T1LLAMÖOK HEADLIGHT, FEBRUARY YÍ. 1910.
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S FAMOUS CHEESE.
3,500,000 Pounds! Manufactured
Valued
The year 1909 is a record breaker in the history of the dairy
industry of Tillamook County, not only as to the amount of
cheese*manufactured, but fora superior grade turned out and
the cliiftax for high prices for Tillamook County's famous cheese
Something like 3,300,000 pounds of cheese was manufactured
in this county last year, valued at $550,000, which, considering
that the industry is still in its infancy ami the small population
of the county, is a splendid showing for Tillamook, and speaks
volunins of praise for the industry and Western grit of the
dairymen who have turned this Western County of Oregon in
to the leading dairying section of the State. Dairying last year
made a big gain over the previous year, for the amount of
cheese manufactured jumped from 3,(MM),(MM) pounds to 3,500,000
pounds, making a gain of $150,(MM) in twelve months. And as a
result of the prevailing high price for cheese throughout the
year, and also in previous years, the dairymen have been en
joying a long stretch of prosperity, the result of which is they
have been able to pay off their indebtedness and clear up more
land and have bank accounts to their credit. The dairymen in
Tillamook County are better fixed than the farmers in any other
part of Oregon, for the big checks they receive every month for
butter fat show conclusively that there is big money in an ideal
dairying section like Tillamook. The t>est proof of this is the
fact that the average price paid for butter fat last year was about
37c., and considering that most of the dairymen raise their own
teed, and as there is comparatively but little mill feed used, this
gives the dairymen a handsome profit for their industry. It is,
however, a record breaker, tor it caps the climax for the highest
average price in any previous year, and the dairymen are get
ting all there is in it.
Another thing which wonderfully helped last year was the
superior quality and higher grade cheese manufactured and
placed on the market from Tillamook County. This did a great
deal towards firmly establishing the already high reputation
Tillamook cheese attained, so much so that wherever Tilla
mook cheese came in competition with Eastern cheese the
home product readily sold at a premium on the market. The ex
periment last year on the part of the co-ojierative associations in
employing and paying an experienced cheese maker (Mr. F. W.
Christensen) to supervise the manufacture and grade the cheese
at the co-operative factories, was money well spent, for it
did more to help raise the grade of Tillamook chesse than any
thing previously attempted in that direction.
Yet one of the most important matters, after all, is selling
the cheese and getting the top price for it. In this respect the
dairymen have reason to rejoice that the confidence they have
placed in those who have handled the business end of it. Mr.
Carl Haberlach, who handles more cheese than anyone in Ore
gon, and the product of 19 Tillamook cheese factories, again
proved himself to be a most successful salesman, who handled
2,506,612 pounds of cheese, valued at $386,135.81. Mr. W. T.
Dwight, who handles the output from Ray’s factories at Clover
dale, also proved himself a good salesman. He handled 474,705
pounds of cheese, valued at $70,490.39.
The output from the
Red Clover Creamery Company’s factory went to the Hazel
wood Cream Company, and as the patrons of this factory
were half a cent per pound below the other co-operative asso
ciations, some of the patrons were not satisfied, Apart from
that, the dairymen are well pleased with the result of last year’s
business and have no complaints to make. And for a long time
now no one has succeeded in getting the best of the dairymen,
for they are a little more careful, Bince they have been fleeced
on numerous occasions, not to turn over their products to some
stranger to sell who may happen to be gifted with a lot of jaw bone
industry and swindling characteristics. It is pleasing to note
that none of the dairymen lost any money by being swindled
by that class of individuals last year.
The two largest factories in the county, the Maple I>eaf and
The Tillamook Creamery, ran close together. The Tillam<x>k
Creamery, it will l>e seen from the figures given below, had the
largest amount of milk, but Maple Leaf came out at the head of
the list for the largest amount of money ever received by one
factory on a twelve month’s run in the county.
CARL
HABERLACH’S
REPORT.
Handles 2,506,612 Pounds of Cheese
Valued at ¿386,135.81.
Following is a report hovering some of my work for the sixteen
cheese factories and three small dairies for which I act as secretary and
salesman. These figures coyer the work of the year 1909.
Total milk received, 23,41(1521 lbs.
Total cheese manufactured, 2.50*613 lbs.
Total boxes cheese sold, 37,180.
Total butter fat. 916,598 lbs.
Amount received for cheese. $186.135.81.
Average received for cheese was a little over 13.4 cents per lb. ship
ping point.
Avir ige yield was a little ore/10.7 lbs. of cheese per 1(M)lbs. of milk.
Aveiage yield of cheese |>er 1(1) 11». milk was smaller than the pre
vious year, but the quality of the cbet se was much better.
9.34 lbs. of milk were required on an average to make a lb. ofcheese.
Aver: ge butter fat content of the milk forthe year was .061)14 percent.
Receipts of milk and value of product sold for the several factories
Pounds milk.
Gross value.
ax tollowa: —
31*47**5
Tillamook Creamery..................... .... 4.25*444
70.152.49
Maple Leaf........................................ .... 4.21*321 ....
3.6X8.9111
(*7<r¿.44
Fairview..............................................
1.897,27»
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31,772.90
S. Prairie...........................................
Three Rivers.................................... .... 1.718.847 .... .. 27.93* 98
Aff K5
1 .\<7 157
1.018.641 ... .. 1*4<*O4
(k-ean Park........................................
14.285 34
853.211 >
>frdsi
. 13.928.1«)
84*536
Elwixxl.........................................
9,364.38
572.426 ....
K Beaver......... ................................
7,395.38
457.932 .... ..
Pleasant Valley..............................
51*244 ....
».«*45
Alder Vale........................................
189.593 .... ..
3,187.41
Netarts............. .................................
219.369 .... ..
*607.00
Jackson A Haling............................
179.637a ....
3.29139
Miami ...............................................
i.<X)0.(iiie .... .. 15.529. «2
Nehalem
.................................... ...
210.(1*»
....
3,395.41
3 small Factories....................... .
Total..................... .»,............................ 23.41*524 lbw
$38*13*81
a August to Novemlier.
'Estimated
Taking off Mfcc for making cheese, farmers would have received on
an average $1.4» 1* c per MMl lbs. milk. This includes a numlierof factor
ies at a distance, some of which have to |»y twice the freight Tillmook
pays, and is certainly a fine figure for milk. Butter fat. 37>,c.
Thio io the milk received from about 375 patrons.
From estimates at hand. I should judge that the production of
cheese in Tillamook Countv the past season was about 1500.0» lbs.,
of a value of nearly $240.(MMl<Ml The past year was the banner year in
thio county, bo* in production and price. Present indications are to
the effect that the coming year will be as good as the past one. especi
ally the first part. Cheese prices are at thia writing the highest kau*-n,
with the market on fancy triplets 18 cents Tillamook.
Dated at Tillamook, Oregon. February l«th. 191*
C arl H abbrukch .
at
Last Year I
$650,000.00 !
Amount of the Checks Paid to Some of the
Dairymen for Six Months
M. W. Harrison ...............
E. and A. Marolf...............
Mrs. A. I.. Donaldson ...
R. Zweifel ............................
Knight A Hunt ...................
GoodBpeed A Lucas ........
Gyo. Williams.....................
Brant A Neilson ........... ,...
Schild Bros............................
Jonas Olson...........................
J. Morgan..............................
B. H. Hathaway.................
J. Hathaway .......................
A. Anderson.......................
L. G Freeman ...................
Heisel A VonRutx ...........
C. Sveneon ..........................
G. Wicklund.........................
J. Williams ..........................
N G. Boquist.......................
A. D. Gist..............................
Getchell A Daniels...........
P. Marolf ..............................
P. Norberg ..........................
Wyes Bros.............................
April.
May.
$1*4.7«
704.47
472.23
39*29
313. «1
277.00
227.40
462.88
308.18
387.50
274,85
498.94
295.53
295.00
317.99
301.30
348.83
305.44
288.12
390.94
392.05
174.74
154.0!)
353.60
41*02
$851.77
mn
758.36
623.54
563.35
443.80
389.02
*4*5*
402.76
53*78
4*1.32
605.14
383.59
34*71
485.59
379.90
437.34
353.32
400.93
445.72
435.11
271.25
24**0
328.38
618.85
June.
. . $79* 79 .
. . 815.31 . .
. . 8(*48 . .
. *43.98 ..
. 525.41 ;.
.. 44*55
. 3UO.98 . .
.. 588.14
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433.09
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. 488.55
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. 453.02 . .
.. 574.09
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,. 374.97
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.. 321.90 ..
.. 373.12 ..
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. 37*94
. 422.75 ..
. . 327.61
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.. 438.83 ..
.. 414.54 ..
. . 412.30 . .
. . :*2.23 . .
. 277.95 ..
. . 322.90 . .
. . 570.48 . .
July.
$762.13
818.74
841.13
618.87
492.30
482.62
41*01
597.42
459.84
462.73
441.34
579.36
407.78
32*41
385.42
398.56
418. *8
361.37
541.33
406.67
379.08
37*10
319.90
312.82
521.74
| one as to the stock being good.
MAPLE LEAF. I There is no question but that the
i inspection han helped the quality
cheese in every factory where the
Banner Factory for of inspection
was carried on, the mak
ers took greater pains in getting
Biggest Amount the quality an well aa the appear
ance up to higher standard. I
know Maple Leaf Creamery would
of Money.
make a mistake in deciding against
To the stockholders of Maple Leaf
Creamery Association, Tilla
mook, Oregon.
G entlemen ,—Following is my re
port as secretary for your associa
tion for the year 1909.
inspection,
and
from
having
sold the output of your factory from
its start, and much the largest part
of Tillamook's cheese the past sea
son, no one should be in a better
position to judge of this than the
writer.
At this writing cheese is the high
est in price ever known, and with a
good article that the people want,
it looks as though the coining year
would be better even than the past
one.
Respectfully submitted,
C arl H aberlach , Sec.
Amount of milk received for the
yearwas 4,21*321 lbs. This is a gain
over the previous year of 59* 827
lbs., or nearly 17 per cent Receipts
for months were: January, 3*230
lbs.; February, 42,188 lbs.; March,
159,828 lbs.; April, 4X1,452 It».; May,
625,470 lbs.; June, 638,137 lbs.; July,
617,222 lbs.; August. 562,191 lbs.;
September, 442,094 lbs.; October,
3*1,182 lbs.; November, 202,252 lbs.;
December. 94.075 lbs.
Amount of butter fat in milk,
1*5.034 lbs.
Average per cent butter fat .06914.
Amount of cheese manufactured
and sold, 453845 lbs.
Average yield was 10.76 lbs. of
cheese per 100 lbs. milk.
*276 boxes cheese inanfactured.
To the stockholders of the Tilla
Amount received for the year’s
mook Creamery, Tillaimxik, Ore.
cheese, $70,152.49.
G entlemen ,—Fallowing is my re
Average price received was 15.40
port as secretary of your company
cents per lb. cheese.
for the year 19(5):
The association received $7,942.29
4.25* 444 lbs. of milk were received
for making cheese for the year, j
during the year, the monthly re
charging 1% cents per lb. cheese
ceipts having been as follows: Janu
for making.
ary, *4,237 lbs.; February, 50,826
Patrons were paid $62.237.26 for
lbs.; March. 14* 167 |l»s.; April, 424,
milk average $1.46 6-1C per 1(M) lbs.
621 lbs.; May. 62*201 lbs. June. 6*1.-
milk.
459 lbs.; July, *45,478 lbs.; August,
Butter fat prices paid for the
567,111 lbs.; September, 447,06* lbs.;
year were 34 cents for January, 37
October. 348,911 lb*; November,
cents for February, 38>y cents for
188,824 lbs.; snd December, 85,543
March, 40 cents for April, 38 cents
lbs.
for May, 35.2 cents for June, 35.5
450.679 lbs. of cheese were manu
cents for July. 37.3 cents for Aug
factured and sold.
ust, 3*2 cents for September, 3*2 (
*308 boxes of cheese manufac
for October, 41.Scents for November. '
tured and sold.
and 40 cents for Decemlrer.
Average yield was 10.59 lbs. of
The expenses for the past year
cheese ;>er UM) 11». milk.
were $6207.0*
Average price received for cheese
Improvements paid for about the
was 15.415 cents.
factory up to thia date tots I $1027,89.
Amount of butter fat in milk,
Resources and liabiities of the
165.422 11».
association are aa follows:
Average butter fat in miik, (B886
Resources: Building and ground,
per cent.
$4.127.88; due association for De
Patrons were paid $61,Ml.38 for
cern tier cheese. $42* 34; bills re
butter fat for the year.
ceiveable.
$25.00;
cash
with
Factory received for making the
treasurer, $1.488.25; other resources,
year's cheese the sum of $7.88*85,
$979.65; Cloverleaf, $14.<*, total re
being 1% cents per lb. cheese
sources, $7, (MB. 1.3.
manufactured.
Liabilities are the capital stock
Patrons wen* paid the following
outstanding, $750 and $11.3*
prices for butter fat: January,33cta.;
Resources exceed liabilities in the
February,
cents: March, 37
sum of $*3D**L
cents, April, 40 cento; May, 37cents;
The sum of $25*57 was paid the
June. 34.6 cento; July, 38 cents;
Tillamook County Creamery Asso
August. 38 cento; Sept.. 37 cento;
ciation for inspecting last season's
October, 3*8 cents; November, 40
cheese This amounts to practi
cents; and December. 4U 4 cento.
cally 1-20 cents j>er lb. for the year's
The expenses for the past year
cheese and has helped the price of
were $* 172.6*
all cheese made in Tillamook Coun
The resources and liabilties at
ty the |>ast year, whether it was
present are aa follows:
inspected or not. because we have
Cash with treasurer, $2.190.86.
liven able to ship cheese to far off
due from merchants for cheese,
markets, and they have to depend
$91*11; factory ami ground, $2,325.
largely upon the guarantee of some!
August.
$728.1*
798.61
812.53
62*02
47¿O7
454.55
353. «1
55*07
449.41
43*57
441.43
561.66
42* 18
314.43
394.«)
;*B.92
399.85
362.62
523.72
395.29
401.46
332.46
33*55
299.37
512.71
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$56*22
0*8.44
7'27.52
493 tM)
38*32
358.09
34*02
473.18
351.15
37*85
385.94
35* «b
231.81
288.24
341.58
338.18
333.45
35*27
473 01
342.71
30*57
324.12
324.00
280.07
40*88
Resources : Supplies on hand,
$515.00; due ass«x*iation from mer
chants for cheese, and December
cheese still
on hand, $2,080.43;
cash in bank, $382.31 ;
factory,
$2,800; other resources, total re
sources, $6,377.74.
Liabilities are 12 shares of stock
outstanding (per value), $1,200.00;
due patrons for December milk,
$2,019,14 ; total. $3,22*14.
Resources exceed liabilites in the
sum of $3,158.0*
The sum of $220.03 was paid to
Tillanuxik County Creamery Asso
ciation for inspecting cheese, being
1-10 cents per lb. for the cheese
made during the month of March
to July, Ixith inclusive. The quality
of Tillamook cheese has been much
better the past season than the
year before, resulting in bringing
the dairymen many times the coat
of inspection in the increased value
of cheese. It would certainly be
taking a step backward for the
dairymen if tiiey discontinue the
practice of inspecting the cheese,
whereby cheese can be sold for its
quality.
There are no stocks of cheese in
thia county at thia time and every
thing seems bright for good prices
and a fair market the coming sea
son. By paying atrick attention to
quality, we have been enabled to
market a consitlenible part of the
output of cheese of this county in
markets'which were formerly bare
of Tillamook cheese, namely, to
lewiston, Spokane, Sgn Diego and
Los Angeles. To the latter city we
shipped the past season from thia
ind other factories a total of *398
Ixixes
of cheese,
enough
to
help the Oregon and Washington
markets materially.
Respectfully submitted,
C arl H aberlach , Sec.
79; supplies on hand on January
lst, $458.35; 1910 expense accounts,
$07.10;
other resources, $481.77.
Total resources, $*239.98.
Liabilities: Capital stock, $1,150.-
(M), other liabilities, $4.13.
Total
liabilities, $1,154.13.
I would suggest that at thia time
k delegate be selected to represent
the Tillamook Creamery at the
■■¡■»'■'L.. ■J”.1
sessions of the Tillamook Count}'
Creamery Association.
The in
spection of Tillamook cheese has
had a good influence on the quality
of all the cheese produced at the
factories belonging to the associa
To the Stockholder« of South
tion, the cheesemaker without ex
Prairie Creamery Co., Tillamook
ception taking greater pains with
Oregon.
their
product, and they
were
G entlemen , — Following la my
also more careful in the quality of
report aa wecretary for your com
the milk delivered.
pany for 1909.
Respectfully submitted,
Amount of miik received at the
C arl H aberlach , Sec.
factory forthe year was 1,897,276Iba.
Monthly receipts
were, January,
21,045 lbe; February, 13,162 Ibe;
March, 4*6*.* Iba; April, 187,230 lbe;
May, 287,707 ibe; June, 313,*31 Iba;
July. ‘298,409 Iba; August, 202,47011»;
To the stockholders of the Fairview September,'205,728 11»; October, Mt,*
Dairy Association, Tillamook, .536 Iba; November, 7*777 iba; De
Oregon.
cember, 32,20* lbs.
G entlemen , — Following is my
Amount of butter fat in milk win
report as secretary of your associ-, 74,281 lbs.
tion for the past year.
Average butter fat in milk was
Amount of milk received for the .03915 per cent.
year was, 3,(188.91)1 lbs., divided as
3*62* 11». cheese manufactured
follows: January, 3* 722 lbs.; Feb. and sold. 2,9*5 Ixixea made.
ruary. 19,111 lbs.; March, 14**22 lbs.;
10.89 Ilia, cheese were made on an
April, 365,805 lbs.; May, 517,170 lbw.; average per KM) Iba. of milk.
June, 551,131 lbs.; July. 546,(JOO lbs.;
Cheese sold for $31.772.9*
August, 500,300 11».; September.
Average price received for cheese
407,087 11».; October, 310,158 II».; was 15.37 cents j»r lb. f.o.b. d<x:k
November, 1*5,368 It».; and Decem Tillam<x>k.
ber. 109,907 lbs. Thiels an increase
Factory received for making cheese
of 931,293 lbs. over the proceeding the sum of $3200.70,* being 1^ cents
year.
l»er lb. cheese made except during
Butter fat in milk, 145,923 lbs., the month of September, when noth
being an average of 3.995 11». of ing was charged for making.
butter fat per 100 lbs. of milk.
Patrons were paid $28,539.13, or on
Amount of cheese manufactured, an average of a little over $1.50 per
393.2*7 11». Thia makes an average 10011». for milk, but if a charge bad
yield of 1*66 11». of cheese pe¥ KM been made for 'making September
lbs. of milk. On an average 9.38 cheese the average price for the year
11». of milk were required to make would have Isen $1.48 4-10 cents per
a pound of cheese.
1») Iba.
No. of Ixixea of cheese manu
Patrons were paid for butter fat
factured, 5,560.
aa follows: XL7 cents for Jsnuary,
Amount cheese was sold for, Accents for Feb., 4* 2 eta for March,
estimating, a small quantity of 11 cents for April, 39 cents for May.
December still
in
the factory, 3*5cta for June, 3*2cta for July, 37.3
$60,708.44.
cents for August, 42.5 cents for Hept-
Average price receive«! per pound ember (nocharge), 30 cents for Octo
of cheese for the year, 13.43c. per ber, 40 centa for November, and
pound.
4*4 cents for December.
Amount pai<! patrons, estimating
Resources and liabilities of tlie
December payment, $53,882.(6.
factory at present are aa follows:
Average price paid (»trona ICO
Factory
building and ground,
11». milk, $14*
$1.7M> (* due com|»ny for cheese
Factory
received
fot
making from merchanta.$ZI*(M, supplies on
cheese,
estimating,
December, hand, $248.2* 1910 expenae account,
$*881 .(JB; the price of 1% rente tieing $149.81.
charged for making a pound of
Total renoureea, $2.116.68.
cheese.
Liabilities, Capital Block. $1,.KM).<D;
Patron« have been paid for but or -rd raft. 98c
ter fat aa follows: January, NH
$131.(6 was paid the Tillamook
cents; February, 37 cents; March, County Creamery Association for
37.3 cento; April, 381$ cents; Msy, inspecting cheese the (mat season.
37 cents , June, 36 cento; July. 36
1 would suggest thst youappoi-it
cento; August, 37 cents; September, s >me one to attend the first sessions
3*H cento; October,
37 1 cento; of the saaociation, at which time
November, 3$ cento.
the Directors will be elected. The
The expenses for the past year association has done good work
have been $*707.11.
the psat wiron in raiaing the qual
Resources and liabilities of the ity of Tillamtxik cheeee and has
association are aa follows:
helped materially in raising ibe
Fairview Dairy As
sociation.
THE TILLAMOOK
Banner Factory for
Largest Amount
of Milk.
South Prairie Crea
mery Company.