La Junta tribune., 1917-09-20
LIFE LONG DAIRY FARMER
Something About Dairy Farm That
Has Been In Ono Family Over
One Hundred Years


A recent issue OF the Dairyman's
League News. published in Water
Vile, n. Y. contains an interesting
article on the ."Officers OF the Dairy
mems League" The vice president
OF this organization is r. H.
Thomson, father OF F. NJ. Thomson.
local manager OF the Libby. McNeill
& Libby plant In this city. From
this article It appears that our local
manager. F. NJ. Thomson. Is no no.
vice in the dairy industry. being a
descendant OF family that has been
engaged In the industry ON one
farm for 4 period OF more thaa one
hundred years. II anyone can make
success Of building up the dairy
industry In the vicinity OF La Junta
he ought to be. not only by right
OF having been to the manor born
In the dairy industry, but by right
Of intimate knowledge OF all its con-
ditions and life long association
with those who have made = success
in this particular line Of endeavor
The article giving a review Of the
life OF one who has made . great
success Of the dairy industry In
New York will be OF interest to many
who are In the initial stages OF es-
tablishing the dairy industry in this
/ section:
F. II. Thomson OF Holland Pat
ent. N. ". vice president Of the
Dairyman's League. and for several
years a member Of the executive
committee. is one Of the best known
and most highly regarded farmers
in Central New York. His Fairview
Farm herd OF Hoistein- FreisIan cat
tie. numbering over a hundred head.
is one OF the most noted In the east
ern states. Mr.. Thomson is very
practical and successful farmer. al
though at present the active man
agement OF Fairview Farm rests with
his son. who. II can be said. In one
I Of the most thorough farmers lr
his region.
Mr.. Thomson's father. GRANDPA
ther and great grandfather were
farmers in Holland Patent.
In addition to the home farm. Mr..
Thomson has full control OF twelve
other farms in the vicinity. eon,roll-
ing approximately 500 cows. besides
the home herd. Most OF these farms
have been managed by Mr.. Thomson
years and some OF them much
longer.
The milk Is all shipped to New
York City and most OF II Is market
ed through the Holland Patent Co.
operative Company.
In addition to being vice presi-
dent Of the league. he Is vice pres
ident OF the Farmers Cooperative
Company OF Oneida county This
company is a large factor in the
agricultural life OF the region. fur
nishing a medium through which
the farmers may purchase many Of
their needed materials.
Mr.. Thomson has been a breeder
Of pure blood Holstein cattle for
nearly twenty years and has always
been foremost In looking toward the
Improvement OF farm conditions.
not only on his own farm. but In his
ncighborhood. His son. Walter.
junior partner. Ia 4 graduate OF Cor
nell University and is making farm
Ing 4 life study and business. Their
farming In very successful and the
crops raised on Fsirview Farm are
always among the hest.
Mr.. Thomson WAS born In Hol-
land Patent. where his entire life
has been spent. and the home farm
has been In the family over one
hundred years. There IL nothing hit
or miss on Fairview Farm. Every
operation In recorded and every op-
GRAFTON must show n profit or he
superseded.
Mr.. Thomson Il = man OF very
few words. quiet In manner and
careful In business. Selling milk In
New York City 10 no new work for
hi,a. For over fifteen years he has
been actively connected with the
Holland Patent Cooperative Dairy
Company and one 81 the important
members Of its sales COMMITTEES. ~.
cry milk dealer In New York City
knows Mr.. Thomson and knows that
no means what he says although -
says little. Hs h . man Of SQUAD
5udemsnt. who can sise up . situation
quickly. and certainly . more valu.
able man could not be secured any.
where 70 help steer the league over
The rocks sad pitfalls which are q.