.. used in milking shall be done within two hours of milking, to be struck oa;: fictions (b), providing that cans used in or about a dairy farm for the handling or storage of milk must be cleaned within one hour of being empi'oil. (c) providing that cans used hi ihe conveyance of milk or cream to a factory must be elcansed wit Jim '™ hours of being emptied, (n) providing

for the cleansing by the consignee of cans sent to him by rail or otherwise, and (e) providing that cans us'.id for the conveyance of skint-milk or wiicy to any dairy shall on arrival be immediately emptied and cleansed, wic approved of. Clause 18 to be amended to i '.nl| that, no dairyman shall imc in or ami, t bis dairy for the storage of milk ur

cream any can or utensil the joints or oilier parts of which are not pro.oil; soldered or which are not ill a go >dj stale of repair. Clause 10, forbidding a dairynia l to use a can branded as unfit tor us.: 1,.

the inspector to be amended by tile addition of the words "after fourteen dais' notice.' Clause 20 to be amended so that. ca:i used for the suppl.r of milk to a factory need not bear the owner's name on a label. Clause 21, concerning the cleansing of separators and milking machines, and the non-storage of a milking machine in a cowshed; 22, re facilities for providing hot water for clvniisins; 23. providing for-the cleansing to ticsatisfaction of the inspector, of all vehicles used for the conveyance of milk or cream, were passed unaltered. Clause 24. with reference lo the owner's name on any vehicle used for

the conveyance of milk, to be amended so as not to apply to factorv suppliers. Clauses 23 and 2ti, with'regard to notification to the inspector of any infectious disease, and the iion-cni'ploy-incnt in any cowshed of anyone suffering from an infectious or' contagious ilisea.se, were approved of.

Clause 27, providing that milk from a diseased cow cannot be sold, given ''■ way, or fed lo anv animal; anil that milk from any cow cannot lie sold or given awav until after four days from date of calving, to lie amended so tlmt the period shall lie until six days after calving. With regard to the' selling or giving away of milk from an unregistered dairy, Mr. Deem said this applied solely to (own dairies. Clauses 28 and 21), prohibiting the use of any cowshed or milk-house as a sleeping apartment, or the occupation of a cowshed by poultry or other animals except dairy cows,'were not objected to.

Clause .'lO, prohibiting any animiit[ being allowed at large within ISO feet of any cowshed or milk-house, or any pig from being allowed to come within 50 feet of such building, to be slnr:k out.

Clause 31, prohibiting any vehicle used for the conveyance of milk to lie used for other purposes, to lie struck out. Speaking to Irs motion on this subject Air. .1. W. Foreman said tins clause would be a distinct hardship to the small nj'an, and lie thought that the thorough washing of the cart would ensure (sufficient cleanliness.

Clause 32, defining wh'.i shall constitute delivery of any notice under the Act or regulations was agreed to. Clause 33, which provides that any dispute arising out of matters referrel to in certain paragraphs of the regulations shall be submitted to the Chief Inspector of Stock, who shall appoint an officer to investigate, whose decision shall he final, to be deleted, and a clause inserted providing that in the event of an arbitrary decision, the matter be referred to a. Board of Appeal, to be appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, and to consist of one director of a factory and the .Stock Inspector of the district, who shall have the power to appoint an umpire if necessary. Clause 34, providing the penally for a breach of the regulations was passed unaltered.

11l order to clear up any mis-appre-hensions 'which might exist Jlr. Deem mentioned that the Department would not ask for structural alterations to be made until Jtilv, 11)00.

On the motion of Air. llodg.soii, .Messrs. Foreman, .f. Brown, and Morton were appoiuteil as representatives of North Taranaki to give evidence before the Slock Committee.

At a subsequent meeting of the executive of the Dairy Employers' Union, Mr. B. Dingle was appointed delegate to represent the I'niou at the federation Conference in Wellington on 7th October, and 11 r. ."Morton was ap- ■ pointed the Union's representative on' the executive .of the New Plymouth Einplovers' Association. JUTTIMI'S. During the course ot , s onic remarks as to the -best means of keeping a yard clean, Mr. .1, T. Lang, of Beattic, Lang and i'o., mentioned that Mr. ,1. O. Batehclor, A large dairy fanner in the Manawatu district, had adopted a suggestion of the speaker's by putting a rough roof over his holding yard, and had since expressed himself as very satisfied with the result. Mr. Uag also pointed out that ii bay bins were placed in a yard thus roofed over the eows could be left under cover on a rough night. In moving a resolution recommending that no fees be charged for the registra-

tion of dairies, Mr. .1. Thomas .compared the c|.a ; ry inspectors to tile voice of Jacob and the Act to the grip of Esau. Referring ti> the question of protecting milk from the sun Mr. A. Brown stated that 1b had proved through long experience; that the temperature of milk did not rise during transit so long at it was iu motion, but that it were allowed to stand in the sun at all it sull'ered greatly. W itli regard lo the branding of cans condemned by inspectors, Al'r. Deem pointed out that this safeguarded farmers, as inspectors who had condemned

cans would not be able to deny having done -,0 if the correctness of their action were afterwards questioned. This, he contended, would make inspec-

tors careful not to condemn cans unL-ss such were ri»h'tly unfit fur use. Several speakers w'erc loud iu the'r denunciation of a race leading from the yard to the cowshed, and stat -d ilraL cows were frequently rendered useless through injuries received ;n su.Hi races. Some who were averse to races advocated "\" shaped openings from the yard to the .shed s o that the cows could separate when returning to the yard, Much all o[iening, if suiiieientiy pavcil and the right length, constituted, Mr. Deem (.-.villained, all the race required by the regulations. "Sir. Deem further stated that the use of a raw was optional, hut fell sure that many of his hearers would soon be using them. Ucicrring to the question of inspection, Mr. J. Brown expressed the opinion that the factory managers were the best possible inspectors of milk, had ail the power necessary, and were in the best "position to keep a cheek on the quality of milk supplied. Comparing the improved quality of butter manufactured ii.t the present time with thct of twenty years ago-, he claimed thai the farmer had worked out his own salvation willliuiil inspection, and couid continue to do so. !M'r. Hodgson was also strongly of the opinion that the factory managers ought to be the b.-st inspectors. When the question of milk carts being used for other purposes than the coiiYcvancc of milk mas being discussed. Mr. liccm pointed out that a "dead animal" meant an nnininl that had died, whereas an animal that had been slaugtered was a "carcase."

In answer to a .speaker who considered that it would cost him £2OO to comply with this regulations, Mr. Deem expressed the opinion that .there was not a regulation before them which could not be convplied with at an expendituve of £2o.—Stratford Post.