Tillamook’s Famous Cheese !
Three and a Half Million Pounds Manufactured in
1910—VALUED at $550,000.
THE BANNER DAIRYING COUNTY OF OREGON !
As cheap feed is essential
as the area of cleared land is but a States.
small fraction of what can and will to profitable.and successful dairying
be cleared and devoted to this pro it is well to state that but few dairy.
fitable industry from which the [ men buy mill feed, consequently
dairymen are now receiving month there is greater profit in dairying in
ly checks ranging from $300 to $800 Tillamook than most other sections
of Oregon.
Grass is king in Tills.
according to the number of cows.
With the railroad about completed, | mook and it affords pasturage for
the dairy herds the year round,
Portland is beginning to call for
large quantities of cream and offer keeping green in Winter and never
ing as good prices as the cheese dryingupin Summer. Whiteclover
--------- '
I factories
can pay, and large con grows naturally on the bottom lands
Dairying is the leading agricul
densed
milk,
factories have already- throughout the county and is the
tural occupation in Tillamook Conn-
very best kind of grass for dairy
ty. Pure mountain water; never secured sites for the erection of herds.
One to two acres of river
failing rains; green pasture the plants to utilize the product of thou bottom land is sufficient to keep a
sands
of
cows.
The
demand
for
year around, blessed for cows even |
cow, if properly’ cultivated.
Enor
as for David ; slight variation in Tillamook County dairy products is
mous crops of hay are harvested
unlimited
and
at
prices
above
those
temperature between summer and
every year, and this and the green
winter ; the moist salt atmosphere, obtained in any other section.
pasture constitute the feed on which
make this an ideal dairy’ country.
The natural grasses, the cool sum the dairy herds are kept the entire
In no place in the United States or mer breezes blowing from the Pa year.
To give some idea of how
Canada are dairyman receiving so cific Ocean, the mountain streams rapidly the cheese industry is grow,
high a price per pound for butter which flow through its valleys, the
ing in the county, it may be stated
fat as right here in this favored salty atmosphere, the never failing that in 1898, five years after the first
county. All of the cheese factories rains—all these combine to make factory was built, there were eight
in Tillamook County, over 30 in this county the “Dairyman’s Para
large factories in operation in the
number, paid their patrons over 35 dise.”
,
county.
Now there are between
cents per pound for July, 1910, but
Prior to 1893 dairying was carried thirty and forty large factories, be
ter fat and several of them as high on in Tillamook County in a primi
sides numerous smaller concerns,
as 41 cents per pound, the average tive way.
The first factory was producing, as they did last year,
being about 39 cents.
This is due j built at Tillamook City in the spring
3,500,000 pounds of cheese, valued at
to the superior quality of cheese j of 1893 and wasoperated as a cream
$550,000, which is at a premium on
turned out. Tillamook cheese stands ery during that season. The follow
the market, there being a great de
in a class by itself. The cheese pro ing year it was converted into a
mand for Tillamook cheese on ac
duct of thia county in 1910 was over cheese factory, marking the begin
count of its superior flavor and good
three and one-half millions of ning of the cheese industry in the
keeping qualities, as well as the
pounds.
It is claimed by many of county.
Owing to climatic condi uniform grade, which is maintained
the dairymen that one acre of Tilla tions, character of grasses and ex
by the co-operative factories em
mook bottom land will keep a cow cellent water, it is possible to pro
ploying an experienced cheese-mak
the year around, and $100 per year duce cheese here of finer flavor and
er to superintend the making and
per cow is not an unusual income. better keeping qualities than in al
grading of the cheese.
Dairying here is but in its infancy most any other portion of the United
The DAIRYMAN’S
PARADISE.
Amount of Monthly Checks Paid to a
Few Dairymen in 1810
s
1
Mrs. A. L. Donaldson..
M. W. Harrison ..........
E. A A. Marolf ....
John Morgan.................
Beala A Knight.............
Goodapeed A Lucas
Brant A Nelson.............
John Hnthawuy ........ .
Schild Bros...............
S. Wyaa ...........................
Jonas Olson...................
B. H. Hathaway...........
L. G. Freeman..............
Peter Beisel .. ..............
C. A. Svenaon ....... ..
Gnat Wicklund ............
Junies Williams............
N. G. Boquist...............
A. C. Gist
I). Fitzpatrick, 25 cows
Naegili A Kampher . .
Vaughn A Thomas .
F. R. Beala ...................
Joseph Dürrer................
A. G. Beals.....................
Elwood ..........
Tillamook ....
Fairview ...
Fairview........
Tillamook ....
Tillamook........
Elwood.............
Clover Leaf ...
Fairview ........
Elwood ............
Fairview.........
Clover Leaf ..
Maple Leaf .. .
Maple Leaf ...
Maple Leaf ...
Maple Leaf .. .
Maple Leaf . .
Maple Leal ...
South Prairie. .
Tillamook ....
Fairview.........
Clover Leaf ...
Tillamook........
Red Clover....
Red Clover....
Industry is Only
in Its Infancy.
July.’I Aug. Sept.
Factory.
NAME.
1
447.30
549.13|
453.14
422.47
278.35
471.00
302.30,
385.00
421.00
207.00
338.18
210.74
105.23
292.49
307.15
404.04
112.45
170.32}
200.031
443.82
287.22
339.90
513.90
442.45
800.82
849.20 I
749.34
580.00 ,
425.07
078.87
430.13
487.47
540.24
512.12
471.44
449.34
417.92
393.90
507.05
599.80
433.24
418.05
4717.40
447.34
475.44
395.22
040.20
020.48
$851.07 $040.07 $440.70
797.89 084.92 573.25
807.20 001.45 542.50
721.70 004.08 480.9«
003.89 458.33 312.24
492.85 398,00 274.13
588.40 410.58 410.58
395.70 290.70 201.02
49*2.28 412.25 270.78
504.38 417.32 417.32
500.52 449.82 330.00
442.20 309.94 258.40
453.74 375.41 292.35
412.97 324.48 228.90
424.85 343.09 244.37
320.34 480.51 399.03
552.40 401.0*2 297.04
453.02 401.28 358.05
457.73 359.39 255.10
382.80 322.84 204.28
447.42 492.95 300.10
439.02 331.94 244.29
394.24 408.39 417.70
028.04 500.80 397.01
081.74 510.58 412.44
(L
0)
The Average Price Paid Last Year for 100 Pounds of
Milk Was a Trifle Over >1.50 and From 38c. to 39c.
Pound for Butter Fat.
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Grass is King in Tillamook County !
I
Keeps Green the Whole Year !
With the exception of tliiB small
Have you a band? Ans. Yes, and Ans. It has never been tired on a
amount of inferior cheese, the
very extensive scale, but those own
we have many good musicians.
qunlity has been very uniform at
ing chickens are doing well. The
1s
Tillamook
County
good
for
nil the factories, due to the general
price now paid for chickens is 13c.
cranberries and if so what is the pound live weight.
use of commercial starter as a base,
price
of
cranberry
lands.
Ans.
Til
giving them all the same flavor to
But few counties in Oregon can
What do you think the popula
To insure the manufacture of the •tart with.
lamook has the best cranberry land
lay claim to raising canberries, and
in Oregon as can be proven by the tion of Tillamook City will be in
best grude of cheese, experienced
While some of the milkers were of the few, Tillamook stands as one
1915. Ans. 5,000 to 0,000.
checsemukera are employed, and to opposed to it at first on account of } - of the leading counties fitted to j What ia the general price of land? amount of the crop. Such lands are
What „
__________
r — price of *
is the
average
worth $500 with crop guaranteed.
make this doubly sure, several of extra labor in looking after it, they | monopolize that industry. The vines ; ; Ans. Improved land is worth about
cheese per pound? Ana. About 15
I $50 to $350 per acre.
Unimproved
find their work is so much more
Have you any house movers in cents.
the co operative associations employ satisfactory that they are more than , are well adapted to this climate, are land is worth from $10 to $100.
free from insect pests, grow vigro-
town? Ans. Yes.
an inspector to superintend the repaid.
How much money was made is
| oualy, and where the bogs are pro
What is the nature of the soil?
What are the principle industries
To meet thia standard of excellency perly prepared are enormously pro Ans. Soil of river bottoms is sandy
1910 from the fishing industry:
making and the grading of cheese,
in
Tillamook
County?
Ans.
Gene
and in thia manner a uniform stan requires continuous and persistent I ductive. They have produced by loam. Soil of prairie is loam and ral farming, dairying, fishing and Ans. $100,000.
effort on the part of the markers and
Would your city olfer any induce
dard ia placed on the market,
His they are entitled to much credit for actual measure at the rate of 1,000 clay.
lumbering.
bushels per acre. It cast from $200
Are there any homestead lands in
report for laat year follows ;
What opportunities can you offer ments to get a good moving picture
the work which has been accom to $400 per acre to prepare the
Ana. We have two
i the county. Ans. None that are for mantacturing? Ana. We have to come in.
To theTillumook Creamery Ass'u, plished.
ground and plant the vines, in-i i suitable for anything.
vaBt timber resources which fur good ones already.
If a maker doesn't take an interest eluding the cost of plants.
The
Gentlemen
I nubnait the "follow-
What do you think a man with
Is there an opening for a plumb nish material for mills.
ing re|x»rt of cheese ins|>ec$ed for in bis work and doesn't think land which has timber standing on ing shop ? Ans. No.
$500. $1000 or $2000 could do toward
enough of Jiis job to try to excel, it is the most expensive to prepare,
the year 1910:
Have you an electric light plant? buying a home inTillamook Countv.
Is there an opening fora druggist, Ans. Yes.
Flats Y X Trip. inspection will not help him, it will I ultliough none the less adapted to
Ans. Get a good start in the best
Maple Leaf Cry. Co. MOI 711 10287 •inly expose him and he had better the aiming of cranberries so long doctor or dentist ? Ans. No.
What is Bay City noted for? Ans. ' section of Oregon.
step
out
and
letf
some
one
have
the
Tillumook Cry **
as the land is made up of vegetable
4'23 4*3 10507
What is the average temperature? Fishing, lumbering audits location
5*i» 14701 place who ia willing to earn the muck or peat. A bog, once set in Ans. 50.5.
Fairview D'y Ass'n
on the bay.
money.
733
S. Prairie Cry. Co.
8492
the proper shape, will last indefinite
What is the value of the cattle in
Respectfully,
Is Nehalem a good farming coun
1 tire«’ Rivers Cry.
019 7198
ly. Die first cost, although quite the county? Ans. 7c. live weight.
F. W. (. HKIHTENBKN, Inspector. : large, cuts little figure in the long
try? Ans. Yes, what there is. Land
Bear and deer are quite plentiful
Clover Leaf Cry Co. 102 853
Can you pasture stock the year along the Nehalem is rich and pro
1110 5'238
Medu Co-op Cry. Co.
run. The cranberries grown here ; round?
throughout the County, Wildcut
Ans.
Yea.
ductive.
K wood Cry. Co.
954 4917
are of a darker color am’ are much '
coon, mink and otter art also found
How many lawyers are there in
Cold Spring C. Co. 021
371 3250
What is the most attractive beach
Oregon is second in the list of superior in flavor to those grown in
E. Beaver C, Co.
1333 27 tl states in the production of mohair, the east, and also weigh more to the Tillamook? Ans. Eight.
reBort? Ana. Bayocean is in better in goodly numbers, and now and
48'2 1107
Pleasant Valley Cry.
condition than any other. The Pot then a panther. On the bays and
and nowhere ia the natural habi bushel. The size of the cranberry < How deep do you have to go to get ter Realty Co. is spending a great
is about the same. There are many water? Ana. About 15 feet.
lakes are found large flocks of
Total
2070 7280 87001 tant of the Angora goat better acres of suitable land for raising
How many saloons are there in deal of money to make that resort geese, ducks and snipe during the
an attractive place.
This cheese was graded for a adapted to its keep anil develop cranberries in the County.
the city? Ans. Five.
winter months.
Pigeon, quail,
high standard of excellency, and of ment than in the mountain ranges
What wild game are there in the
How many children in the Tilla
grouse and pheasant are found in
the amount 03 Flats. 103 Y.X, and I of western Oregon. The generous
mountains
?
Ans.
Bear,
deer,quail,
mook Schools ?
Ans. Tillamook
1222 Triplets were of poor miality.
season, thus furnishing game the
There are five newspapers in the City public high school district, rabbits and coons.
The secretary was informed an to showers, mild climate and respon county, viz. :
year round forthose who delight to
What
does
it
cost
to
reach
Tilla
430.
The
pupils
in
county
schools
i
the condition of the varioiu* lots, sive soil of Tillamook County
mook from Portland? Ans. $0.52 by hunt.
For the more daring and
Tillamook—Tillamook Headlight. are 1917.
which enabled him to dispose of peculiarly adapt it for these ani
••
— Tillamook Herald.
Are there any Catholic institutions stage and $7.50 by boat.
venturesome hunters, the Seal
them without injury to the reputa mals.
Nowhere ia browse more
Buy City—Bay City Examiner.
How much monev will one cow Rocks opposite the Netarts beach
in the city? Ans. Yes. there is a
tion of Tillamook's beat stack. On
Cloverdale—<loverdale Courier.
Catholic academy.
bring in during the year? Ans.
examination of his records it will plentiful or more «nourishing. Sheep
furnish exciting sport in the shape
Nehalem—Nehalem Enterprise.
be found that this cheese brought are raised to some extent, but the
Do you have rainfall distributed A good cow about $100.
various prices, from seven cent» to goat ia the more profitable of the The editors have a Boosters’ Asso- or does it come in bunches ? Ans i How many banks are there in the of the hundreds of Hugh sealion»
tion and the county is well supplied Distributed; Heavy in winter and county? Ana. Four.
which inhabit them, many of which
within a cent of the market pric *.
with newspapers.
warm showers in
Will the poultry business pay? are as large as a good sized cow.
Cheese Inspector’s
Report.
Cranberries a Proft LEADING
able Industry. Frequently
QUESTIONS
Asked by
Homeseekers Answered.
Game.
Mohair.
Newspapers.
Salmon Fishing
Salmon fishing is one 'of Tilla
mook County's iiu|H>rtant resour
ces. The Nehalem, TiHu-iiook and
Nsstuces Haye have excellent ri nn
of Chinook, adversities unit »tool
head aalmon. There are foau can
neries in the county. hauled on
the above named bass, the output
from which ia valued at from
fMOUM» to «00,000 annually. I»eep.
sea tiali are »« yet almost au un
known quantity. Our shore ia uni
formly shelving, carrying a fottv
fathom curve well out to sea. and
on thia bank have been taken cod.
halibut, akulpina, grouper» and
dozens of other varieties of fish At
present they are onlv taken when
some vessel liapi>ena to l>e lyinv off
to» a tide or on some such occasion,
but will some day furnish good
employment tor a large tore« of
fias! seekers.
Tillamook County has
Good Schools,
with a number of free
and Up-to-Date High
Schools.
Honey.
White clover is claimed by many
to produce the very best grade «
honey, and as it grows naturally
on all the river bottom lands of tn*
County, Tillamook honey cannoj
be surpassed for flavor, color ano
sweetness.
The seasons are u»
ually too short, however, to im *
it profitable to engage in this in
dustry extensively,
but
'''¡7
farmer may have a few steooj
which, if properly cared for. »'•>*
produce all he can use of the fin***
honey. The southern part of «*
County is best adapted for the pt*-
duction of this article.
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DAIRY SCENE
_--V***
IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY
This Descriptive Matter
was issued by the 1 ilia-
mook Headlight, whick
is absolutely correct
and is sent out by the\
Pulicity Committee of
the Tillamook Commer
cial Club.
George IF. Willett.
Fred C: Baker.
Com mitt**’