Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 2-1968 Cheese & Dairy cheesemakers brought trophies home from the Oregon Dairy Industries annual convention. Fritz Baumgartner, head cheesemaker, won the sweepstakes trophy. Also winning awards were Lloyd Wright, Dean Daggett, Ron Jones, Allan Waldron, and Merton Loucks.… READ MORE
Category Archives: Bookkeeping
Timeline, 1965
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 4-12-1965 to 4-16-1965 County Creamery filed a $10 million antitrust suit against Cheese & Dairy, along with a $10 million antitrust suit against Red Clover. Earlier, Cheese & Dairy and Red Clover asked for a combined $8.4 million in their… READ MORE
Timeline, 1964
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-27-1964 Cheese & Dairy sought an injunction in federal court that would order County Creamery to stop threatening legal action against dealers who handle Premium Brand cheese. Cheese & Dairy said that County Creamery sent… READ MORE
Timeline, 1963
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-1963 and 2-1963 A dairy stabilization law for the Portland milkshed was drafted by an Oregon Dairymen’s Association committee headed by George Milne, president of Tillamook Cheese & Dairy. The draft… READ MORE
Accounting Lawsuit Filed Against County Creamery
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
County Creamery’s Bookkeeping Errors Noted by Cheese & Dairy
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
Audit Questioned by Cheese & Dairy
In 1965, a Cheese & Dairy leader described a County Creamery audit of its earnings statement as “misleading.” The statement and audit included County Creamery transactions and expenses charged to Cheese & Dairy. (Credit: Oregon Journal, 1.20.65) READ MORE
