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Tillamook Headlight. I February 20. 1P12- ft] Tillamook’s Famous Cheese ! __________________________________________________________________ Three and a. Hedí Million Pounds Manufactured Last Year VALUED at $550,000 __ Z1 % g MW V ■J 5. -------------------- -----------_____________ ___ 7"' ' ---------------------------- —_____________ The dairymen had another successful and highly cantable biiHineHR last year with another bumber out at of’over 3,500,000 pounds of Tillamook’s Famous heese manufactured and every pound of it found a •Ly market at top prices, which sold for $5;>0,()00. . aitput last year was about the same as the previous year, but with the opening up of the country now that i the railroad is complete and in operation, much of the uncleared land—there are thousands of acres of it—will be turned into valuable dairy farms by new settlers. It is safe to say that in a few years Tillamook County will ^manufacture$1,000,(MX) worth of cheese annually and all of it will find a ready market, for Tillamook cheese has obtained a remarkably wide and high reputation. To give some idea how profitable the industry is mi this county, the average price paid last year for 100 pounds of milk was about $1.30 and from 35c. to 36c. per pound for butter fat, many of the dairy herds making $100 per cow in one season for their owners. As most of the dairymen raise their own feed, they do not have to buy mill or other feed. There are about 30 large cheese factories in the county, a large proportion of which are located in the center of the county. The next largest numtier of cheese factories are to be found in tlie rich and fertile Nestucca Valleys, where about one third of the cheese is manufactured, and which is capable of Ttoubling that amount of cheese as soon as the large dairy farms are divided up. It is in the Nestucca Val ley where Mr. Charles Ray operates several factories and turns out a superior quality of cheese. Nehalem is gradually pushing ahead in the dairy industry, and it will not be many years before the cheese factories in the north part of the county will be multiplied, for there is much uncleared land in that section admirably adapted for dairying. The natural grasses, the cool summer breezes blow ing from the Pacific ocean, the mountain streams which flow through its valleys, the salty atmosphere, the never failing rains—all these combine to make this county the “Dairyman’s Paradise,’’ for, no matter how cold and severe in winter or dry and hot in summer the weather may be in other parts of the Northwest, meadows keep green the year round in Tillamook County, affording an abundance of green feed for the dairy herds even through tin* Hummer months, for there is but slight var iation in the temperature in summer and winter. It is owing to these climatic conditions that it is possible to produce in this county cheese of better quality, finer flavor and better keeping qualities than in almost any other portion of the United States. Other important features which have helped to make dairying successful and profitable are the fact that a crop failure is unknown in Tillamook County, and that blizzards, cyclones, zero weather, droughts and intense heat are also unknown here. the cheese-maker, if he happens to have a Cheese a little 1,0«^. *• . few — -— that —- - are - ----- same _____ in - cases ----- with —*1> off, is to mix good"Cheese, hoping that the poor vill pass without being de- Cheese will In fact we would not feel tected. I«» -------- --- ---- ' justified in paying as much for Cheese that has not been inspected, as we would if carefully inspected by an expert cheese-maker, disinter ested in the product except in so To the Tillamook County Creamery Association : far as to see that only a first-class I submit the following report of cheese inspected for the year 1911. article is sent out from Tillamook. We think any factory discontinuing Flats. Y.A. Triplets. inspection will make a mistake. State corporation tax, $10.00 ; outlay account con vention $20.50 ; banner for convention. $3.50; balance in treasury, $206.47 ; total, $1.624.97. There is also due the association for balance of 1911. »2. We have received numerous letters attesting to the improved quality of Tillamook cheese since taking up the inspecting and grading ot 1111a- mook cheese. We find that the trade appreciates the matter of umlor quality- Last season the inspected cheese was practically 93 per cent of the cheese sold by me. K e 8 pe C‘ ca L’H aberl À ch , Secretary. Maple Leaf Vreamery. .'......... The Tillamook Creamery... Fairview Dairy Association South Prairie Creamery........ Three Rivers Creamery......... Clover Leaf Creamery............. Long Prairie Creamery ........ Elwood Creamery.............. ... Cold Springs Cheese Co........ Central Co-op. Creamery. .. East Beaver Cheese Co......... Pleasant Valley Creamery Total .................................... 192 0 9 .. 224 ó .. 329 376 0 311 0 . 326 0 82 0 591 0 60 0 38 0 1,168 4 0 . 1,065 6 4,762 . . . 18,396 17,228 15,489 9,438 8,828 7,581 5,420 4,995 4,634 2,891 2,476 1,373 98,749 The above figures show on increase, equal to 8,250 triplets over the 1910. ... , ... . Of the cheese inspected, 77 Y. A. and 971 triplets were of poor quality, which is over a fourth less than the preceding year. Considering the unfavorable weather for making cheese during July and August, I consider the showing good. About half the loss in quality was caused by the milk being in bad condition and some of it is traceable to second day milk which also effects the yield. The practice of delivering second day milk is regulated at most of the factories and those where it is allowed would profit by doing likewise. It is gratifying to note the improvements being made at several different factories, which afford better facilities for making and curing the cheese. Respectfully. F. W. C hristensen , Inspector. Excellent, says Los Angeles. ‘‘This also reminds us that in our three years’ dealings with you, you have never lost a dollar on the Los Angeles trade, which is not a bad record. We presume that you have noth ing at all to offer at present or you would have been sending us down a few cases. Would like to know how your pastures look and when you think you will begin to make cheese in sufficient quanities to furnish us with a few small ship ments. Loe Angeles is going to run very short on Oregon cheese before the 1st of April, and we hope you will have something for us to offer in the early part of March, if possible. In this connection, we want to say that the quality of your cheese during the past season has been excellent, which, we presume, is due, in a large measure, to the careful inspection that we under stand is made in Tillamook county factories. We think that plan is, beyond question, most wise and beneficial in building up a per manent reputation for your goods. This is so because it tends to make all factories careful in their manu facturing and any goods that are not up to the standard should not be sold as fitet-class goods. This is the way they do in Wisconsin p.nd New York and your Tillamook county goods come in direct com petition with these states. We hope the inspection will continue and be enforced, and that even a still better quality of goods may be shown the coming season. Tillamook county goods have a fine reputation in this section, and we hope that you and your factories will do all in your power to keep up the record and improve on it if possible. ” just to show what quality means to us. When we have established our reputation on quality and shown the trade we can maintain it. we can get the price alright whereas on an article that just passes mus ter, the other fellow puts the price on. You certainly have greatly im proved the quality of the product in this last couple of years and the trade appreciates your efforts. Now, if we can keep on with that idea ever foremost in our minds, we would have an article second to none and we won’t have to take a back seat for anybody.” THE CO-OPERATIVE FACTORIES. Maple Leaf Creamery Had 4,073,360 Pounds of Milk—The Tillamook Creamery 3,937,717 Pounds-Fairview 3,440,560 lbs. Below we Rive a few of the co operative factory reports : Maple Leaf Creamery Ass’n. Factory received during the year 4,073,360 lbs. of milk. Receipts for the several months were as follows: January, 60,927 lbs.; February, 60,388 lbs.; March, 207,497 lbs.; April, 420,- 895 lbs.; May, 592,001 lbs. ; June, 628,- 551 lbs.; July, 607,416 lbs.; August, 482,371 lbs. ; September, 391,767 lbs.; October, 331,321 lbs.; November, 189,- 713 lbs., and December, 100,513 lbs. Milk contained 158,359 lbs. of butter fat or an average of 3.888 per cent. fat. 441,420 lbs. of cheese manufactured, and sold for $60,624.45. Following is a report covering some of my work for eighteen Average price received for cheese, factories for which I acted as secretary during the year 1911 : 13.74c. Tillamook. Total milk received, 24,131,802 lbs. 10.84 lbs. of cheese were made on an Total cheese manufactured, ' . 2,619,229 , , “ * lbs. average per 100 lbs. milk. Total boxes cheese sold, 36,691. 2.79 lbs. of cheese were made per lb. Total butter fat, 932,852 lbs. Amount received for cheese, $358,206.29. Depending on Good Grade. butter fat. Average received for cheese, 13.676 cents per lb Factory received lfc. per lb. fa? Average yield, 10.85 lbs. of cheese per 100 lbs. milk. “ We have been told several times Average of 2.81 lbs of cheese made per lb. of butter fat. of late that some Of the Tillamook making cheese, a total of $7,724.85. Average butter fat in milk 3.865 per cent. Cheese factories are trying to dis Expenses for the year were $6,998.30. Receipts of milk and value of product and lbs. of cheese for the card the office of the Cheese In Factory paid one dividend of 10 per several factories are aa follow«: spector. We are surprised to hear such news, and it certainly does cent, on stock, $67.50, and one of 2 not look as if the Tillamook farmers cents per 100 lb. of milk delivered by Pounds Pounds Nfime of Factory. of are going to keep in step with the stockholders during 1910, $569.14. of Amount. Milk. forward movements of our great Cheese. Resources and liabilities of the asso state of Oregon. Tillamook Creamery ............. . 3,937,717 .. 436,485 . $59,638.53 Such a step we would greatly re ciation are as follows: Resources: Cash in bank, $678.57; Maple Leaf Creamery .......... 4,073,360 .. 441.420 . gret, for we have found that the 60,624.45 Fairview Dairy Ass’n............. . 3,440,500 work of a cheese inspector has done bills receivable, $25.00; creamery plant, 375,057 . . 51,365 39 South Prairie Creamery . .. . 2,118,198 .. 229.115 . . 31.226.53 a lot of good towards getting an $4,127.89; due from . merchants and,, Three Rivers Creamery........ 1,996,914 .. 217,547 . even quality of cheese, and we find 29,858.28 Clover Leaf Creamery............. . 1,690,’63 .. 185,862 . . 25,477.46 that the trade is to a great extent others for cheese, $1,737.93; supplies Elwood C reamery Co............... 1.183.090 depending on it, in fact we have on hand, $540.90; equity in the Wilson . 121,029 . . 16.880.61 laing Prairie Creamery......... . 1,204.728 .. 131.495 some customers who would not River Farmers’ Water Co., $676.00; a 18,115.49 Cold Springs Cheese Factory . 1,035,046 .. 112,010 . . 15,369.37 take any cheese unless the inspec total of $7,786.29. Central Co-op. < reamery.... tion stamp is on the b<>x. 642,662 09,930 9.659 Si Liabilities: Capital stock outstand East Beaver Cheese Co.......... 639.028 67,269 . We know of a well known cheese 9,236.75 Pleusant Valley......................... ;«6,197 40,406 maker, who has lost considerable ing, $700.00. 5,543.79 Nehalem Dairy Ass’n. (Est). 470,000 ground in this market, mostly on 47,702 . 5,845.27 Farmers were paid practically $1.30 Alder Vale Creamery........ .. 405,786 account of his unreliable and un per 100 pounds of milk. 42,853 5,827.40 Moler Creamery..................... 303,393 32,930 . even quality of cheese. (He works 4 794.'» Butter fat prices were: January, lackaon A Baling..................... 295,560 under the old way.) 31,303 4,267.56 Netarts Creamery..................... 148,731 16,154 Therefore we would request you 27ic.; February, 28c.; March, 31c. ( 2,198.50 Sand Luke Creamery .......... 100,609 .. 17,357 . to work with all your power that April, 33.5c.; May, 33.2c.; June, 32.3c. | 2.282.28 this institution is not going out of July, 34c.; August, 32c.; September, 24,131,802 2,619,229 commission, just then when other. $158,206 29 Eastern states are trying to work 32.7c.; October, 36c.; November, 38c., From present indications cheese prices will l>e good the first part of up a similiar system of inspection, i and December, 39.2c. The Tillamook County Creamery Association is composed of twelve 1912. aa the market is practically bare of all kinds of cheese. We have which will certainly mean a great ot the Co operative Associations, winch was organixed in 191b for the sold cheese this date at 20 cents Tillamook, the highest price ever benefit to them. The Tillamook Creamery. CARL H aherl ACB purpose of turning out n uniform grade and superior quality of cheese, received for triplet cheese in Tillamook. Trusting that these few words The factory received during the year February 19th, 1912. will prove the importance of an in ua well us a pure, wholesome dairy product. It wus an ex|>erimeiit, but spector and that you will work to 3,937,717 lbs. of milk. Receipts month sufficient co operative associations were progressive enough to go into ly were: January, 48,553 lbs.; Febru wards maintaining this office. ” ' uniform quality, and the great de it, with tlie result that the Association was fortunate in securing the ary. 42,855 lbs.; March, 193,318 lbs.; services of .Mr. F W Christensen to supervise the making, the grading mand for cheese from the inspected Quality Brings Top Prices. April, 427,588 lbs.; May, 598,344 lbe.; and the Inspection of cheese. 1 he experiment turned out a gigantic suc factories is proof that the different ‘'What are the prospects down in June, 599.151 lbs.; July, 581,020 lbs.; cess, so much so that the reputation of Tillamook cheese is more firmly co operative factories did a wise the Tillamook Valley for an early August, 482,305 lbs.; September, established, with the deniers all wanting inspected cheese in preference thing when they combined and em start? About when will you be 395,401 lbs.; October. 305,887 lbs.; making cheese in some quantity ? to that which is not inspected. The twelve factories in the association ployed an experienced clieesemaker The writer is going after this sec November, 169,401 lbs. ; and December, keeps one inspector busy, and should more ot the coo | h rative factories! to supervise the making and the tion good and strong this season 93,894 lbs. decide to ~ go into the aMociation. it will tie necessarv to employ another 1 ..... ................ ............ - s . wvvovmsv rtfipiuy lltioineri grading of the cheese. There is no and I want you to back me up by This milk contained 151,684 lbs. of inspector. The ins|ie«-tion and grading of Tillamook cheese have come I disputing the fact that prices have giving the trade an article as good butter fat. as can be made. Something that to stay, for it is fully demonstrated that a superior quality of cheese is I been kept at the highest mark on Average butter fat in milk, 3,852 will taste strongly like more. I placed on the market by the method now adopted, and factories which! Those who ure in a position to account of it. with a correspondingly presume the different dairy men per cent produce cheese below the grade established by the inspec tor are not able give some valuable information con- good demand for Tillamook inspect- get together occasionally and talk 436,485 lbs. of cheese manufactured. ................. .. the price of iiisiar, ted cheese The aim of the association led cheese, in fact the demand is over matters. I wish the next op i cerning Tillamook cheese are the $59,638.53 received for cheese, an portunity you have, as another was to turn out a superior quality of cheese, and it has proved success | greater then the supply, -- -- for several season approaches, that you would average of 13.66 cents Tillamook. ful in its efforts, ' for - at - no ........ in the history of the dairying industry jobbers and dealers, for they soon, I lli m a.in.i «vnAAo _ _ - _ * * ascertain the merits and demerits of ‘bouaand cases of Tillamook cheese take this matter of quality up with 6,122 boxes cheese manufactured in Tillamook County < have the grade been ms high as it is today. all kinds of cheese placed on the1 would l»e snap|>ed up like so many them. You cannot impress this practically all triplets. 1 hunks to the progressive dairymen who . i * started ■ .2 the system of auper- markets, whether it is Eastern or I hot cakes if this county hud that point too strongly. If we want to Patrons were paid an average of vision ot factories and the grading oi cheese. We give below Secretary hold your own, say nothing about But last making headway and getting a $1.32 per 100 lbs. of milk. Tillamook. It is, however, gratify-1 much cheese on hand. llaliei Inch's and Inspector Christensen's report year’s product is all disposed of and good price for your products, it is Average yield, 11.08 lbs. of cheese To Hie Directors ami Stockholder*of Tillamook County Creamery Asa'n ing to know that the jobbers and those who ha mile Tillamook cheese the dealers are hungry and anxious going to be done from the stand per 100 lbs. milk. Following us — secretary of your for lull — . is my , report . ------------ , --- . - ... association IHllVIl («>[ [VI 1 point of quality and nothing else. I lie aaaociatmn association in.i.ect*d -------- * - * M - total ■ -* of •• 2.4.41,625 - — (>ounda of che*« of the are unanimous in their praise as to get hold of this year's product, ’'e hJ?ve Kot ,o >m Press the trade A little over 2.87 lbs. of cheese were 191 l ma be. I I h - iii _ « divided ______ au* uii _ « the kdlowtnu twelve factorte« to the excellent article and uniform simply on account of the excellent that Tillamook turns out a product made on an average per lb. butter fat. Maple Leaf Creamery quality and satisfaction it is giving quality ot the home product which 441.420 Iba. at least equal ta any. and then show Patrons were paid for butter fat as The Tilluiuook Creamery 436.4.< Ilia. u“1 ,,hat we 60 To illustrate follows: January, 29.2c; February. came under tlie an)>ervision and ua a high grade and superior article. Fairview Duiry Association 3 >5,1 ft i Iba. had the o,k. stamp of the local in A large numlierof letters have been what I mean, you remember last SO: March, 32c; April, 34.Sc; May, South Prairie Creamery 2» 115 Itm. spring I sold to Turner A Pease of Three Rivera Creamery S|>ector. One thing above all others received from dealers, all of whom Seattle, some ’AJO boxes of uninspect 34c ; June. 32.3c; July, 34.7c; August, 217.547 Ilx Clover leaf Creamery .. praise of tlie ed stock that turned out very poor 18ft. 862 lb*. that keeps Tillamook cheese at the apeak in tlie highest _ . _____ 33c ; September, 34.2c; October, 36.4c; Lone Prairie Creamery 131,496 Iba. top market price is the excellent I cheese, and for those who ly and queered them for the rest of November. 39.8c; and December. 39.5c. Klwiaal Creamery Company I24.IW Ilw quality ot the inspected cheese so I 1 are interested in dairying, —*— - we will — the season and Mr.Turner. the buy-i Cold Soriugs Factory llil'lo It.. is a particular good friend of! Factory received'for making cheese Central Co operative Creamery much so that some dealers will not I publish a few extracts from different *r. II«. the writers at that. I have not It cents per lb., a total of $7,638.48. I parts of the country' : East Heaver Cheese Comminy «7.269 Ilw. handle Tillamook cheese unless it spoken of this before but you have Expenses for the year were $<’>,676.90. Pleasant Vsllev Cheese Comivany 4u.a» lb*. no doubt noticed that I have not comes from lactones embraced in The association made a charge of I id cent t>er pound cheese made at , l-oaa and gain account, gain, $38.46. Portland Jobber Well Pleased. lieen selling them any goods. They the above factories for the year, main ig a total ol ll.iUM 1 here was > • . those which are under the supervi Resources, $6.596.76. •'As you are aware, we have had merely have been working on Wis "port "• *l The rw-.pi- lor the ae.roa sion of an inspector. They claim consin cheese because of its reli Met urn fruiu cunvtntiun uutlav ftJu.V Tutu I. |l tV4 W$ that the inspected cheese the past less trouble with Tillamook Cheese ability 1 was very careful not to Fairview Dairy Asscciation. .. •hshuraemsma: Paid fur printing. 112.lU . im id cheese inspector tew years have given general satis. ( since same has I wen inspected than sell them any more stock that was fl, .<10 id ; telegram to Ovsgoa senators, $2 30; paid sec rets ryM|St~ The factory received during 1911 a •* previous time. It has tieen Off ; faction because of its superior and I our experience that the tendency of ( uninspected so ae to avoid further trouble. I mention this matter total of 3.340.560 lbs. of milk. Monthly CARL HABERLACH’S REPORT Handles 2,619,229 lbs. of Cheese, Valued at $358,206.29. 2,430,626 lbs. CHEESE INSPECTED Small Proportion of Poor Quality at the Twelve Factories where the Cheese is Graded. GRADED CHEESE IS IN GREAT DEMAND Brings Top Prices and Gives the Best Satisfac faction to Dealers. receipt* were as follows; January,