. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. 282 Thk Guekxsey Breed Imported Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485, A. G. C. C. was Xo. 1181 G. H B on Guernsey, was bred by D. O. Le Patourel, and was dropped January 14 1883. Her tabulated pedigree will be of interest as show- ing how strung she was m the blood of the bull, VauQuiedor 40, F. S., that won first'prizc over the Island in 1867 and Imp. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 14*^^ Her dam, Connie Lassie I, was said by her Island owner, D. O. Le Patourel, to ]-)e "the best cow lie ever owned," and is credited w
. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. 282 Thk Guekxsey Breed Imported Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 1485, A. G. C. C. was Xo. 1181 G. H B on Guernsey, was bred by D. O. Le Patourel, and was dropped January 14 1883. Her tabulated pedigree will be of interest as show- ing how strung she was m the blood of the bull, VauQuiedor 40, F. S., that won first'prizc over the Island in 1867 and Imp. Bonnie Lassie of Fernwood 14*^^ Her dam, Connie Lassie I, was said by her Island owner, D. O. Le Patourel, to ]-)e "the best cow lie ever owned," and is credited with being a 25-quart cow. Her son. Excelsior VIL a full brother of Bon- nie Lassie of Fernwood, sired Belle of the Hill II 3656, with a milk record of 6,239!.'2 pounds in the EUcrslie herd; and her sons, Bonnie Laddie 468, P. and Bonnie Laddie II 630, P. S., were used quite largelv on the Island, the former siring many good cows, among them Honoria IV 5989, .-\. G. C. €., with a record'o'f 9,589 pounds milk and pounds fat in the Florham herd. Bonnie Lassie of I'ernwood was imported' to Boston in Septem- ber, 1883, by L. A\\ Ledyard, and shortly after sold to Wm. Paul, Moorestown, N. I. Her first calf. Bonny Boy 1097, was dropped April 27, 1885, and it is through this son that most of the fame of the family has come. She proved to be an exceptionally good milker and' milked 16 quarts per day when fresh, testing 25 per cent of cream. In 315 days she milked over 8,000 pounds and was still milking 22 pounds per day at the end of that time. As a four-j'ear-old, in the 257 days from .August ISth to j\Iay 1st, she milked 7,191 pounds and was still milking 30 pounds when sold and shipped west. Her son, Bonny Boy, was sired by Imp. Fernwood Royal 645, a son of Countess of Fernwood, 14 pounds 12 ounces butter in seven Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorati
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