10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Juno R 1969
• The Need
(Continued noiii I’juc 1)
milk pi eduction quality. It is
important. I believe, even with
the lons histoiy of quality inv
proxement. for dairy farmers
to keep in mind that the em
phasis to improve milk quality
is \ery hkclv to continue.
There are four specific areas
relating to quality that I would
like to ask dairy farmers to
keep in mind;
First, is the matter of odor in
the milk. Off-odor has become a
seasonal production and a sea
sonal marketing problem. It is
one that only farmers can con
trol at the production level, and
it may be costly for some farm
ers to control this off-odor prob
lem However, as herd size con
tinues to increase, and now that
milk moves through the bulk
tank system, the importance of
farmers controlling the flavor
and odors cannot at all be
overlooked. Farmers with weed
or grass odor pay attention to
controlling the source of such
•weed or grass odors. Silage odors
must be conti oiled through bet
ter scheduled feeding programs.
Barn odors and other objection
able odois must be handled
through pioper ventilation.
With the ability of one off-odor
faim tank to spoil the sale of
ten times as much good milk,
this problem must be solved
Second, is the mattei of pesti
cides We have not done much
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talking, and I am afraid a lot of
people have not done much
woi rying lately about pesticide
lesiducs. I certainly hope, how
ever. that all dairy farmers have
continued to foiiow the best
recommendations they can get
from their county agents and
from the information currently
available as to proper pesticides
to be used on grasses fed to
dairy animals. Although the
pesticide problem never really
became a serious marketing
problem, it almost did at one
time, and, like many another
problem, it has not been eli
minated. Our cooperative is
doing its utmost to keep its
members informed as to proper
pesticide use. We are keeping
in touch with the local Food and
Drug people as to the general
policies being followed in the
markets where our members
ship milk. Once again, we want
to prevent a pesticide problem.
Third, is the matter of gen
eral housekeeping practices. In
the job of maintaining the
stable, loafing pen, milk house
and milking area in proper or
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shoot qualifications. I fool that
most daily fnimcis do well. Any
imptovement that is icquircd
in this part of maintaining sani
tary regulations often does cost
money. However, it is just as
important that dairy farmers'
housekeeping piacticcs meet
the sanitary regulations as it is
that the fixed facilities meet
such regulations, and amazing
ly, it costs very little, other
than time, for housekeeping
practices to be met.
As I said above, farmers are
probably up to their ears with
advice about improving milk
quality, but since it is a coopera
tive’s job to help its members
sell their milk, I feel it neces
sary to point out, in my fourth
area of concern, that total quali
ty production is necessary in
order to maintain market out
lets for members. The ability of
a cooperative and of its mem
bers to deliver a quality product
enhances the ability of the co
operative to maintain market
outlets or to obtain new market
outlets. I am sure that most, if
not all, dairy farmers fully ap
preciate this point.
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Retail Packaging Legislation
The spread of municipal leg- sunwbly including eggs," Melar
islation requiting completely warned,
transparent packaging for all The egg industry must be
perishable foods sold at retail, alert to the spread of these local
including eggs, has been noted oidinanccs, he points out, be
by Charles J. Meier, vice prosi- cause unless opposition is or
dent of the Poultry and Egg Na- gamzed in each municipality
tional Board. there is the danger that eggs
may be included in new pack
“A committee of the Chicago a S*ng rules.
City Council recently gave a ‘do N y . Eli beth
pass’ recommendation to an or- M T „u ty „ a
dinance which would require n , a ' ea^ y enacted trans
trmsnarent nackacine of all ports form consume rs are far
fresh meats and produce offered ” 3WS ’ ” and re "
for sale at retail.” Meier said. flom enthusiastic.”
He had given testimony at the “There is no issue of public
committee hearing, resulting in health involved,” he notes, “just
eggs being excluded from the an overly-protective attitude by
proposed ordinance. paternalistic legislators.”
On the floor of the City Ooun
cil, Meier reported, the action One of our neighbor boys must
was to send the measure back to be planning on being a doctor
committee for revision. when he grows up—he is already
“It’s interesting that there are saving old magazines,
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