Primrose Union Cheese Factory

Primrose Union / Tasher (1) Cheese Factory

Village or Township: Primrose Township

Address: 8782 CTH G at Britt Valley Rd, Mount Horeb, WI

Years of Operation: 1878 - 1899

Cheesemakers: Jack and Anna Elmer, Abert Solfritz, Herman Kreid, Ferdinand Schettler, Ida Thompson

Cheese Types: Limburger

Patrons: John Tasher; Mathias Schlimgen; Ole Barton; Halvor Johnson; Michael F. VanNorman; Dean H. Eastman; Carl Julius Weltzin; Martin C. Webber

Notes: Organized by Primrose Union Cheese Factory Asso. Burned in 1899, cheese made in farm house for 2 more years. Rebuilt in new location (Tasher2).

State Dairy and Food Commissioner / Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of Wisconsin: Primrose PO 1896, Mt. Vernon PO (mis-spelled "Fasher") 1898.

Plat Map: 1911

For reference only- this cheese factory is not noted

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