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