Show SA utah ff T AL ah clean milk regulations explained prom from guy P stevens Ste veng state supervisor of dairies comes a message vital to all interested in the clean cleanliness lines of the dairy products offered tor for public consumption during the war says mr stevens it was found that the quality of dairy products sold 0 often failed to measure up to s standards tan dards previously maintained because of the important part dairy products play in the diet of people a need was seen to re educate the public toward the importance of the use of dairy products and that these foods be produced and marketed under only the most sanitary conditions A need was seen tor for a change in the dairy industry and far reaching quality improvements must bo be put in order to regain and perpetuate the position the industry once held in the public esteem in 1945 the more forward looking members of the dairy industry realizing the situation drew up a bill which was passed by the state legislature establishing a dairy section in the state department of agriculture with an advisory board composed of producers processors and eon consumers A quality improvement program was then recommended by the advisory board as a means of keeping the industry ladu stry in step stem with progress and to solve ia its own problems the new program provides for elimination of false falsa labeling of milk and dairy products as to quality it defines unacceptable milk and cream setting up standards of quality to determine its acceptability it provides that the various milk distributors and the people responsible tor for processing the dairy products shall be placed under state permit it provides for the buyer of milk and cream to examine the raw product received received at the plant and the rejection of that which is not acceptable it requires also that milk sold id to th the 0 public after july 1 1947 shall ibe bd pasteur iced in addition the regulations insist that milk producers provide themselves with a milking barn milk houses practices and utensils for properly keeping milk clean and safe such improvements are not unduly expensive it was pointed out and an example Is mentioned wherein a milking barn was remodeled to meet grade A requirements including the milk house attached for only with the farmer doing the work himself the dairy industry feels that they are not asking too much when they insist on safeguarding milk and dairy products against and dis ease producing bacteria each producer of milk therefore Is asked to produce milk only from clean healthy cows la in clean barns using clean well made utensils dean clean milking methods method and to handle milk in a clean well protected milk house with the use of 0 rapid and adequate cooling equipment the dairy improvement program does not want to put anyone out of business but wants to keep him in business as a part of the dairy industry and keep him in business in a bust busl ness nesa like manner with the minimum of expenditure for cleanliness and safety it Is undoubtedly the obligation alon of the dairy Indu state milk control agencies and the officials of every city and town in the state of utah to work together to provide the people with a good milk supply and to build a dignified and stable dairy industry atall vail pair awards set at for the first time since the war utah butali will hold a full and complete state fair this autumn and in premium awards and cash prizes will be distributed sheldon R brewster see sec detary manager announces the fair is scheduled tor for september 16 to 22 and premium books are now available to all prospective exhibitors uintah basin attracts geologists completing a tour of the uintah basin university of utah geology students declare that there are more formations exposed in uintah basin than are found in ili the grand canyon of the colorado also more tertiary strata are found in this area than any other place iu in the rocky mountain region california california led the parade into southern utah during june with visitors from the coast state entering tile the parks in addition all of the states of the nation were vere represented including the countries ot of canada china denmark guam and mexico total visitors to gioia dur june juna was an increase of 49 per cent over june of last year cedar city to advertise printing Is to be started soon at cedar city ot of an advertising folder the purpose ot of which will be to publicize the atoms areas attract the folder will be published by the cedar city chamber of commerce and will contain in formation about hotels tourist cabin accommodations industry scenic attractions etc ten tea thousand topics copies will lie be run oft on the first edition it Is reported |