THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 5 I 



land, and the Brittany cow from France, both of which 

 breeds I have pure. 



" * *' I remain, respectfully, 



" ' " Reuben Haines. 

 " * " Richard Peters, Esq." 



" * In September, 1840, three Alderney cows were 

 purchased by the late Nicholas Biddle. They were im- 

 ported from the Island of Guernsey, and brought to the 

 port of New York in the schooner Pilot, Captain Beleir. 

 They turned out to be remarkably fine animals. This 

 stock, crossed by later importations, is maintained in its 

 purity at Andalusia, Bucks County, Pa., the country-seat 

 of Mr. Biddle, and still in possession of his family.' 



" The earlier importations made by Mr. R. L. Colt, 

 of Paterson, N. J., were of Guernsey animals, or at least 

 there were Guernsey animals among them. About fif- 

 teen years ago, he became satisfied of the superiority 

 of the Jersey stock, and disposed of his Guernseys and 

 made fresh importations. 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 of pure Jersey stock. The Guernsey ani- 

 mals in these earlier importations have been a source 

 of great annoyance to the Committee in passing upon 

 animals offered for entry. In many instances, fine ani- 

 mals, carefully bred, and believed by their owners to be 

 pure Jersey, have had to be rejected because remotely 



