MOHAWK VALLEY LOCAL CHEESE BRANDSA hundred years ago, and much more recently, the central Mohawk Valley was one of the major cheese-producing regions in the United States. Cheeses were made on local dairy farms, boxed with locally made wooden boxes, and sold to wholesalers for distribution across the U.S. Producers were required to register with the NYS Dept. of Agriculture, and "full milk cheeses" were marked with proprietary brands. LIST OF STATE CHEESE BRANDS
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FULTON COUNTY | ||
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Brand | Producer | Location |
Epharatah | Eli Smith | Ephratah |
Willow Creek | A.W. Getman | Ephratah |
Willow Spring | J.O. Bennett | Oppenheim |
HERKIMER COUNTY | ||
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Brand | Producer | Location |
Bartlett, R. | Rush Bartlett | Winfield |
Bartow Hill | J.W. Ford | Fairfield |
Benninger & Heath | Jas. A. Irwin | Edicks |
Burt Grove | Delos M. Burt | Little Falls |
Casler | Philo W. Casler | Little Falls |
Cedar Lake | J.L. Craver | Cedar Lake |
Cedarville | Grant Hollenbeck | Cedarville |
Cedarville Milk Station | H.D. Jones | Chepachet |
Clover Leaf | Fred Petterson | Herkimer |
Clover Valley | C.A. Ford | Little Falls |
Cold Brook | E.D. Connor | Cold Brook |
Cold Creek | Isaac Fox | Dolgeville |
Cold Spring | J.L. Craver | Cedar Lake |
Columbia Centre | N.J. Harter | Columbia |
Countryman | G. Veitch | Herkimer |
Craines Corners | T.C. Swift | Jordanville |
Cramer Dairy | Chas. E. Teall | Little Falls |
Dennisons Corners | N.J. Harter | Columbia |
Dividing Ridge | R.G. Starkweather | Jordanville |
Eatonville | Stephen Dapson | Little Falls |
Elizabethtown | A.E. DeGarmo | Ilion |
Fairfield Association | T. Atkins | Little Falls |
Fairfield Centennial | Alex. McKerrow | Middleville |
Finks Basin | D.H. Burrell & Co. | Little Falls |
Getman, M. | N.J. Harter | Columbia |
Gray | A.E. Snyder | Gray |
Gulph | Jas. Donahoe | Gulph |
Hassenclever | W.T. Fitzgerald | Newport |
Henderson Association | Chas. W. Crim | Jordanville |
Herkimer | Wm. Kreuger | Herkimer |
Hill | L.G. Rankin | Little Falls |
Indian Castle | E.M. Card | Utica |
Jones, E.E. | E.E. Jones | Centre |
Jordanville | J.M. Hanner | Jordanville |
Kast Bridge | A. Countryman | Countryman |
King | Julia L. Ives | Little Falls |
Lanning | W.B. Lanning | Russia |
Lints, S.P. Jr. | S.P. Lints, Jr. | East Schuyler |
Little Falls | Edward Simmons | Little Falls |
Little Lakes | John McNamara | Richfield Springs |
Manheim Cold Spring | John C. Fox | Ingham Mills |
Maple Grove | J.W. Windecker | Little Falls |
Mather, A.B. | D.S. Willoughby | Norway |
McArthur, D. | Daniel McArthur | Grant |
McEvoy, R.S. | R.S. McEvoy | Cold Brook |
McNierney | Jos. McNierney | Newport |
Middleville | A.W. Ford | Middleville |
Millers Mills | L.J. Miller | Millers Mills |
Murphy, J.C. | John C. Murphy | Norway |
Mutual Milk & Cream Co. | John McKone | Gravesville |
New Manheim | John Garlock | Little Falls |
Newport Hill | W.A. Brayton | Poland |
Newville | Otis Cagwin | Newville |
999 | Wm. McKerrow | Middleville |
North Litchfield | H.H. Davis | North Litchfield |
North Winfield No. 1 | C.T. Wheelock | North Winfield |
Norway | H.C. Nichols | Norway |
Norway Association | Frank Turck | Norway |
Ohio | Chris. Tarber | Ohio |
Old Fairfield | W.E. Wartman | Fairfield |
Old Manhaim | Jos. Rice | Manheim |
Old Salisbury | J. Hand | Salisbury |
Paines Hollow | Geo. Van Slyke | Edicks |
Platform | John Carney | Middleville |
Poland | J.B. Read | Poland |
Quinlavin | T.B. Quinlavin | Ilion |
Ransom, C.W. | Chas. W. Ransom | Dolgeville |
Rickard | John Rickard | Cullen |
Rising Star | N.H. Conrad | Paines Hollow |
Ruby | C.G. Babcock | Newport |
Sand Hill | Geo. L. Wood | Herkimer |
Schuyler Centennial | W.V. Minott | Minott |
Shed Brook | C.G. Babcock | Newport |
Shells Bush | Adam Casler | Little Falls |
Springer | Geo. Springer | Jordanville |
Star | David Gordo | Countryman |
Sterling Creek | C.G. Babcock | Newport |
W. Winfield Creamery | C. Vagts | West Winfield |
White Creek | John Baird | Newport |
Whipple, B.A. | B.A. Whipple | Van Hornesville |
Zoller No. 2 | Jacob Zoller | Little Falls |
Zoller No. 3 | Jacob Zoller | Little Falls |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY | ||
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Brand | Producer | Location |
Ames | A.B. Miller | Ames |
Bowmans Creek | Peter McEwan | Marshville |
Cayudatta | E.L. Miner | Fonda |
Dockstader, Wm. | Wm. Dockstader | Palatine Bridge |
Flat Creek | J.J. Weaver | Flat Creek |
Getman | C. Getman | Stone Arabia |
Hallsville | Chas. Van Slyke | Hallsville |
Lykers | John V. Lyker | Lykers |
Maple Grove | Francis H. Pruyn | Glen |
Mohawk | Daniel Dockstader | Palatine Bridge |
Nellis, A. | Jacob C. Nellis | Palatine Bridge |
Palatine Union | P.G. Yost | McKinley |
Root | John B. Gove | Rural Grove |
Smith Creek | C.D. Smith | Fort Plain |
Stone Arabia | Albert Kilts | Stone Arabia |
Tribes Hill | W.F. Getman | Tribes Hill |
Valley | Geo. Rogers | Salt Springville |
Van Deusen | Dewitt Van Deusen | Freys Bush |
Zoller | Jacob Zoller | Little Falls |
SCHOHARIE COUNTY | ||
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Brand | Producer | Location |
Enterprise | Gray, Proper & Co. | Proper |
Seward | R.G. Peet | Mt. Vision |
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