Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-19
1915 Cheese Output is ss,112,24o.

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Although the average price for
American cheese on the Wisconsin
dairy boards reached II cents per
pound In December, the average for
the year was lax cents PEI pound.
There was a falling off of 571. 474
pounds sold over the dairy board as
compared to 1914, the closing of the
Seymour and Mineral Point boards
for the Year and that of the Muscoda
board in August being the principal
reason, although there was a falling
on OF nearly 100000 pounds on the
Plymouth board due to the Sheboygan
County Cheese federation handling
the product for many of the factories
in this county.
But at that the Two boards in She
boygan county, at Sheboygan and Ply
mouth handled practically three
fourths Of the cheese sold over the
boards in the state in 1915, or a total
of 6,O2S,609 pounds.
The reports of the five dairy boards
In Wisconsin for 1915 show that 1877.
415 boxes totaling S,287,734 pounds
were sold for $1,222,448.14.
During the first half of the year
1919 the export demand for cheese
Kept stocks pretty well cleaned up,
but that trade began to fall off about
the middle of the year. The southern
trade during that period operated only
IN 'hQn6.fn ri -
BUY as freely as usual in early sum,
mer for storage. However, during
september, October and November,
they were more active in the south
and handled considerable quantity
OF Wisconsin goods. Stocks are ap-
parently LAUGH less than a year ago
and if the European war continues the
probability is that the price will rule
high.
The sale of cheese on the Wisconsin
dairy boards represents only a small
part of the cheese produced in the
state, but the board prices form
basis upon which practically all Amer
lean cheese made in Wisconsin is sold.
1t is variously estimated that the
sales on the boards represent only
from Is to 20 per cent of the total
cheese manufactured in the state.
Granting that it represents 20 per cent
of the total, it would show that AL
43S,920 pounds of American cheese
was manufactured in Wisconsin last
year for which the farmers and fac
tory men received $6,112,240.70.
The following summary of sales Of
cheese on the Wisconsin dairy boards
in 1915 is of interest:
Appleton-Twins, 1921 boxeS;
Cheddars, 2,377 boxes; total, 20,49S
boxes, 1,322,37O pounds.
Highland Twins, 12,So9 boxes, $780,
5S4 pounds
Muscoda-Twins, 1922; Single Dali
sizes, $40; total, 2,172 boxes. 1O4.220
pounds.
Plymouth-Twins, 1886; Single Dali
sizes, 1852; Double Daisies, 146;
Young Americas, 4,741; Longhorns,
29,O01; Square Prints, 19,94s; total,
1884 boxes, 2,572,444 pounds.
Sheboygan-Twins, 349; Single Dali
sizes, 1884; Young Americas, 4,847;
Longhorns, 63,269; Square Prints, T..
1888; total 1882 boxes, 3,456,165
pounds.
Total sales-Twins, 36,067; Single
Daisies, 1876; Double Daisies, 146;
Young Americas, 9,58S; Longhorns,
92,270; Cheddars, 2,377; Square Prints.
27,181; total, 187,415 boxes, 8,2S7,784
pounds; average price paid. 14A
cents, total paid on boards. $1.222,-
44814.
The basis of weight per box used to
determine the total number Of pounds
is as follows: Cheddars, 65; Twins,
65; Single Daisies, 81; Double Daisies,
AZ; Young Americas, AZ; Longhorns,
4S; Square Prints, 20.
The average price for each month in
1915 follows: January, 14A cents;
February, 151a cents; March, 14%
April, 14A; May, 1915; June, 14k;
July, IA; August, 1875; September.
1874; October. 14A; November, 15%;
December, II.