il lamook
i
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FEBRU ARY
91
I1.50 PER YEAR.
AN N ER YEAR FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S
FAMUOS CHEESE—BRINGS $1,188,845
_
(901,303 POUNDS OF MILK--
:74,328 POUNDS OF CHEESE.
__ .
—
-«v''
m
«
milk was put into cheese as usual
Ispectivcly, Loth of which have been
_ One new feature
------ .. — with
.« >111 a
<1 number of paid in. It sold a protectograph for has given us a lot of cheese la tely count. Nothing was charged patrons
.
_ up
. November milk,
... as
—
(for
making
the chee
factories was
was in
in putting
puttinj in
in ($15.00
---- eue e factories
$15.00 and received from factories a (that has been of the best quality.
1 believe we should put more time j they had been charged more for whey
plants to separate the butter fat which
’ total of $8,544.50, $85.43 of which was
went into the whey tank, $13,879.29 1 collected on this year's account and and effort into improving the quality 1 plant than it had cost. Expenses were
of our milk and cheese and also put $10,175.00.
being realized by that process. There
for that reason hereafter is shown as ting our boxes in better shape. 1 be
Financial statement follows:
were six factories which installed a liability. The association also acted
lieve it would be well to brand our
Resources—Accounts due company,
plants and four others will do so this
as clearing house for $63.00 received cheese more prominently, in fact I $5,091.02, Supplies on hand $3,151.40:
spring.
from county on fair account and
There are many dairy herds in the $85.06 for boxes and Wyandotte, all ■ think we are losing a great part of the Building and ground, $5,318.78. Cash
good we should gain in the quality of in bank, $852.98. Wilson River Far
county that have made remarkable of which make a total of $9,596.36.
our cheese, by not having our cheese mer’s Water Co. $070. Total $15 -
records, averaging over $200.00 per Disbursements were, State fair as
branded more prominently. If we oe,o. 18.
head for each cow.
mentioned above, $63.00, boxes and spend any money in advertising, this
ft
Liabilities—Capital stock outstand
There is one feature about the dairy Wyandotte mentioned above, $85.06,
this would be practically lost unless I ing, $900.00; December money in, $2,-
industry of Tillamook County that is
my 1916 salary shown as debit on last we adopt some some distinct method 693.82; By balance, $11,496.30. Total,
not given proper consideration. It is report, $20.00 expense account to date of marking our goods. Simply to ad $15,090.18.
By Fred C. Baker.)
the business end we have reference to. $7,550.85. Tin for vats, $765.62,
and vertise and then not putting our
I frese Factories l Tillamook County Creamery Association. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haberlai'i did the leaves us $1,111.83 in the bank.
goods in shape so that the consumer
FAIRVIEW DAIRY ASSO.
w'hole of the clerical work for 20 co
The expenses itemized cover the would know he or she was getting
Factory received 5,124,880 lbs. milk
operative cheese associations, selling following.
“
Tillamook
”
cheese,
would
be
throw
tbs.
milk
tbs.
Cheese
Amount
of Factory
4,747,229 pounds of cheese, and other Inspector to Feb, 1st................ $2,305.24 ing our money away on an advertise during 1917.
------------------------------------------------- I
------------—
206,852 Tbs. butter fat in milk, an
products. The business amounted to Sec. 11 months
5,709,632 . . 630,483 . . $152,619.42
salary and
ment campaign.
fcrK-uk Creann ry
...
$1,141,793.57. Probably there is no
5,111,322 .. 580,220 . . 142,250.95
Meda account ....................... 4,250.00
The directors had a number of average of 4,030 per cent fat. 552,365
. 4f Creamery .
tbs. of cheese made, or 8,118 boxes.
other business of that magnitude in Telephone and Telegraphs..
5,124,880 •• 552,365 • . 136,692.70
Dairy A-xni.itioil
447-32 meetings during the past year and
*37.436 tbs. milk were separated
Oreg' n where two persons do the Check writer ...........................
2,980,970 • • 328,297 .
40.00 matters of importance to the cheese
Kgi Prairie Creamery
79,590.43
during December. 4,987,444 lbs milk
whole of the clerical work, together j I Legal services, H. T. Botts. .
2,628,940 ..291,080 . •
industry
were
taken
up
by
the
board
3609
7O,575.58
■¡¿Prairie Creamery
_ with
SL *
•
•
--
buying and selling, which goes I Directors’ ’ mileage and per
from time to lime. 1 note some objec were made into cheese.
2,567,602
285,320 . .
67,089.48
■■skier Creamery
tn
nrnvo
tLnf
« ’ Tillamook
Flu....... i dairymen
j ■
' diem
- it __ .......................................
Average yield, 11.07 lbs. cheese per
to
prove
that
the
tions
lately that the board was no
2,360,409 .. 266,305 .
202.10
62,211.47
■(brer Leaf Creamery ....
100 tbs milk.
have the co-operative system re California, Seattle and two
larger, but it would appear that a
*,979,697 ■ ■ • 214,392 . .
50,430.17
Kee Rivers Creameiy ....
Cheese sold for $129,487.95. Cream
duced to a science, for it is co-opera
Portland trips .....................
1,870,812 . .. 205,370 . .
147-50 larger number of men would not be from whole milk brought $3.534-*9-
48,863.69
Bfatral Creamery ................
tion
in
the
manufacture
of
a
superior
Taxes,
.......................................
able
to
give
1
closer
attention
to
details
12.76
1,827,469 .. 208,667 • .
48,873.29
■(bi-r-Lle Cheese Company
Whey cream brought, $3,670.56. Total
grade of cheese and co-opcration at II small items .........................
18.38 than the seven men which now com
1,648,025 . . . 188,304 . .
44,542.82
■ftrood Creamery Co......
receipts,
$136,692.70.
the
business
end
of
the
industry.
prise the board.
Stamps and stationery for
1,462,666 . .. 161,812 . •
37.765.89
■ftttown Chees. to...............
Factory received $10,150.64 for mak
F.
W.
Christensen,
who
is
employed
the
association.
...................
The
future
of
the
cheese
market
is
9'55
130,257 . •
1,175.770 .
30,55535
ing cheese. $1,633.89 was charged on
IUd Springs Factory ........
as supervisor and grader of the co-op-
quite uncertain. The Government has
1,069,900 . .. 120,436 .
28,219.12
Urda Creamery Company .
account of separating whey. $1,489.94
erative
associations
which
-----
‘
comprise
Tolal
...........................
not
placed
a
maximum
price
price
on
$7.550.85
30,649.98
1,151,333 ■ .. 129,409 .
■tour Creamery As a.........
the Tillamook County
cheese as yet, nor do we expect that was cost of whey separator plant.
Creamery Financial statement.
1,007,762 . • • 1*1,334 • .
26,262.83
Net expenses for the year were, $9,-
Jfekouin Dairy Association
Association
had
21
cheese
it will do so. The English government
Resources:
factories
21,589.72
821.53.
852,403 ■ -- 91,294 • .
|jlte Vale Creamery..........
has
placed
a
maximum
price
on
Can
under
his
control
last
year,
Due
ass
’
n
for
tin
..........
It
u
ed
to
$
765-62
23,369.73
842,383 • . . 98,268 . .
Financial statement follows:
■fat Beaver Cheese Co.........
be that good, bad and poor cheese all Miami Valley Creamery
37-50 adian cheese of 2i)$c. and on Ameri
21,384.07
822,828 . •• 90,753 ■
Resources
—Building and ground,
■biant Valley Creamery
sold for first grade cheese. Not so now Cash in bank ..................
1.111.83 can cheese of 21J4 c . This has tended $4,762.99; Supplies on hand, $2,275.10;
14,386.88
557,868 . . . 62,863 • .
fci-' Creamery ................
to cut oft American export on 1917
however. High grade cheese is in de
Accounts due
company, $5,686.99;
Total ................................... $1,91495 cheese, but 1 understand that lately
mand, which obtains the inspector’s
Total, $12,725.08.
$1,141,79357
4,747,229
Total
2,752,449
they
have
taken
10
million
tbs.
of
Liabilities:
stamp. Whenever a batch of cheese
Liabilities,—Due bank, $2,346.09;
does not come up to the high stand Paid us in this years acct... $ 85.43 American cheese at about 24c. I be Capital stock outstanding, $1,700.00;
lieve
that
it
will
be
increasingly
diffi
Capital
stock
paid
up
..............
250.00
ard
set
by
the
inspector,
it
is
placed
in
December money in, $3,534.19; By
gjll tbs. December milk separat- Tillamook, Previous year 16.76c.
Yield, 11.23 tbs. cheese per 100 tbs. the second grade. This insure^ to the Uy Balance, ............................. 1,579-52 cult to interest storage men in storing balance, $5,144.80. Total, $12,725.08.
ad cream shipped to Portland.
cheese
the
coming
season
if
prices
are
people and jobbers a first class quality
1779.83 tbs. utter tat in said milk, milk.
Total
of cheese when they see the inspec
$1.914-95 too high, especially if the government
Total making charges, $98,823.78.
ging $10,522.85.
MOHLER CREAMERY.
1 wish you would appoint a com insists too strongly upon storage men
Average per tb. cheese for making, tor's stamp upon it, and why they
t»;.;ilbs, whey butter fat sold
not carrying cheese over 60 days. I
Factory received total of 2,567,602
mittee
to
audit
these
accounts.
prefer
Tillamook
cheese.
To
throw
a
2.311 c.
The factories belonging to the as do not think they will insist too tbs. of milk. This milk contained 106,-
Net paid farmers, $2.44 per 100 tbs. little more light on the grading of
»298,138 tbs. milk made into
sociation are fairly well supplied with strongly upon this. For the reason 505.18 tbs. of butter fat. Average test,
Tillamook
cheese
for
the
information
milk.
»which brought $ 1,117,391.43.
that it is going to be increasingly dif 4.136 per cent.
60c. average net price paid farmers of those who are not familiar with supplies, stock on hand the 1st of ficult to get the best we can at all
U9J boxes cheese manufactured,
285,320 tbs. cheese produced, mak
January having been invoiced at
this
part
of
the
cheese
industry,
the
ktrage butter tat in milk, 4.067 per for butter fat.
times for our cheese, I would like to ing 3.997 boxes. Average yield 11.11
$20,036.07.
Since
then
we
have
bought
cheese
makers
at
the
different
factor
75>4 c . ioo tbs, more paid for milk
ies must make a first grade cheese. most of our other needed supplies have an expression of the proposition tbs. cheese per 100 tbs milk. Cheese
■cage price per lb. cheese 23.52c. in 1917 than 1916.
When they fail to do so, the inspector We have about enough rennet now to of giving me more time for the mar sold for $67,089.48. Average price re
marks it seconds, which is a loss of last us until the 1st of July, but we keting end of the business. Stocks of ceived, 23.51c. 1. o. b. cars Mohler.
Patrons paid 2C. the tb. for making
several cents a pound to the factory. have been expecting the market to de cheese at this time are about 115 per
Cheese Factories Not in the Association Last Year.
Last year the inspector placed 3787 cline on rennet because there are now cent greater than a year ago in the cheese. This includes inspecting and
selling. Total paid for making was
Triplets, 60 Y. A. and 306 Long Horns being used several kinds of substitutes United States.
Respectfully submitted, $5,706.40.
tbs. Milk
tbs. Cheese
Amount in the second grade, which goes to Rennet can be had at any time now,
Carl Haberlach, Secretary
------ o---- —
4.747,229 . . $i, 141,793-57 prove that Tillamook dairymen are which is a considerable different from
■one- in Association ....................... 42,752,449
20,298.53
1,063,961
..
106,065
last
year
at
this
time.
■ Clover Creamery ............................
exceedingly particular in placing their
THREE RIVERS CREAMERY
16,568.10 cheese on the market as a high class
Since the beginning of the war, the CHEESE FACTORY REPORTS.
Ln Créai. cry .....................................
667,319
..
74,245 ■ .
ASSOCIATION.
5,285.05 product, and where it docs not reach Government has required us to make
212,574
..
23,473 .
Ihh Creamery ..................................
Company received 1,979,697 tbs. of
4,900.45
206,000
..
23,316
.
monthly
reports
of
each
factory.
The
■ Nestucca Creamery ...................
that standard, it is sold as second
THE TILLAMOOK CREAMERY milk during the year.
grade cheese, and in that way no one last month we received blanks for
Milk contained 79,220.97 tbs. butter
Factory received 5,709,632 tbs. milk
$1,188,845.70 is imposed upon.
4 sets of reports for each factory and
44,901,303
4,974,328
Knnd total ........................
104,813 tbs. December milk was sep fat, average of 4.001 per cent.
will have to make annual income re
Estimating December cheese sold at
port the coming month. 1 have shown arated and cream shipped tb Portland,
THE SECRET AR Y-SALES!.I AN’S some of the directors these blanksand, producing 5,282.26 tbs. butter fat. This factory brings total cheese to 214,087
Amounts for the Past Nine Years.
tbs. Yield, 10.81 tbs. cheese per 100
11
if we have to fill them out it is going brought $1,840.36.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Yield
Amount
Pounds Milk
lb s Cheese
630,483 tbs. cheese made, making tbs milk. 3, 092 boxes of cheese made
to take all the time of one man to do
Cheese sold for $50,430.17. Average
To the stockholders of the Tilla so. They require the most minute de 8,985 boxes.
........... $386,135.81 ... .. 10.70
.... 23,416,524 .... 2,506,612
price,
$23-55c. as against 16.68c. a year
I *910
...........
400,044.84
..
.
Yield,
n.25
tbs.
cheese
per
100
tbs.
..
*0.75
mook
County
Creamery
Association,
23,639,644 .... 2,541,057
tails and it will be necessary to keep
ago. Factory received $4,910,90 for
1.91t .... 24,131,802 .... 2,619,229 ........... 358,206.29 ... .. 10.85
exact account of- each article used milk.
Gentlemen;—
Cheese sold for $147,688.16. Average making cheese. Also, $277.20 on haul
........... 524,718.61 ... . . 11.02
29,139,514 .... 3,21 1,004
Following is my report as secretary each month, to take an invoice each
..
11.10
23.42c.
Tillamook. $3,090.90 was real ing account. Expenses for the year
...........
541,748.46
...
separate
ac-
....
31,566,888
....
3,505,5*6
W
of your association for the year end month, and to keep a
..
II.
12
ized
from
the sale of 6,734.90 tbs. were $4,910.50. $1,066.95 was expended
expense, op-
ing today. The factories in •■’e asso ccunt of administrative
P * .... 33,202,516 .... 3,694,458 ........... 568,395.53 • • ■ . . II .05
whey butter fat. Total receipts, $152.- on water system t o date.
........... 557,596.00 ...
erating
expenses
and
other
expenses.
pi- ■ • ■ 36,577,206 .... 4,043,875
ciation, not including Red C over or
Financial statement follows:
619.42 from whey cream, cheese and
........... 726,911.00 ... .. 11.2$
1910 .... 38,603,101 .... 4.335,817
Miami, received a total of 42,194,581 We also have to make reports each and cream. 234,216 tbs butter fat in
Red Cdover Creamery, $89.02; Build
..
II.23
...........
1,188,052.13
...
month for each factory to the Food
... 44,901,303 .... 4.974,328
ing, ground and water system $4,780.-
tbs of milk during 1917.
milk, an average of 4.102 per cent.
41,740,270 lbs. of milk were made in Administration of the amount of milk
Factory received $11,572.79 for mak 85; Supplies on hand paid for, $703.25.
foul .
$5,251,808.67
received,
cheese
made
each
month
and
to cheese. 454,311 lbs. of December
ing cheese. $1,481.59 was also deduct Due us for cheese, $1,721.83; Decem
ber making due company
$172.26.
milk were separated, containing 21,- for same month last year, amounts ed from whey cream for separator.
paid patrons, butter fat in milk,
Cash in bank, $8.71. Total. $7,475.92.
dairy industry of Tillamook: , The Tillamook Creamery is again 779.83 lbs. butter fat.
Expenses
for
the
year
were
$11,-
Liabilities, Capital stock outstand
Total butter fat in milk, 1,715,465-59 cheese sold, cheese on hand, and an
hty broke all previous records for entitled to hoist the broom over its
ing $1,600.00; Due bank, $3,550.00. By
factory,
for
it
heads
the
list
with
tbs.
Average butter fat, 4,067 per cent. endless lot of other questions are re 709-37.
(Mount of milk produced, cheese
Financial statemtne follows:
quired
to
be
answered.
Also,
the
as
balance, $2,325.92. Total $7,475.92.
4,684,366 tbs. cheese made, an aver-
htactured and amount of money 5,709,632 pounds of milk and receipts
Resources—Building and ground,
---- too sociation is required to make monthly
•ntd for the sale of cheese, cream amounting to $152,619.42. The pre age yield of 11.23 tbs. cheese per
$7,207.40;
Supplies
on
hand
$3,000.00;
reports. State, labor and Government
I’bt) butter fat for 1917. To give vious year this factory’s figurejs were: tbs. milk.
reports for the coming year, if these 1918 expense account, $271.68. Ac CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY CO.
5,120,494
pounds
of
milk
and
$95,-
Cheese
sold
for
$1,103,004.55.
kidca ot the magnitude of the
Factory received 2,360,409 Tbs. of
have to be kept up, will be close to counts due company, $6,683.89. Total,
Ave.age price received, 23.52c. the
^industry, 44,901,303 pounds of 937.00 receipts.
milk during the year, a gain of 218,-
1,500. 1 have taken up the matter with $17,162.97.
Fairview Dairy Association takes tb. Tillamook net to factories.
I’tre turned into the cheese fac-
account
in, 844 tbs. over 1916 receipts or 10 per
Liabilities—January
the directors informally and it seems
Fresh creant sold for $10,522.85.
outstanding, cent.
** 01 the different co-operative second place for amount of milk re
$2.63;
Capital s>ock
to
me
that
the
industry
should
do
31,267.51 tbs. whey butter fat pro-1
97,612 tbs. butter fat in milk, or
Mtions, One important feature ceived but third place for amount of
something toward taking care of this, $1,100.00, Due bank for money paid
money received for the same. Maple I duced and this sold for $13,879.29.
J"lnl with that large quantity of
patrons, $6,514.04. By balance, $9,- 4,136 per cent. Year before the aver
especially
if
a
butter
plant
is
also
Total receipts $1,127,406.659. Gross
age test was even 4 pe» cent.
546.30; Total. $17,126.97.
I'lthat it was sweet, and whole- Leaf Creamery making more money
returns, $2.66 per 100 tbs milk. Nd erected and the secretary required to
266,305 tbs. cheese made. Average
xbtfore it wa> accepted at the with a less amount of milk, Fairview
loo kafter this. There is too much de
----- o------
paid
farmers
$2.44
per
100
tbs
milk
or
yield, 11.28. 1916 it was 11.14. 3,839
r factories, and all cows have Dairy Association having 13,558 tbs.
tail and routine for one person to
MAPLE LEAF CREAMERY
of milk in excess of that received by 60c. tb. for butter fat.
boxes cheese made.
■tubercular tested.
look after, as it really requires most
ASSOCIATION.
$98,823.78 was charged by the var
Year's cheese sold for $62,211.47.
of my time on the sales end of the
“tu another important feature Maple Leaf. What pleased ,Maple
Factory received 5,111,322 tbs. of Average
price, 23.36c.
Tillamook.
Eust not lie overlooked. It in Leaf patrons, with less milk it made ious factories for making cheese. In business, to take care of the Direc
addition
to
this,
several
factories
milk
during
the
year.
Factory received 2c. the tb. for mak
tors’ and other meetings and other
Rothe public a clean, wholesome $5.558.25 more than Fairview Dairy
into
All but 107,223 tbs. were made
charged for hauling cheese c:td aiso
ing cheese, or $5,326.10. Expenses for
wise take care of the buying and
^Product, with all disease germs Association.
and ¡the year were $5,5*9-75-
The average price of butter fat was applied some whey fat money on their managing end of several factories. It cheese and that was separated
ittd in the production and
cream sent to Portland.
separator accounts. Average price
The high cost of supplies means that
would seem that the additional work
r"! of milk which goes into the 60c. net to the farmers and $2.44 per
This milk contained 209,755.10 tbs.
charged
2.311c..
100
pounds
of
milk,
while
the
average
the coming season would require the fat. Average, 4.103 per cent. lLast it w ill cost over 2C. for making here
“«■x County's famous cheese,
Of the 67,893 boxes of cheese sold
after.
strictest of sanitary arrange- price of cheese was 23.52c. Tillamook. by the association and the writer for time of an assistant. This would cost year 4 per cent. 580,220 tbs. cheese
Financial statement follows:
The previous year the average price
the average Tillamook dairyman less made. Yield, u.59 lbs., the same as
J -’out the cheese factories.
the Blaine factory, an even 40 percent
Resources—Building and ground,
output i ehc> se was above that of cheese was 16.76c., butter fat 41.8c. or 27,157 boxes or 108 car loads were than a dollar a year, as the large part 1916.
$2.398.55; Supp'.cs paid for, $1,403.80;
of the increase would be taken care of
r Previous year, amounting to and for 100 pounds of milk $1.68%.
Estimating December cheese brings Cash in bank, $15.29; Due company
shipped to Los Angeles.
There
was
one
mishap
last
year.
by
the
new
factories
coming
into
the
pounds. Had all the milk
value of year's cheese to $135,743 48. for cheese, $866.21; December making
R,.d Clever had 1,063.061 tbs. milk,
F to the cheese factories been Red Clover cheese factory was des produced 106.065 tbs cheese and this association and which have hereto Average price, 23.39c. the tb. Last due company, $184.94. 1918 expense
troyed
by
fire
early
in
the
year
and
fore paid others for doing their book
!*rcheese, it would have increas-
year it was 16.87c. the tb.
sold for $20,298.53. 40,548.65 tbs. but
account, $55.51. Long Prairie Cream
r output another 50,000 pounds. the milk taken to other cheese factor ter fat in their milk, r.384 cases of keeping.
In addition to the above, $2,695.82 ery Co. $1.50. Total, $4.925.80.
ies in that vicinity. It has been rebuilt.
All
the
factories
except
the
Elwood
hich is probably most intcr-
was received for December cream
Liabilities—Bills payable, $1,100.00;
La‘e in the season, it looked as cheese produced. 1 did not keep the Creamery operated every month last
r the dairymen and those who
and $3,813.65 was received for whey , Capital stock outstanding, $600.00;
though the war would bring about books for their f ctorv last year nor year after they started, which is quite
r-U'n a lively interest in it is the
cream
from
April
io
December,
both
tiic Miami Valley Creamery Co., both
December money in $446.50; Balance
tease in tin receipts, which serious conditions, for there was a of which are now members of the as a contrast from former years. Usually inclusive. Total receipts were $142,- favor stockholders, $2,779.30. Total,
slump in the market when all the
the
smaller
factories
close
down
late
r; d8.845.70 the year prev-
250.95. Gross receipts were over $2.78 $4.925-80.
cheese factories were loaded up with sociation. The new Holstein Cream in November or early in December,
P'j'piris '•"'re $807,095.00.
ery was also ac'mitted to membership
per 100 tbs. milk.
I The company has more supplies on
f
‘niook Creamery made an cheese. To meet this condition some lately, making 22 factories in the as but owing to the mild winter and bet
8,246 boxes of cheese made. ¡121 tbs hand than than last season, including
of the large creameries put the milk
ter feed
conditions, farmers had
'* f,f $59,682.42; Maple Leaf,
December butter fat applied as cream. 1918 expense account
a total of
through separators and shipped the sociation, being all in the county ex more milk to deliver than usually dur
r?s'- Fairview Dairy Associa-
8,57990 lbs. of whey cream sold.
cept the factories at Blaine, Upper
j $554-93. The association thought it
cream
to
Portland,
so
as
to
reduce
the
ing
the
winter
months.
On
the
other
'‘ svtojo . I'his makes a total in-
Factory received $9,869.81 for mak- best to buy heavily of all supplies.
hand, these factories were operated
output of cheese. In December 454,311 Nestucca and Sand Lake.
in gcheese. In addition, $2,217.00 wes
he three largest co-opera-
The association had on hand at last
1 pounds of milk was separated, the
less than every day, in some instances credited company on whey cream ac-
(Continued on Fifth page)
L
1 100.07. It is a
report, $788.51 and had two accounts
I .‘ ’ering showing for these cream selling for $10.522.85. But mar- • mt-t-.-i.lmg nt $92.9; aad $734. r - only every third or fourth day. This
I ket conditions becoming better the
r-dories.
fee Large Cheese Factories Make
u increase of Over One Hundred
I and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
I
I