During most of the Cheese War, Cheese & Dairy and County Creamery co-existed at the large Tillamook cheese factory. A judge had ordered that each cooperative could use the space so they shared equipment and production rooms. This schematic, developed for use in a later lawsuit, noted that an area marked with jagged lines was… READ MORE
In the largest sale in Tillamook County through 1968, County Creamery bought out Cheese & Dairy. The deal, worth more than $9,260,000 today, ended Cheese & Dairy’s operations. READ MORE
The Oregon Department of Agriculture sued Cheese & Dairy to force payment to members of the Tillamook Fluid Milk Shippers Association, or Shiveley Shippers. That group had withdrawn from Cheese & Dairy in 1963 to ship milk to County Creamery. After numerous appeals, Judge Combs ruled that Cheese & Dairy had to pay. Cheese &… READ MORE
In September 1965, Cheese & Dairy announced that Foremost Dairies would age and market Premium Brand cheese products. The amicable arrangement lasted through March 1967, when Cheese & Dairy repurchased its inventory so it could provide a greater return to its members. By then, Cheese & Dairy was looking for every possible financial advantage to… READ MORE
In 1965, Cheese & Dairy sued County Creamery, alleging accounting errors, such as being owed $1,782,655 in assets ($10,222,693 in 2025 dollars), $237,818 from cheese held and sold ($2,431,141), and $285,563 in debts ($2,919,223). (Credit: The Oregonian, 5.18.65) READ MORE
In 1961, Oregon dairy farmers hurriedly put together a legislative bid because the price for their milk had suddenly dropped 19 percent. Three hundred farmers encouraged legislators to pay attention by gathering one evening in Salem. The Producer Milk Stabilization Law, passed by the legislature in only 2.5 weeks, directed the Oregon Department of Agriculture… READ MORE
In a “Board Information” message, the Publicity Committee of Cheese & Dairy told its patrons why it was cancelling its marketing agreement with County Creamery. The nine reasons were the same reasons cited by Red Clover in its own notice of cancellation to County Creamery. The reasons included: loss of representation; unfair charges; lack of… READ MORE
Cheese & Dairy’s board of directors hired an auditor and shared the results with the patrons in a Feb. 14, 1963 “Board Information” message. The auditors found numerous bookkeeping errors. Eight of the directors spent their own money to copy and mail the information. The entire letter is provided below. “February 14, 1963 To members… READ MORE
In an early example of successful marketing of its Premium Brand, Cheese & Dairy sold a 10,000-pound wheel of cheese to a California grocery store in 1964. From left: Vern Lucas, George Milne, Bass Tone, and store owners. In the small image, the completed cheese is crated for shipping, and Bass Tone and the co-owner… READ MORE
Here’s a list of the members of Tillamook Cheese and Dairy Association on March 10, 1965. They were a sizeable bloc of farmers who supported change to the structure of Tillamook County Creamery Association. Ackley, Glenn L. or Rhea H. Altherr, John Andrews, Stillman Armstrong, Norman or Nadine Averill, Donald Baumgartner, Fritz & Harriett Beeler,… READ MORE
