FEBRUARY 29, 1924 TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT 5 ILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSN REPORTS FROM TWENTY-FIVE CHEESE FACTORIES FOR 1923 d,uu^.63line uigueut producing unu, bui - aum ----------- 1 upon improvements on the methods Total sales $260,836.14 employed in caring for the cows, A total of 5,427 tons of feed was barns, utensils, and milk. A successful dairyman not only bought, considerable of which was owing is niy report as Secre- resold before bringing to Tillamook aims »t increased production, but at •taaWtri of your association and upon which the Association re­ all times strives to improve the quality of the product, and the dairy­ ng the 1923 work, together with ceived the profits. men of Tillamook County deserve to During the year we bought lots one, lente Mowing in detail items as be commended on the reputation they two, three, and four of block two of sale, financial condition have made and hold as good careful the original town of Lincoln, now factories, the feed business, and dairymen, the cheese makers equal Tillamook City, for a consideration of work: praise in making a product on which $12,221.86, and referee tide lots five, pts of milk in the coun- the Association is proud to put its ■re 63,877,049 lbs. This six, seven, and eight, Tillamook, Ore­ trade mark “TILLAMOOK”. gon, for a consideration of $4,000.00. ®f 1,446,756 lbs. over the Respectfully submitted, We, also, erected a warehouse 100 by I or 7 1-2 per cent. DOLPH TINNERSTET, 210 ft. on the first named lots at a tots of cheese were 7,- Deputy Dairy & Food Comm. A gain of 497, 119 lbs., cost of $8,928.72, and bought equip­ ment totaling $655.10. As you all [cent, over the previous know, we are now well equipped to ALDER VALE CREAMERY amounted to $1,927,- take care of all feed and hay busi­ The factory received during the pin of $185,872.20, or ness offered, and we think we are D 1-2 percent over 1922. doing considerable over one-half of year 1, 082, 043 lbs. of milk. There were 42, 675.45 lbs. of butterfat in the fe price received for the feed business of the county. 1 am including herewith reports milk, an average test of 3.94 per cent. .1-2 cents Tillamook, 113,736 lbs. of cheese were manu­ at shipped the last'-of ahowng comparative factory state­ ,e from Tillamook and ments for last year, a statement of factured, making 2,188 boxes. The ck in San Francisco and the condition of the Tillamook Coun­ average yeld was 10.44 lbs. of cheese [does not exceed 1000 ty Creamery Association as of Jan­ per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.64 lbs. of uary 1, 1924, an analysis of the re­ cheese per lb. of butterfat. Cheese sold for $30,248.20. The to California last ceipts and expenditures for last year, one in April and the and a summary showing the totals average price was 26.77 cents Tilla- for 1923, all of which will be of in­ mook. >er. We have The factory received for making ptaeed (considerable cheese in terest to the dairyman. ing the earlier part made arrangments to have these during the year $5,648.70. Expenses iiHMMRer when our market published and will mail one to each for the yean-were $6,233.21. Following is a statement of the ed tO 23 cents and again dur- patron whose name appears upon the financial condition of the company as iiy andlAugust and in October milk sheets. In conclusion, I wish to state that of January 1, 1924: MnM The market dropped r than th e year before and also the relations between the office, the Assets: $6,678.61 Building, ground, equip. ced CMlier. The 30 cent price directors, and the various factories 551.85 Supplies iplets Wa maintained for twen- have been extremely pleasant the Capital stock, Creamery r wee The market is today past year. The work of the office has 1,000.00 Assn. ;s lowwth.m it was a year ago, been in creasing right along and this 450.59 Accounts receivable o the -fact that Wisconsin is has necessitated the installation of 77.56 Advanced to patrons HHOBf cents as against 23 1-2 such labor-saving devices as an elec­ tric adding machine and an electric 226.50 December making account •nd 24 [1-2 cents a year ago. 144.33 1924 expenses paid last ||ta> has seen a near re- multiplying machine. 1924 is beginning to show a con- 1,851.37 Cash in bank on in styles of cheese made in 100k (Jkunly, as as many small- siderable increase in production over 10,980.81 seie we made as there were last year, in fact, several of the fac­ its, We are, today, prepared to tories are, today, receiving 50 percent Liabilities: 889.00 Capital stock account 2100Kam* cheese a day, but, more milk than they were a year ago. Notes payable 6,966.07 to twfemaller amounts of milk January showed an increase of 34 Accounts payable 36.24 ed at aome of the factories, we percent over last year. The condition 140.00 December cheese paid ot mwing that many Loaf a of the cheese market is good as far 2,949.50 Surplus 2100B.oar hoops would take as we are concerned, but it will prob­ ¡MMbo lbs. of milk a day, and ably be necessary to decline the price 10,980.81 >ve that; we will be making that again when we get further along to­ milk Jpto Loaf considerable of ward the maximum in production. On ^^^^Bsummer. This will have the whole, cheese prices this year UPPER' NESTUCCA CHEESE feet if i taking care of a large should be as good as they were last, FACTORY of our surplus milk, i. e., the and hay and feed prices are consider­ The factory received during the ■H|K|bd'.':aced the Longhorns, year ago. On the whole, prospects tured, making 1,226 boxes. The aver­ *e doBhvt contemplate making are fir.e for a good 1924 for the farm­ age yield was 10.80 lbs. of ch'eese per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.78 lbs. of lon$> thi-i year. We have still ers of Tillamook county. cheese per lb. of butterfat. the matter of the Loaf Cheese sold for $16,030.36. The |MH|wig. but believe that we ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPUTY MBM uo this the coming sum- DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSION average price was 26.13 cents Tilla- mook. ■UMMng dividers between the The factory received for making The work of’ dairy inspector in ^^^Ktlly those intended for Tillamook county, the banner cheese during the year $3,066.35. Expenses [of the large amount of section of the west, has been very for the year were $3,588.14. Following is a statement of the I fed by the dairymen encouraging the past year, consid­ ■ milk has been some- ering the unusual warm weather that financial condition of the company I* than heretofore, and prevailed during a good portion of as of January 1, 1924: [has to be exercised by the summer when a few dairymen Assets: Building, ground and equip­ with the milk, We are without a good cooling system had ment $2,672.07 ■pressing this upon the some trouble in producing the quality Supplies 461.35 I he in turn upon the of milk that is necessary in the Capital stock. Creamery manufacturing of Tillamook ’ s famous I know that they are Assn. 1,000.00 le farmers to take bet- cheese. Accounts receivable 481.86 Tn the County we have 29 cheese le milk so as to keep 58.05 Advanced to patrons factories, of which 25 are under the of the cheese, 1924 expenses paid 124.16 direct supervision of the Tillamook bpread between Wiscon- Cash in bank 95.99 ■nook was not as great County Creamery Association, the oth­ December making account 56.00 le year before, this was er 4 are small individual plants where [act that the Wisconsin the dairymen make up their own pro­ 4,949.48 isiderably higher than in duct, owing to the fact that they are Liabilities: out of reach of a co-operative factory. e did not feel that we 900.00 Capital stock account There are 784 dairies in the Coun­ Jr price so high that the 1,500.00 Notes payable ty, of which 718 are patrons of As ­ ■Id cease buying, With Accounts payable 8.96 ng a great factor in the sociation factories, these dairies vary 2,540.52 Surplus in production from a few pounds to ft in California, it means I their price competition more than a ton of milk per day. 4,949.48 1183 inspections were made during before us, and I have ley 'nave sold cheese re- the year, dairies scored show an av­ EAST BEAVER CHEESE COM­ PANY I low as 20 cents Los, erage of 71.3, which is considered a ___ j _______ J-i_ _ I order for us to meet ' «food average dairy score, __ and I com- TliF factory received during the ion, it will be necessary IP«red with 62.4 made in 1921, shows , ■ • ■ — — —“ A zl «m —I Vs A f B O V\ 1A O A 1 Z~\ V> n extra good quality of. a steady advancement of sanitation year 1,288,588 lbs. of milk. There were 57,151.27 lbs. of butterfat in ■rise we cannot maintain' in and around the dairies. 397 condemnations were made dur­ the milk, an average test of 4.43 per that we are expecting to ing the year as follows: barns 5, cent. 144,550 lbs. of cheese were manu­ two declines and five milk houses 7, milking machines 10, ir market during 1923, 1 milk cans 291, milk pails 47, and factured, making 2 395 boxes. The average yield was 11.21 lbs. of cheese and feed business was [ strainers 31. us during 1923. The I 62 lactometer tests were run and per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.52 lbs. of rs in detail the business 'in no instance did milk show adulter­ cheese per lb. of butterfat, ation Sediment tests have also Cheese sold for $38413.86. The shown a decided improvement as to average price was 26.44 cts. Tilla- se on hand cleanliness of milk delivered at the mook. Whey cream separated con- 1, 1923 $ 16,971.92 factories. tained 2,377.47 lbs. of butterfat and rbt 175482.35 The compulsory cooling of all even- sold for $1038 35. 79,685.13 I ing milk adopted by the Association The factory deceived for making will no doubt eliminate most of the during the year 6,208 45. Expenses 1272,039.40 gassy, off flavored milk that the of the year amounted to $6,079.75. Following is a statement of thefi- 1924 34,218 41 c^eege maker has had to contend with fin the past. Prompt cooling and nancial condition of the company as *237.820.99 cleanliness are the outstanding factors of January 1,1924: in the production of good milk. Assets: 19,479.52 j The advancement of the dairy in­ Building, ground and equip­ dustry depends no* only upon im- ment $2,923.26 ______ I $257,300.51' proving the dairy herds so as to get Supplies on hand 570.75 Gam T wc.v $12,016.0". Cuplval tri,** <1'4 t----LsJLoJ.jU JUClilrit Tillamook, Oregon, February 20, 1924. Following is a statement of the Assn. 1,000.00 the Tillamook County Creamery Association, Accounts receivable 2,598.77 financial condition of the company as To Gentlemen:— 882.26 of January 1, 1924: Parrott & Co. Following is my report of cheese inspected for the year ending Dec- December making account ember 31st 1923. 222.65 Assets: Seconds Trip’s Loaf Y.A Gems Tilla- Horns Advanced to patrons Building, ground and equip­ 515.04 mooks Trip’s Y. A Loaf ment Cash in bank 1,177.70 $11,997.33 29 11770 30864 Supplies 1,724.30 The Tillamook 426 5258 Maple Leaf 26 4444 1534 5 27732 9,890.43 Capital stock, Creamery 18 15606 2041 5 4059 20621 Assn. Liabilities: 1,000.00 Holstein 11922 18138 Accounts receivable 5,086.35 South Prairie 109 Capital stock account 500.00 6909 61 563 100 16526 Parrott & Co. Notes payable 2,000.00 348.00 Cloverdale 11368 1720 731 246 13155 Advanced to patrons 549.74 Mohler Accounts payable 100.94 1807 225 13844 12757 December making account 290.00 Red Clover Due patrons for Nov. milk 1,708.78 7165 Clover Leaf 12505 97 December cheese paid 65.37 90 13252 331 10722 22 Surplus 20,995.72 Three Rivers 5,515.34 1172 332 12792 Fairview 28 5015 Liabilities: 12493 19 8136 Capital stock account 675.00 Long Prairie 9,890.43 495 9210 4579 42 Notes payable 8,500.00 Ore town 6164 50 6293 Accounts payable 165.90 Cold Springs MEDA CREAMERY COMPANY 12 180 5961 3257 December cheese paid 56.27 Meda Cry. 376 8194 11 5177 4 New building account 5,707.01 Cenral The factory received during the 5732 1645 6136 113 50 Overdraft 762.72 Beaver Cry. year 1,420,229 lbs. of milk. There 538 10374 4033 Pleasant Valley Surplus 5,128.82 were 62,543.58 lbs. of butterfat in the 572 2960 5312 East Beaver 19 milk, an average test of 4.40 per cent. 73 3366 4648 Neskowin 20,995.72 160,558 lbs. of cheese were manu­ 9389 127 224 3982 Elwood 130 factured, making 2,640 boxes. The 3316 53 3574 41 average yield was 11.30 lbs. of CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY COM­ Miami Valley 4649 53 3805 108 Alder Vale 5 PANY cheese per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.56 960 3735 Blaine Cry. 18 lbs. of cheese per lb. of butterfat. 2820 40 1957 I The factory received during the Upper Nestucca 63 Cheese sold for $41,714.05. The 211 2785 438 2 16 Sand Lake average price was 25.98 cts. Tilla- year 3,002,772 lbs. of milk. There were 128,479.60 lbs. of butterfat in mook. 5 24156 176022 7829 2384 3055 59 571 242779 The factory received for making the milk, an average test of 4.27 per Of the above amounts 3055 Triplets, 59 Y. A ’ s and 572 Loaf were of durng the year $6,888.00. Expenses cent. poor quality and were shipped as seconds. 331,747 lbs. of cheese were manu ­ for the year were $8,063.19. Following is a list of seconds as made by months: Loaf Y. A’s Trip’s Following is a statement of the factured, making 5,626 boxes. The 171 January financial condition of the company as average yield was 11.04 lbs. of cheese 24 103 February per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.58 lbs of of January 1, 1924. 35 42 364 March cheese per lb. of butterfat. Assets: 32 169 April Cheese sold for 88,162.71. The av­ 151 Building, ground and equip­ May 219 225 June $7,390.55 erage price was 26.57 cents Tillamook. ment 124 1186 July Supplies on hand 477.25 Whey cream separated contained 5.- 100 487 August 184.19 lbs. of butterfat and sold for Capital stock, Creamery- September 31 Assn. 1,000.00 $2,268.39. October 5 November 31 The factory received for making Accounts receivable 5,512.70 50 December 137 287.36 during the year $13,097.20. Expenses Parrott & Co. Advanced to Patrons 397.13 for the year were $10,962.86 ___ . 572 59 3055 Following is a statement of the December making account 89.24 The abov will show that 38 per cent of the seconds were made in the Cash in bank 1,190.89 financial condition of the company as month of July. This is the month of greatest neglect on account of the rush of haying season, and the general quality of milk is down. Following of January 1, 1924: this showing last year, this body at the September meeting passed a resolu­ 16,345.12 Assets: tion requiring all evenings milk to be cooled. Building, ground and equip­ Liabilities: It is well to note that in the following four months there were less than ment Capital stock account $1,500.00 $4,774.26 200 Triplets reported as seconds. The total number of cheese made in these Supplies on hand 1,611.25 four months was, 55624 Trip’s, 84155 Loaf, 5827 Horns, 1475 Gems as com­ Notes payable 8,000.00 pared with 35551 Trip’s, 1026 Loaf, 1653 Horns, 279 Gems for July or an Capital stock, Creamery Accounts payable 85.25 excess of 20071 Trip’s, 73899 Loaf, 4174 Horns, 1196 Gems. Yet the num­ Assn. 1,000.00 ber of seconds was nearly 1000 less. Due patrons (Nov. milk The Loaf cheese was started in a small way at two factories in Dec­ Accounts Receivable account) 1,894.35 4,973.86 Parrot & Co. Surplus 426.08 ember 1922. 4,865.52 The past year, 176022 were manufactured. We have solved a lot of the Advanced to patrons 1,256.07 problems concerning it and are at this time puttng out a very credible pack­ Nov. and Dec. making 1,280.32 age. No cheese is so responsive to effort and it reflects credit on the care­ 16,345.12 1924 expenses paid 185.55 ful maker. ’ The following summary will give you an idea of it’s development and Kilches River Water Co. 600.00 SOUTH PRAIRIE CREAMERY’ possibilities in assisting to move our surplus cheese. COMPANY Factories Loaf 16,107.39 January 2 170 February 2 180 The factory received during the Liabilities: March 8 6940 Capital stock account 590.00 year 4,740, 664 lbs. of milk. There April 12 13516 Notes payable 5,200.00 were 192, 633.87 lbs. of butterfat in May 14 18393 Accounts payable 244.06 the milk, an average test of 4.06 per June 17 18890 Overdraft July 38.13 16 10256 cent. August 20 24704 Surplus 10,035.20 536,983 lb. of cheese were manufac­ September 22 32123 tured, making 9,012 boxes. The av­ October 24 37124 10,107.39 erage yield was 11.31 lbs. of cheese November 25 10022 December 13 4704 per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.78 lbs. of MAPLE LEAF CREAMERY ASSN. cheese per lb. of butterfat. Total 176022 Cheese sold for $140,691.59. The In conclusion, will say, that I feel that Tillamook’s reputation for high The factory received during the grade cheese has been well maintained the past year and I am proud of average price was 26.22 cents Tilla­ mook. Whey cream separated con­ year 6,758,699 lbs. of milk. There the fact, that it was Tillamook Makers that won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, at Ore­ tained 11,266.34 lbs. of butterfat and were 291,681.49 lbs. of butterfat in gon State Fair, Salem; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, at the Pacific International, Port­ land, Oregon and 1st, and 2nd, at Pacifkf Slope Dairy Council, Oakland, Cal. the milk, an average test of 4.31 per sold for $4,971.24. Respectfully submitted, The factory received for making cent. F. W. CHRISTENSEN, 969,792 lbs. of cheese were manu­ during the year $18,933.85. Expenses Cheese inspector. factured, making 11,301 boxes. The for the year were $19,032.94. 150,694 lbs. of cheese were manu­ erage price was 27.16 cents Tillamook. Following is a statement of the average yield was 11.33 lbs. of cheese factured, making 3,272 boxes. The Whey cream separated contained 3,- financial condition of the company per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.62 lbs. of average yield was 11.36 lbs of cheese 356.15 lbs. of butterfat which sold cheese per lb. of butterfat. as of January 1, 1924. per 100 lbs of milk, or 2.57 lbs. of for $1,547.80. Assets: Cheese sold for $201190.55. The cheese per lbs. butterfat. The factory received for making average price was 26.26 cents Tilla­ ' Cheese sold for $40,320.23. The Building, ground and equip­ during the year $7,811.33. Expenses ment $16,409.54 mook. Whey cream separated con­ average price was 26.77 cents Tilla­ for the year were $9,042.56. Supplies 1,768.85 tained 8,834.33 lbs. of butterfat and mook. Following is a financial statement sold for $3,898.75. 6,978 lbs. of butter Capital stock, Creamery The factory received for making of the company as of January 1, 1924: Assn. 1,000.00 were made and sold for $3,230.70. during the year $6.270.82. Expenses Assets: The factory received for making for the year were $6,657.36. Accounts receivable 11,371.83 Building, ground and equip­ Parrott & Co. 3,057.42 during the year $26,353.32.' Expenses Followng is a statement of the ment $5,659.33 Advanced to patrons 2,750.14 for the year were $28,366.45. financial condition of the company'as Supplies on hand 994.65 December making account Followng is a statement of the of January 1, 1924. 678.00 Capital stock, Creamery 1924 expenses paid 263.06 financial condition of the company as Assets: Am. 1,000.00 of January 1, 1924. Building, ground and equip­ Accounts receivable 1,433.36 37,298.84 Assets: ment $4,067.53 Advanced to patrons 834.25 Liabilities: Building, ground and equip­ Supplies on hand 644.50 Nov. and Dec. making ment « Capital stock account $1,350.00’ $11,043.98 Capital stock, Creamery accounts 884.68 Supplies on hand Notes payable 2,585.37 14,500.00 Assn. 1,000.00 Cash in bank 110.28 Accounts payable 224.29 Capital stock, Creamery Accounts receivable 1,946.39 Assn. December cheese -paid 1,000.00 317.71 Advanced to patrons 1,354.41 11,216.55 Wilson River Water Co. Due patrons 277.40 2,452.52 December making account 229.50 Liabilities: Accounts receivable Overdraft 11,295.14 76.32 Cash in bank 1,751.93 Capital stock account 1,200.00 Parrott & Co. Surplus 6,077.79 18.378..00 Notes payable 500,00 November making account 1,982.28 10,994.26 Accounts payable (Assn.) 176.94 December making account 1,203.20 Liabilities: 37,298.84 Nov. and Dec. cheese paid 1,542.43 Advanced to patrons 2.642.98 Capital stock account 950.00 Surplus 7,797.18 1924 expenses paid 19.95 LONG PRAIRIE CREAMERY Notes payable 5,200.00 Cash in bank 2.781.99 COMPANY Accounts payable 97.09 11,216.55 Due patrons for Nov. milk 1,599.46 40,910.08 The factory received during the Surplus 3,147.26 BEAVER CREAMERY ASSN. year 2,283,266 lbs. of milk. There Liabilities: Capital stock account $1,000.00 were 92,659.74 lbs. of butterfat in the 10,994.26 The factory received during the Notes payable 9,500.00 milk, an average test of 4.05 per cent. FAIRVIEW DAIRY ASSN. Accounts payable 637.09 year 1,677,638 lbs. of milk. There 255,791 lbs. of cheese were manu­ Nov. and Dec. cheese paid 10,422.32 were 72,105.50 lbs. of butterfat in the factured, making 5,219 boxes. The The factory received during the Surplus 19,350.6" milk, an average test of 4.29 per cent. average yield was 11.20 lbs. of cheese year 1,695,715 lbs. of milk. There 182,426 lbs. of cheese were manu­ per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.76 lbs. of were 77,356.18 lbs. of butterfat in the 40,010.08 factured, making 3,409 boxes. The cheese per lb. of butterfat. milk, making an average test of 4.56 average yield was 10.8« lbs. of cheese Cheese sold for $67,422.84. The per cent. PLEA8ANT VALLEY CHEESE per 100 lbs. of milk, or 2.52 lbs. of average price was 26.36 cents Tilla­ 199,163 lbs. of cheese were manu­ COMPANY cheese per lb. of butterfat. mook. Whey cream separated con­ factured, making 4,411 boxes. The Cheese sold for $48,246.29. The av­ tained 3,629.86 Iba. of butterfat and The factory received during the average yield was 11.69 lbs. of cheese erage price was 26.47 cents Tilla- sold for $1,594.38. “ or 2.56 .... Iba. . of _ year 1,324,758 lbs. of milk. There I per 100 lbe. of milk, mook. Whey cream separated con- The factory received for making were 58,595.35 lbs. of butterfat in the | ¡cheese cheese per btterfat per lb. lb. of of btterfat $10430.81. Expenses for the year milk, an average test of 4.42 per cent. I Cheese sold for $53,888.05 The av-