. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. 46 TlIK BkI'ED "In September, 1840, three Aldeniey cows were pure based by the late Nicholas Biddle. They were imported Irom the island ot Giienisev and brought to the port of Xcw York in the schooner Pilot Captain Beleir. They turned out to be remarkably line ani- mals. This stock crossed bv later importations, is maintained m its purity at Andalusia, Bucks county, Pa., the country seat of Air. Biddle, and still in possession of his family. "The earlier importations made by R. Colt, of 1 aterson, N. J were of Guernsey animals, or
. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. 46 TlIK BkI'ED "In September, 1840, three Aldeniey cows were pure based by the late Nicholas Biddle. They were imported Irom the island ot Giienisev and brought to the port of Xcw York in the schooner Pilot Captain Beleir. They turned out to be remarkably line ani- mals. This stock crossed bv later importations, is maintained m its purity at Andalusia, Bucks county, Pa., the country seat of Air. Biddle, and still in possession of his family. "The earlier importations made by R. Colt, of 1 aterson, N. J were of Guernsey animals, or at least there were Guernsey animals among them. Aliout 15 years ago he became satislied of the su- periority of the Jersey stock and disposed of his Guernseys" and made fresh imiiortatams. "it has been alleged that the importations made by Mr. Gushing, of Watertown, Mass., were in part Guernseys; but this has been authoritatively denied, and. the Gushing herd has been proven to be i]f pure Jersey stock. The Guernsey animals in these earlier importations ha\c been a source of great annoyance to the C(immittce in passing upon animals nffered for entry. In many in- stances line animals, carefully bred, and bcliexed by their owners. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hill, Charles Lewis, 1869-. Waterloo, Iowa. : F. L. Kimball Co.
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